Annotation:Eileen Aroon (2)
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EILEEN AROON [2] (Eiblin A Run/Eileen, my darling). AKA - "Ailen Aroon." Irish, Slow Air (3/4 time). B Flat Major (O'Neill): G Major (Cranitch): D Major (Gow, O'Farrell). Standard tuning (fiddle). AB (O'Neill): AAB (Cranitch, Gow): AABBCCDD (O'Farrell).
Source for notated version:
Printed sources: Cranitch (Irish Fiddle Book), 1996; p. 41. Gow (Complete Repository), Book 2, 1802; p. 11. O'Farrell (Pocket Companion), c. 1805; pp. 20-21. O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903; No. 393, p. 68. Thumoth (12 English and 12 Irish Airs), c. 1746; No. 13, pp. 26-27.
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