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P.W. Joyce remembered the tune from the singing of his father, presumably when a boy in the 1840's growing up in County Limerick. The melody is also printed (in 'C' major) in Boston publisher Elias Howe's '''1000 Jigs and Reels''' (c. 1867; p. 25).
 
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|f_annotation='''THE ALE WOMAN''' (Banalanna).  Irish, Air (3/4 time). F Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). One part. P.W. Joyce remembered the tune from the singing of his father, presumably when a boy in the 1840's growing up in County Limerick. "I recollect hearing an Irish song to it, every verse of which ended with the words "Banalanna, banalanna!" [Joyce] (''banalanna'' is a phonetic rendering of the Irish ''bean a' leanna''). The melody is also printed (in 'C' major) in Boston publisher Elias Howe's '''Musician's Omnibus Complete''' (1864) and his '''1000 Jigs and Reels''' (c. 1867; p. 25). See also versions under "[[Alewoman (The)]]."
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|f_printed_sources=Elias Howe ('''Musician's Omnibus Complete'''), 1864; p. 505. Howe ('''1000 Jigs and Reels'''), c. 1867; p. 25. P.W. Joyce ('''Ancient Irish Music'''), 1873; No. 9, p. 10.
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THE ALE WOMAN (Banalanna). Irish, Air (3/4 time). F Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). One part. P.W. Joyce remembered the tune from the singing of his father, presumably when a boy in the 1840's growing up in County Limerick. "I recollect hearing an Irish song to it, every verse of which ended with the words "Banalanna, banalanna!" [Joyce] (banalanna is a phonetic rendering of the Irish bean a' leanna). The melody is also printed (in 'C' major) in Boston publisher Elias Howe's Musician's Omnibus Complete (1864) and his 1000 Jigs and Reels (c. 1867; p. 25). See also versions under "Alewoman (The)."


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Printed sources : - Elias Howe (Musician's Omnibus Complete), 1864; p. 505. Howe (1000 Jigs and Reels), c. 1867; p. 25. P.W. Joyce (Ancient Irish Music), 1873; No. 9, p. 10.






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