Annotation:Fire on the Mountains (2)
Tune properties and standard notation
FIRE ON THE MOUNTAIN(S) [2], THE. AKA and see "Boys of Bockhill," "Boys of Rockhill," "Humors of Bantry," "Billy Patterson's Favorite," "Blackthorn Stick (1)," "Catholic Boys (3)," "Rose on the Mountain (1) (The)," "Eagle's Nest (The)," "Maid on the Green (The)," "Maiden on the Green (The)," "Coach Road to Sligo (1) (The)," "Hare on the Mountain (The)." Irish, Double Jig. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. This title is a "floater."
Source for notated version: "Mr. Victor Power of Leap Co. Cork, a good amateur violinist, with much knowledge of Irish music, about 1875" (Joyce).
Printed sources: Joyce (Old Irish Folk Music and Songs), 1909; No. 200, p. 99. Roche (Collection of Traditional Irish Music, vol. 3), 1927; No. 101, p. 31.
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