Flee as a Bird

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Theme code Index	51H56 35L1L5L
Also known as	Flee Like a Bird, Free Like a Bird
Composer/Core Source
Region	England, Ireland
Genre/Style	English, Irish
Meter/Rhythm	Hornpipe/Clog
Key/Tonic of	G
Accidental	1 sharp
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	4/4
History
Structure	AABBCCDD
Editor/Compiler	Biography:William Bradbury Ryan
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Ryan's Mammoth Collection
Tune and/or Page number	p. 154
Year of publication/Date of MS	1883
Artist	Biography:James Morrison
Title of recording	Flee as a Bird
Record label/Catalogue nr.	Columbia 335042-F (78 RPM)
Year recorded	1935
Media
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X:1
T:Flee as a Bird
B:Ryan's Mammoth Collection
N:Lancashire clog dance tune
R:hornpipe
Z:Transcribed by Paul de Grae
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:G
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