Ballinasloe Fair (1)

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Theme code Index	113b2 7bL7bL7bL4L
Also known as	Aonach Bhéal Átha na Sluaighe, Aonac Bel-Ata-Na Sluaigead, Blackpool (The), Fair of Ballinasloe (The), Miller of Glanmire (The), Rita Keane's
Composer/Core Source
Region	Ireland
Genre/Style	Irish
Meter/Rhythm	Reel (single/double)
Key/Tonic of	A
Accidental	1 sharp
Mode	Dorian
Time signature	4/4
History
Structure	AA'BCD
Editor/Compiler	Francis O'Neill
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies
Tune and/or Page number	No. 1285, p. 241
Year of publication/Date of MS	1903
Artist	Biography:Michael Coleman
Title of recording	Lord MacDonald's/Ballinsloe Fair
Record label/Catalogue nr.
Year recorded	1927
Media
Score ()

X:1
T:Ballinasloe Fair
R:Reel
M:C|
L:1/8
K:Ador
~A3B c2BA|GFGA GED2|~A3B cBca|1 gedB c2Bc:|2 gedB cdef||
gc~c2 gcac|gc~c2 Bcde|gc~c2 a2af|gedB cdef|
gc~c2 gcac|gc~c2 B2Bc|~A3B cBca|gedB cdef||
g2gf g2ef|gc~c2 Bcde|gc~c2 a2af|gedB cdef|
gc~c2 gcac|gc~c2 B2Bc|~A3B cBca|gedB c2Bc||
[d2f2]{fg}e/<c/|e<<AB/<c/|[E3B3]|[E2B2]c/<[c/e/]|[d2f2]f/{gfef}>g/|\
[c2a2]a/{bag}>f/|e<<AB|c<<a{ab}a/f/|e<<AB/<c/|\
{Bd}[E2B2]{Bd}[E/B/][D/A/]|[E3A3]|[E2A2]|]

BALLINASLOE FAIR ("Aonach Bhéal Átha na Sluaighe" or "Aonac Bel-Ata-Na Sluaigead"). AKA and see "Blackpool (The)," "Fair of Ballinasloe (The)," "Miller of Glanmire (The)," "Rita Keane's." Irish, Reel. A Dorian ('A' part) & C Major ('B' part) [O'Neill/Krassen]: A Minor ('A' part) & C Major ('B' part) [Breathnach, Miller & Perron, O'Neill/1850 & 1001]. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB (Breathnach): AAB (Miller & Perron/1977, O'Neill/Krassen): AA'B (O'Neill/1850 & 1001): ABB' (Miller & Perron/2006, Vallely). Famed County Sligo fiddler Michael Coleman (1891-1945) recorded the tune in 1927 in New York, in a medley as the second tune with "Lord McDonald's."

Source for notated version: fiddler Michael Coleman (County Sligo, Ireland/Bronx, New York, USA) [Breathnach, Miller & Perron].

Printed sources: Breathnach (CRÉ III), 1985; No. 89, p. 44. Lyth (Bowing Styles in Irish Fiddle Playing), vol. 1, 1981; 52. Miller & Perron (Irish Traditional Fiddle Music), 1977; vol. 2, No. 48. Miller & Perron (Irish Traditional Fiddle Music), 2nd Edition, 2006; p. 47. O'Neill (Krassen), 1976; p. 111. O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903; No. 1285, p. 241. O'Neill (Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems), 1907; No. 550, p. 102. Vallely (Learn to Play the Fiddle with Armagh Pipers Club), 197?; No. 51, p. 44.

Recorded sources: CBS 36401, The Chieftains - "Boil the Breakfast Early." Columbia Legacy CK 48693, "The Best of the Chieftains" (1992). Green Linnet SIF-1110, "My Love is in America: The Boston College Irish Fiddle Festival" (1991). Intrepid Records, Michael Coleman - "The Heyday of Michael Coleman" (1973). Shanachie Records, "The Classic Recordings of Michael Coleman." Tara 3026, Davy Spillane - "Pipedreams."

See also listing at:
Hear Michael Coleman's 1927 recording at the Internet Archive [1]

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