Uilleágan Dub O

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 Theme code Index    4442 1361H
 Also known as    Fair Hills of Eire (The), Fair Hills of Erin (The)
 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    Ireland
 Genre/Style    Irish
 Meter/Rhythm    Air/Lament/Listening Piece
 Key/Tonic of    G
 Accidental    NONE
 Mode    Mixolydian
 Time signature    4/4
 History    
 Structure    AB
 Editor/Compiler    Biography:Edward Bunting
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Ancient Music of Ireland
 Tune and/or Page number    No. 2
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1809
 Artist    
 Title of recording    
 Record label/Catalogue nr.    
 Year recorded    
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Tune annotations


X: 1
T: Uluachan Dubh O (air 4/4) % rc3<bb
B: RC3.070
N: "rather slow & plaintive".
H: This is the same tune as "Fair Hills of Eire/Erin". I think the correct spelling of the Gaelic name is 'Uilleachan' but I can't find the word (= bird name?) in any of my reference books!
L: 1/8
M: 4/4
Q: 160
K: Gmix
G2|c3d cBAG|G2Bd e2ge|d<BA<G E>DE>G|G4z2B2|
c3d cBAG|G2Bd e2ge|d<BA<G E>DE>G|G4 z2 ze||
f3g fedc|d2eg g2ze|f3g fege|dBAG HEG/A/ B/c/d/e/|
f3g feg2|G2 Bd e2ge|d<BA<G E>DE>G|G8 |]

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