Bird Alone (1) (The)

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Theme code Index	1H1H 65 31 11
Also known as
Composer/Core Source
Region	Ireland
Genre/Style	Irish
Meter/Rhythm	Air/Lament/Listening Piece
Key/Tonic of	F
Accidental	1 flat
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	2/4
History
Structure	One part
Editor/Compiler	P.W. Joyce
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Old Irish Folk Music and Songs
Tune and/or Page number	No. 603, p. 312
Year of publication/Date of MS	1909
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BIRD ALONE [1], THE. Irish, Slow Air (2/4 time). F Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). One part. "In Stanford-Petrie there are two airs with this name, both different from the one given here.

If my Peggy leaves me for ever, I'll be a bird alone. (Old song)" {Joyce}.

Joyce (Old Irish Folk Music and Song), 1909; No. 603, p. 312.

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