Cross Road (1)

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Theme code Index	5256 5254
Also known as	Merry Sisters (The), Three Merry Sisters (The)
Composer/Core Source
Region	Ireland
Genre/Style	Guachi
Meter/Rhythm	Reel (single/double)
Key/Tonic of	E
Accidental	2 sharps
Mode	Dorian
Time signature	4/4
History
Structure	AABB
Editor/Compiler	Biography:William Bradbury Ryan
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Ryan's Mammoth Collection
Tune and/or Page number	p. 68
Year of publication/Date of MS	1883
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CROSS ROAD [1]. AKA and see "Merry Sisters," "The Three Merry Sisters." Irish, Reel. E Dorian. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The melody is the first two parts of the Irish reel "Three Merry Sisters."

Printed sources: Cole (1000 Fiddle Tunes), 1940; p. 36. Ryan's Mammoth Collection, 1883; p. 68.

See also Alan Ng's Irish Traditional Music Tune Index [1].

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