Annotation:Cushla Machree
X:1 T:Cushla ma chree T:Come o'er the Sea M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Air Q:"Largo Deleroso" B:P.M. Haverty – One Hundred Irish Airs vol. 3 (1859, No. 234, p. 114) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:C c>cc c3|c>BB B3|(A2e) (e2d)|c2A B3| c>cc c3|c>BB B3|A2e e2d|(c2A) A2|| b|c'2a (a>^ga)|c'2a (a^ga)|c'2e (edc)|^c>dd d>=cB!D.C.!||
CUSHLA MACHREE. AKA and see "Cuisle Mo Chroidhe," "Cuisle mo Chroi," "Cushla ma Cree," "Pulse of My Heart," "Cushlamachree," "Come o'er the Sea," "Cushla ma chree." Irish, Air (6/8 time). C Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB. Fleishmann and Ó Súilleabháin, in their compendium of Irish music and music sources, trace the tune to "Pastheen Fuen" ("Fairhaired Child (The)"), as it appeared in James Aird's Selection of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs (Glasgow).
