Cutting of the Turf (The)

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Composer/Core Source
Region	Ireland
Genre/Style	Irish
Meter/Rhythm	Air/Lament/Listening Piece
Key/Tonic of	G
Accidental	1 sharp
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	4/4
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. 168, p. 85
Year of publication/Date of MS	1909
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CUTTING OF THE TURF, THE. Irish, Air (4/4 time). E Minor/G Major (A Dorian?). Standard tuning (fiddle). One part. Collected by P.W. Joyce from the singing of his aunt, Mrs. Mary MacSweeny of Cork, and of Glenosheen Co. Limerick (1844-1855) {Joyce}.

Printed source: Joyce (Old Irish Folk Music and Songs), 1909; No. 168, p. 85.

X:1
T:Cutting of the Turf, The
M:C
L:1/8
R:Air
N:"Moderate"
S:Joyce - Old Irish Folk Music and Songs  (1909)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:G
EG|A3B d2e2|G3A E2 DE|G2AB G2G2|G6Bd|e2e2B2g2|
e4 d2 dB|A3Bd2e2|B4 G/B/d|e2e2B2g2|e4d2dB|A3B G2F2|
E6 FG|A3B d2e2|G3A E2 DE|G2AB G2G2|G6||