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LASSES OF MELROSS, THE. AKA and see "Bliven's Favorite," "Butchers of Bristol (1) (The)", "By Your Leave Larry Grogan," "Coppers and Brass (2)", "County Limerick Buckhunt," "Finerty's Frolic," "Greensleeves (3)," "Groom," "Hartigan's Fancy," "Humors of Ennistymon (1) (The)," "Humours of Milltown (2)," "Larry Grogan (1)", "Lasses of Melrose," "Little Fanny's Fancy," "Lynn's Favourite," "Lynny's Favourite," "Pingneacha Rua agus Pras," "Queen of the Rushes," "Waves of Tramore (The)," "Willie Clancy's." Irish, Jig. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The tune belongs to the large tune family known usually as "Larry Grogan." As "Groom" the tune is attributed by Goodman to the 18th century gentleman-piper Walker 'Piper' Jackson, of the townland of Lisdaun, parish of Ballingarry, Aughrim, County Limerick. Breathnach remarks that a version was originally printed (by John Walsh before 1736 in Country Dances Book the Second) under the title "Larry Grogan," named for another gentleman piper of the early-mid 1700's, this one from County Wexford. See notes for "Groom" and "Larry Grogan".

Source for notated version:

Printed sources: Aird (Selection of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs), volume II, 1785; No. 92, p. 34.

Recorded sources:

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-'''LASSES OF MELROSS, THE.''' AKA and see "[[Bliven's Favorite]]," "The Butchers of Bristol [1]", "By your leave, Larry Grogan," "Coppers and Brass [2]", "The County Limerick Buckhunt," "Finerty's Frolic," "Green Sleeves [3]," "Groom," "Hartigan's Fancy," "The Humors of Ennistymon [1]," "The Humours of Milltown [2]," "Larry Grogan('s) [1]", "Lasses of Melrose," "Little Fanny's Fancy," "Lynn's Favourite," "Lynny's Favourite," "Pingneacha Rua agus Pras," "Queen of the Rushes," "The Waves of Tramore," "Willie Clancy's." Irish, Jig. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The tune belongs to the large tune family known usually as "[[Larry Grogan]]." As "[[Groom]]" the tune is attributed by Goodman to the 18th century gentleman-piper Walker 'Piper' Jackson, of the townland of Lisdaun, parish of Ballingarry, Aughrim, County Limerick. Breathnach remarks that a version was originally printed (by John Walsh before 1736 in Country Dances Book the Second) under the title "Larry Grogan," named for another gentleman piper of the early-mid 1700's, this one from County Wexford. See notes for "[[Groom]]" and "[[Larry Grogan]]".
+'''LASSES OF MELROSS, THE.''' AKA and see "[[Bliven's Favorite]]," "[[Butchers of Bristol (1) (The)]]", "[[By Your Leave Larry Grogan]]," "[[Coppers and Brass (2)]]", "[[County Limerick Buckhunt]]," "[[Finerty's Frolic]]," "[[Greensleeves (3)]]," "Groom," "[[Hartigan's Fancy]]," "[[Humors of Ennistymon (1) (The)]]," "[[Humours of Milltown (2)]]," "[[Larry Grogan (1)]]", "[[Lasses of Melrose]]," "[[Little Fanny's Fancy]]," "[[Lynn's Favourite]]," "[[Lynny's Favourite]]," "[[Pingneacha Rua agus Pras]]," "[[Queen of the Rushes]]," "[[Waves of Tramore (The)]]," "[[Willie Clancy's]]." Irish, Jig. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The tune belongs to the large tune family known usually as "[[Larry Grogan]]." As "[[Groom]]" the tune is attributed by Goodman to the 18th century gentleman-piper Walker 'Piper' Jackson, of the townland of Lisdaun, parish of Ballingarry, Aughrim, County Limerick. Breathnach remarks that a version was originally printed (by John Walsh before 1736 in Country Dances Book the Second) under the title "Larry Grogan," named for another gentleman piper of the early-mid 1700's, this one from County Wexford. See notes for "[[Groom]]" and "[[Larry Grogan]]".
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