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Theme code Index	5555 4444
Also known as	Oc on cad e do tarlad, Johnny's so long at the fair
Composer/Core Source
Region	England, Scotland, Ireland, Canada, United States
Genre/Style	Contra, English, Irish, Morris, Scottish, Stage
Meter/Rhythm	Air/Lament/Listening Piece, Jig/Quadrille, March/Marche
Key/Tonic of	G
Accidental	1 sharp
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	6/8
History	USA(New England), CANADA(Maritimes/English)
Structure	AB, AABB, AA'BB, AA'BB', AABBCCDDEE'
Editor/Compiler	Biography:James Aird
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Selection of Scotch English Irish and Foreign Airs vol. 4
Tune and/or Page number	No. 15, p. 6
Year of publication/Date of MS	1796
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Title of recording
Record label/Catalogue nr.
Year recorded
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X:1
T:O dear what can the matter be
M:G
L:1/8
R:Air 
N:"Slow"
B:Aird - Selection of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs, vol. 4 (1796, No. 15, p. 6)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:G
d3 d3|dBg dBG|c3 c3|cAB cBA|
d3 d3|dBg dBG|EGc BcA|G3 z2:|
|:d|dBc dBc|dBg dBG|cAB cAB|cAB cBA|
dBc dBc|dBg dBG|EGc BcA|G3 z2:|]

X: 1
T:Oh Dear what can the matter be. TS.003
M:6/8
L:1/8
Q:3/8=100
S:Thomas Sands' MS,1810,Lincolnshire
R:glee
O:Lincolnshire
Z:vmp.Ruairidh Greig, 2011
K:G
d3d3|dBg dBG|c3c3|cAB cBA|!
d3d3|dBg dBG|EAc BcA|G3G3:|!
|:dBc dBc|dBg dBG|cAB cAB|cAB cBA|!
dBc dBc|dBg dBG|EAc BcA|G3G3:|]

X: 1
T:What Can The Matter Be.. JaW.293
T:Oh,Dear, What Can The... JaW.293
M:6/8
L:1/8
Q:3/8=100
S:James Winder Ms, Lancashire, 1835-41
R:.Air
O:England
A:Wyresdale,Lancashire
N:..Johnny Stops Long At The Fair.
Z:vmp.Chris Partington, Aug 2004
K:C
d3d3|dBg dBG|c3c3|cAB cBA|!
d3d3|dBg dcB|Eed cBA|G3G3:|!
|:d|dBc dBc|dBg dBG|cAB cAB|\
"not clear from here"cBA GFE|!
dBc dBc|dBd dBG|Eed cBA|G3zz2:|

X: 1
T:Oh Dear What Can The Matter Be?2voices. AJH.006
M:6/8
L:1/8
Q:3/8=100
S:A.J.Hughes MS
O:England
A:North Shropshire
Z:Neil Brookes 2006
V:1 clef=treble
V:2 clef=bass
%%staves {1 2}
K:G
[V:1] |: "_rest added"z|d3 d3 | dBg dBG | c3 c3 | cAB cBA |
[V:2] |: z|G,B,G, F,D,F, | G,3 G,2F, | E,G,C C,E,G, | D,3 D,3 |
%
[V:1] d3 d3 | dBg dBG | EGc BcA | G3 z2 :|
[V:2] G,B,G, F,D,F, | G,3 G,3 | C,3 D,3 | G,D,B,, G,,2 :|
%
[V:1] |: d | dBc dBc | dBg dBG | cAB cAB | cAB cBA |
[V:2] |: z | G,3 G,3 | G,3 G,3 | D,3 D,3 | D,3 D,3 |
%
[V:1] dBc dBc | dBg dBG | EGc BcA | G3"_dotted in MS" G2 :|
[V:2] G,3 G,3 | G,3 G,3 | B,,3 D,3 | G,D,B,, G,,2 :|

X: 1
T:Oh Dear What Can The Matter Be. JC.012
R:air
S:John Clare,Poet,Helpston. (1793-1864)
N:Modern practice would have the dotted minims as two dotted crotchets
N:slurred, to ease readability. CGP.
N:Song text exists. See Deacon.
O:England
A:Northamptonshire
Z:vmp.P. Headford
M:6/8
L:1/8
Q:3/8=120
K:D
e3e3|\
eca ecA|d6|dBc dcB|!
e6|eca ecA|FAd cdB|A3z2:|!
|:e|ecd ecd|eca ecA|dBc dBc|dBc dcB|!
ecd ecd|eca ecA|FAd cdB|A6:|

X:2
T:Oh, Dear, What Can the Matter Be?
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Air
S:O'Neill - Music of Ireland No. 620 (1903)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:G
d|dBc dBc|dBg dBG|cAB cAB|cAB cBA|
dBc dBc|dBg dBG|DGc BcA|G3 z2||
B|d3d3|dBg dBG|c3 ccc|cAB cBA|
d3 ddd|dBg dBG|DGc BcA|G3 z2||

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