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MY MIND WILL NEVER BE EASY/'AISY' (Ni beid mo aigne suaimneac go deo). AKA and see "Brouges an’ Brochan an’ A'," "I Lead Such a Troublesome Life," "New Widow Well Married (1) (The)," "Tied to a Wife," "Whistling Thief (The)." Irish, Slip Jig (9/8 time). E Dorian. Standard tuning (fiddle). AAB. The ancestral tune to O'Neill's slip jig has a long history as an air and dance tune in Scotland, where it is called "Woo'd and Married and a'." See also the related slide "<incipit title="load:Dance" width=850 link="https://tunearch.org/wiki/She didn't Dance and Dance">She didn't Dance and Dance</incipit>" and the jig "Happy to Meet Sorry to Part."

Additional notes

Source for notated version: -

Printed sources : - O'Neill (Krassen), 1976; p. 88. O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903; No. 1132, p. 214. O'Neill (Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems), 1907; No. 421, p. 83.

Recorded sources: -Kells Music 9501, Dervish - "Playing with Fire." Paddy Glackin - "Hidden Ground." Michael McGoldrick - "Morning Rory."

See also listing at:
Alan Ng's Irishtune.info [1]
Jane Keefer's Folk Music Index: An Index to Recorded Sources [2]

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