Annotation:Glengarry's March

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X:1 T:Glengarry's March M:2/4 L:1/8 R:March N:A version of "Sean bean boct [1], An." S:Kerr - Merry Melodies, vol. 3, No. 417 (c. 1880's) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:A (e/d/) | cAA (B/c/) | dBB (e/d/) | cAA (B/c/) | d/c/B/A/ =Ge/d/ | cAA (B/c/) | dBB (e/d/) | cA/c/ B=G/B/ | (A2A) :| (e/d/) | cee=g | B/=G/B/c/ d(c/B/) | ce e(f/g/) | a/g/f/e/ a(e/d/) | cee=g | B/=G/B/c/ d(e/d/) | cA/c/ B=G/B/ | (A2A) e/d/ | cee=g | B/=G/B/c/ .d(c/B/) | cee (f/g/) | a/g/f/e/ a(e/d/) | cee=g | B/=G/B/c/ d(e/d/) | cA/c/ B=G/B/ | (A2A) ||

GLENGARRY'S MARCH. AKA and see "Sheana-bhean bhochd (A)" (Poor Old Woman). Scottish, March (2/4 time). A Mixolydian. Standard tuning (fiddle). AAB. A Scottish version of the Irish air "A Sheana-bhean bhochd", "Sean bean boct (1)", "t-Sean bean boct (An)", which translates as "Poor Old Woman", a reference to Ireland herself.

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Source for notated version: -

Printed sources : - Kerr (Merry Melodies vol. 3), c. 1880's; No. 417, p. 46.

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