Annotation:Irish Wedding (1) (The)

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IRISH WEDDING [1], THE. Scottish (?), Jig. C Major (Gow): A Major (O'Flannagan). Standard tuning (fiddle). AAB. Perhaps the tune began as a song air, however, John Pringle described it as a "favourite dance" in his 1801 collection.

Source for notated version:

Printed sources: Carlin (The Gow Collection), 1986; No. 399. Gow (Complete Repository), Part 3, 1806; pp. 20-21. O'Flannagan (The Hibernia Collection), 1860; p. 3. Pringle (A Collection of Reels, Strathspeys & Jigs), 1801; p. 14.

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