Irish Widow
Tune annotations
X:1 % T:Irish Widow M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Jig B:Straight and Skillern – Two Hundred and Four Favourite B:Country Dances, vol. 1 (c. 1775, No. 49, p. 25) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:F A/B/|cAF cAF|D3 d3|cBA GAF|F3 E2 A/B/| cAF cAF|{E}D3d3|cBA GFE|F3-F2:| |:A/B/|cdc fga|cdc cAB|cdc fga|cdc cAB| cAF cAF|D3d3|cBA GFE|F3-F2:|]
X:1 % T:Irish Widow, The M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Air B:Samuel, Anne & Peter Thompson – The Hibernian Muse B:(London, 1787, No. 90, p. 55) N:”A Collection of the most Favorite Compositions of N:Carolan the Celebrated Irish Bard” Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G B/c/|dBG dBG|{F}E3e3|dcB ABG|G3 F2 B/c/| dBG dBG|{F}E3e3|dcB AGF|E3G2:| |:B/c/|ded gab|ded dBc|ded gab|ded dBc| dBG dBG|{F}E3e3|dcB AGF|E3 G2:|]