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1416 1455
Also known as
O'Keeffe's Woman of the House , Woman of the House (2)
Composer/Core Source
Region
Ireland
Genre/Style
Irish
Meter/Rhythm
Reel (single/double)
Key/Tonic of
G
Accidental
1 sharp
Mode
Ionian (Major)
Time signature
2/4
History
Structure
AABB
Editor/Compiler
P.W. Joyce
Book/Manuscript title
Book:Old Irish Folk Music and Dance
Tune and/or Page number
No. 346, p. 159
Year of publication/Date of MS
1909
Artist
Title of recording
Record label/Catalogue nr.
Year recorded
Media
Score ( )
X:1
T:Cows are a-Milking, The
M:2/4
L:1/8
R:Reel
S:Joyce - Old Irish Folk Music and Songs (1909)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:G
G>B cB/A/|G/B/d/B/ ed/B/|G>B c/B/c/d/|e/A/A e/A/A|
D/G/B/G/ cB/A/|G/B/d/g/ ed/B/|G>B AG/A/|BA/c/ B/G/G:|
|:g/f/g/d/ ed/B/|d/g/g/d/ ed/B/|G>B c/B/c/d/|e/A/c/A/ e/A/c/A/|
gg/d/ ed/B/|d/g/g/d/ e/B/d/B/|G/F/G/B/ A/G/A/c/|BA/c/ B/G/G:||