Brown Thorn (1) (The)

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Theme code Index	536 1H56
Also known as	Draoignean Donn, St. Seanus and the Lady, Why do Lovely Virgins Mourn?, Bark is on the Swelling Shore (The), Sloe Tree (The)
Composer/Core Source
Region	Ireland
Genre/Style	Irish
Meter/Rhythm	Air/Lament/Listening Piece
Key/Tonic of	G
Accidental	1 sharp
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	3/4
History
Structure	AB
Editor/Compiler	Francis O'Neill
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies
Tune and/or Page number	No. 31, p. 6
Year of publication/Date of MS	1903
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BROWN THORN [1], THE (Draoignean Donn). AKA and see "St. Seanus and the Lady," "Why do Lovely Virgins Mourn?" "The Bark is on the Swelling Shore," "The Sloe Tree." Irish, Slow Air (3/4 time). G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB. This air appears in Bunting's Ancient Irish Music of 1796, a collection of 66 airs, mostly from performers at the Belfast Harp Festival of 1792.

Printed source: O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903; No. 31, p. 6.

X:1
T:The Brown Thorn [1]
M:3/4
L:1/8
R:Air
N:"Slow"
S:O'Neill - Music of Ireland (1903), No. 31
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:G
c B>c | d2 Bd ef | gf/g/ dd ed/c/ | B2 GB A>G | G2 Gc Bc | d2 Bd ef | 
gf/g/ dd ed/c/ | B2 GB A>G | G3 || c B>c | d2 Bd ef | g2 b2 {b}a/g/ f/e/ | 
e4 z>d | d3c B>c |  d2 Bd ef | g2 dd ed/c/ | B2 GB A>G | G3 ||