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PEACH BLOSSOMS, THE. AKA and see "Donegal Barn Dance (The)," "Flowers of Love." Irish, Barndance (cut time). D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABBCC. The tune was recorded in New York in 1935 by the famous fiddler James Morrison (1893-1947), known as “The Professor” because of his concentration on teaching, although he also recorded many times in the years between 1921 and 1936. Morrison was born in Lackagh, Drumfin, County Sligo.

James Morrison



Source for notated version: Paddy Ryan [Treoir].

Printed sources: Treoir, vol. 32, No. 1, 2000; p. 22.

Recorded sources: Green Linnet SIF 1150, “The Moving Cloud.” See also listing at:
See/hear play the tune on youtube.com [1]




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