Annotation:Bonny Black Irish Maid (The)

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BONNY BLACK IRISH MAID, THE. Irish, Air (3/4 time). G Mixolydian/Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). ABB. The melody appears in Cooke's Selection of Favourite Original Irish Airs arranged for Pianoforte, Violin or Flute (Dublin, 1793). The second half of the tune is shared with "The Munster Cloak." Publisher Elias Howe (c. 1867) attributes to tune to (Turlough O)'Carolan', although on what evidence is not known.

Source for notated version:

Printed sources: Howe (1000 Jigs and Reels), c. 1867; p. 94.

Recorded sources:

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