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'''YOUR OLD WIG IS THE LOVE OF MY HEART''' (Gradh mo chroidhe do shean wig). AKA and see “[[King of the Fairies (The)]].” Irish, Air (4/4 time, "with spirit"). G Dorian. Standard tuning (fiddle). ABC. Well-known nowadays by the title “[[King of the Fairies (The)]].” Irish collector George Petrie also included the tune in his manuscript collection, as an untitled air (Stanford/Petrie, '''Complete Collection''', 1905, No. 1281).  Irish versions are predated by the 18th century Scottish version "[[Bonny Charlie (1)]]."
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''Source for notated version'': The J.E. Piggot Collection [Joyce].
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''Printed sources'': Joyce ('''Old Irish Folk Music and Songs'''), 1909; No. 690, pp. 346-347.
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''Recorded sources'':
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Dorian Recordings DOR-90279, The Baltimore Consort – "The Mad Buckgoat: Ancient Music of Ireland."
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