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'''DARK GIRL DRESSED IN BLUE [2], THE''' (Cailín Dub na Eadaig Gorm). Irish, Air (4/4 time). D Major/Mixolydian. Standard tuning (fiddle). One part. | '''DARK GIRL DRESSED IN BLUE [2], THE''' (Cailín Dub na Eadaig Gorm). Irish, Air (4/4 time). D Major/Mixolydian. Standard tuning (fiddle). One part. A variant of "[[Dark Girl Dressed in Blue (1) (The)]]." The melody is very close to the American old-time tune "Over the Waterfall." | ||
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Tune properties and standard notation
DARK GIRL DRESSED IN BLUE [2], THE (Cailín Dub na Eadaig Gorm). Irish, Air (4/4 time). D Major/Mixolydian. Standard tuning (fiddle). One part. A variant of "Dark Girl Dressed in Blue (1) (The)." The melody is very close to the American old-time tune "Over the Waterfall."
Source for notated version: James O'Neill [O'Neill]. Chicago Police Sergeant and fiddler James O'Neill (no relation to Francis O'Neill) was originally from County Down. He had a good ear, a large repertoire, and was a skilled transcriber who served as Capt. O'Neill's collaborator on his early works.
Printed sources: O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903; No. 403, p. 70.
Recorded sources: