BAR FAST THE DOOR O. AKA - "Open the door to me, oh!." Irish, Air (3/4 time). G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). One part. O'Farrell gives an Irish provenance for the melody. Variants of O'Farrell's "Bar fast the door O" can be found in several sources, often as untitled airs.
Additional notes
Printed sources : - O'Farrell (Pocket Companion for the Union or Irish Pipes), c. 1808; p. 29. Charles Villiers Stanford (The Complete Edition of Petrie's Irish Music), 1905; No. 81 (appears as untitled air).
