Annotation:Planxty Dobbins

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PLANXTY DOBBINS (Pleraca Dobain). AKA and see "John O'Reilly (1)," "Molly Carew," “Planxty Reilly," "Wandering Bard (The).” (1). Irish, Air or Planxty (3/4 time). G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). ABC. Composed by blind Irish harper Turlough O'Carolan (1670-1738). The tune appears as “Planxty Reilly” in Belfast musician and collector Edward Bunting’s first and second collections (1796 and 1809, respectively). See note for "annotation:John O'Reilly (1)" for more.

Source for notated version: Chicago fiddler John McFadden, who had his version from David Quinn, a famous piper from Mayo [O’Neill].

Printed sources: O'Neill (Krassen), 1976; p. 235. O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903; No. 661, p. 119.

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