Annotation:Mrs. Spens Monroe: Difference between revisions

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MRS. SPENS MONROE. AKA and see "King (The)," "Best in the Bag (The)," "Happy Mistake (The)," "Jim O'Connor's," "John Blessing's Delight," "King's Jig (2)," "King of Jigs," "Lady Shire’s Favorite," "Miss Monroe’s Jig," "Mrs. Monroe’s (1)," "Munster Jig (1) (The)." Scottish, (Irish?); Jig. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The tune was first printed in Glasgow publisher James Aird's Selection, vol. 4 (1796) as "Mrs. Spens Monroe," however, it has had a long history in Ireland and may have an Irish provenance.

Source for notated version:

Printed sources: Aird (Selection of Scottish, English, Irish and Foreign Airs, vol. 4), 17; No. 22, p. 9.

Recorded sources:

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-'''MRS. SPENS MONROE.''' AKA and see "[[King (The)]]," "[[Best in the Bag (The)]]," "[[Happy Mistake (The)]]," "[[Jim O'Connor's]]," "[[John Blessing's Delight]]," "[[King's Jig (2)]]," "[[King of Jigs]]," "[[Lady Shire’s Favorite]]," "[[Miss Monroe’s Jig]]," "[[Mrs. Monroe’s (1)]]," "[[Munster Jig (1) (The)]]." Scottish, (Irish?); Jig. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The tune was first printed in Glasgow publisher James Aird's '''Selection, vol. 4''' as "Mrs. Spens Monroe," however, it has had a long history in Ireland and may have an Irish provenance.
+'''MRS. SPENS MONROE.''' AKA and see "[[King (The)]]," "[[Best in the Bag (The)]]," "[[Happy Mistake (The)]]," "[[Jim O'Connor's]]," "[[John Blessing's Delight]]," "[[King's Jig (2)]]," "[[King of Jigs]]," "[[Lady Shire’s Favorite]]," "[[Miss Monroe’s Jig]]," "[[Mrs. Monroe’s (1)]]," "[[Munster Jig (1) (The)]]." Scottish, (Irish?); Jig. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The tune was first printed in Glasgow publisher James Aird's '''Selection, vol. 4''' (1796) as "Mrs. Spens Monroe," however, it has had a long history in Ireland and may have an Irish provenance.
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