Annotation:Irish Turks (The)
X:1 T:Irish Turks, The M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Jig B:Elias Howe – Musician’s Omnibus Nos. 6 & 7 (Boston, 1880-1882, p. 605) B: http://ks4.imslp.net/files/imglnks/usimg/c/c7/IMSLP601433-PMLP562790-ONeill_Rare_Medium_M40_M8_v6.7_text.pdf Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G d/c/|B2B Bcd|G2 G GFG|A2A ABc|BAB G2A| B2B B^cd|^cdB A2g|fed AB^c|d2d d2:| |:d|e2d def|e2d e2d|c2B A>BG|FEF D2D| A2A ABA|FEF D2d|BAG DEF|G3 G2:|]
IRISH TURKS (THE). AKA and see "Turkish March." English, March (6/8 time). The tune was published by James Aird in his Selections of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs vol. 1 (Glasgow, 1782) as "Turkish March."