Annotation:New Married Couple (1)
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NEW MARRIED COUPLE [1] (An Lanamuin Nuad). AKA and see "Joys Of Wedlock (The)," Irish, Double Jig. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. Cork cleric biography:James Goodman (1828-1896) printed the tune under the title "Joys of Wedlock (The)," although, confusingly, he had another (unrelated) jig in his collection with the title "New-Married Couple (2) (The)".
Source for notated version: Chicago piper and police Sergeant James Early, originally from County Leitrim [O'Neill].
Printed sources: O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903; No. 1011, p. 189. O'Neill (Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems), 1907; No. 225, p. 51. Ryan's Mammoth Collection, 1883; p. 80.
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