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Theme code Index	3311 5L132
Also known as	Gearrchaile an tSabhaircín, Brown Eyed Girl (The), Kilworth Lasses (The), Maids (The), Primrose Lassy (The), St. Patrick’s Night, Primrose Lass (1) (The), Primrose Girl (2) (The), Primrose Lassy (The)
Composer/Core Source
Region	Canada, Ireland
Genre/Style	Cape Breton/PEI, Irish
Meter/Rhythm	Fling, Reel (single/double)
Key/Tonic of	G
Accidental	1 sharp
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	2/2
History	CANADA(Maritimes/English)
Structure	AB, AAB, AABB, AABB', AA'BB'
Editor/Compiler	Biography:William Bradbury Ryan
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Ryan's Mammoth Collection
Tune and/or Page number	p. 29
Year of publication/Date of MS	1883
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Tune annotations

X:1
%
T:Primrose Lassy, The
M:C
L:1/8
R:Reel
S:Rev. James Goodman music manuscript collection (vol. 2, p. 167)
N:Canon Goodman was a uilleann piper and cleric who collected primarily
N:in County Cork in the mid-19th century
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
BcAB G2 GE|DEGA BA A2|BcAB G2 GE|DEGA BG G2|
BcAB G2 E2|DEGA BA A2|dcBA GFED|DEGA BG G2:|
|:Bdgd edgd|Bdgd eA A2|Bdgd edgd|BdAc BG G2|
Bdgd edgd|Bdgd eA A2|bgaf gedc|BcAc BG G2:|]

X:1
%
T:Primrose Lass, The
M:C|
L:1/8
B:Ryan's Mammoth Collection (1883)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:G
BcAB G2 GE|DEGA BA A2|BcAB G2 GE|DEGA BG G2|
BcAB G2 GE|DEGA BA A2|dcBA GFED|(DE)GA BG G2:|
|:Bdgd edgd|Bdgd eAA2|Bdgd edgd|BdAc BG G2|
Bdgd edgd|Bdgd eA A2|bgaf gedc|BcAc BG G2:|]

X:1
%
T:Primrose Lasses
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Reel
S:O’Neill – Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems (1907), No. 733
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
B2 BA G2 GE|DEGA BA A2|dBAB GAGE|DEGA BG G2|
B2 BA G2 GE|DEGA BA A2|dcBA GFEF|DEGA BG G2:|
|:dfgd edgd|Bdgd eA A2|Bdgd edgd|BdAc BG G2|
Bdgd edgd|Bdgd eA A2|Bdef gage|dBAc BG G2:|

X:1
%
T:Primrose Lass
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Highland Fling
B:Jerry O'Brien's Accordion Instructor (Boston, 1949)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:G
B2 BA G2 GE|DEGA BA A2|dBAB GAGE|DEGA BGAG|
B2 BA G2 GE|DEGA BA A2|dcBA GFED|EFGA BG G2:|
|:Bdgd edgd|Bdgd eA A2|Bdgd edgd|BdAc BG G2|
Bdgd edgd|Bdgd eA A2|Bdef gage|dBAc BG G2:|]

X:2
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T:Primrose Lass, The 
R:reel
D:Dervish: Harmony Hill
Z:id:hn-reel-618
Z:transcribed by henrik.norbeck@mailbox.swipnet.se
M:C|
L:1/8
K:G
~b3a ~g3e|dB~B2 dega|~b3a ~g3e|dBGA BA~A2:|
|:Bd~d2 edgd|edgd edgd|Bd~d2 edge|1 dBGB A2GA:|2 dBGB A2G2||

X:3
%
T:Primrose Lass, The
R:reel
D:Matt Molloy: Stony Steps
Z:id:hn-reel-651
Z:transcribed by henrik.norbeck@mailbox.swipnet.se
M:C|
L:1/8
K:G
~b3a ~g3e|dB~B2 dega|1 ~b3a ~g3e|dBGA BA~A2:|2 bagf g2de|gedB ABGA||
|:Bd~d2 edgd|edgd edgd|Bd~d2 edge|1 gedB ABGA:|2 gedB ABG2||

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