Black-Eyed Sailor

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Theme code Index	135L3 2431
Also known as	Broom (The), Joe O'Connell's Dream, Lord Wellington (2), Paddy Finlay's Fancy, Sheehan's Reel, Wellington's Reel (1)
Composer/Core Source
Region	Ireland
Genre/Style	Irish
Meter/Rhythm	Reel (single/double)
Key/Tonic of	G
Accidental	1 sharp
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	4/4
History
Structure	AB
Editor/Compiler	Francis O'Neill
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies
Tune and/or Page number	No. 1475, p. 273
Year of publication/Date of MS	1903
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BLACK-EYED SAILOR. AKA and see "Joe O'Connell's Dream," "Lord Wellington (2)," "Sheehan's Reel," "Wellington's Reel (1)." Irish, Reel. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB.

Source for notated version: "Tobin" [O'Neill], referring perhaps to Adam Tobin, an uilleann piper and fiddler in Chicago at the time O'Neill was collecting.

Printed source: O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903; No. 1475, p. 273.

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