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Changes key to 'G' in the second strain. The original title for this tune was unknown, and when a member of Francis O'Neill's traditional Irish music circle, one Sergeant Early (of the Chicago police force) remarked "with evident appreciation, 'Ah, that's well covered with moss'-alluding to its ancient strains" O'Neill seized upon the remark as a convenient title.  
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Print Sources: O'Neill (Krassen), 1976; pg. 23. O'Neill ('''Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies'''), 1903/1979; No. 782, pg. 146. O'Neill ('''Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems'''), 1907/1986; No. 58, pg. 26.
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Changes key to 'G' in the second strain. The original title for this tune was unknown, and when a member of Francis O'Neill's traditional Irish music circle, one Sergeant Early (of the Chicago police force) remarked "with evident appreciation, 'Ah, that's well covered with moss'-alluding to its ancient strains" O'Neill seized upon the remark as a convenient title. -from O'Neill's Irish Folk Music: A Fascinating Hobby (1910) [page needed]
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''Printed sources'': O'Neill ('''Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies'''), 1903/1979; No. 782, pg. 146. O'Neill ('''Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems'''), 1907/1986; No. 58, pg. 26. O'Neill (Krassen), 1976; pg. 23.
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''Recorded sources'': <font color=teal>Alison Perkins and Nicolas Brown - "All Covered With Moss" (2016) www.pipesandfiddle.com</font>
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All Covered With Moss

Changes key to 'G' in the second strain. The original title for this tune was unknown, and when a member of Francis O'Neill's traditional Irish music circle, one Sergeant Early (of the Chicago police force) remarked "with evident appreciation, 'Ah, that's well covered with moss'-alluding to its ancient strains" O'Neill seized upon the remark as a convenient title. -from O'Neill's Irish Folk Music: A Fascinating Hobby (1910) [page needed]

Printed sources: O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903/1979; No. 782, pg. 146. O'Neill (Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems), 1907/1986; No. 58, pg. 26. O'Neill (Krassen), 1976; pg. 23.

Recorded sources: Alison Perkins and Nicolas Brown - "All Covered With Moss" (2016) www.pipesandfiddle.com




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