Annotation:Mills are Grinding (1) (The)

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MILLS ARE GRINDING [1], THE. AKA and see "Bunch of Keys (1)," "Fairy Hurlers (The)," "Galway Rambler (The)," "Groves (The)," "Paddy Finlay's Favourite," "Paddy on the Turnpike (2)," "Turnpike (The)," "Walsh's Favourite." Irish, Reel. G Dorian?. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB. Other sets of this air are "Down the Hill," "Ducks on/in the Pond," "Flowers of Limerick [1]," "Molly Maguire [1]," "Old Town Reel," "A Rainy Day [1]," "Salt River [2]," "Telephone Reel," "Pigeon on the Pies” and one of the "Ewe with the Crooked Horn" tunes. The Old Ballinakil Ceili Band recorded a version of the tune under this title on a 78 RPM record in the early 1930's.

Source for notated version:

Printed sources: Roche (Collection of Traditional Irish Music, vol. 1), 1912; No. 140, p. 56.

Recorded sources:

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