Annotation:Man in the Moon (1) (The)

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MAN IN THE MOON [1], THE. AKA and see "Captain Francis Wemyss," "Coileach Comhraic (An)," "Game Cock (The)," "Bog Carrot (The)." Irish, Slide. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The slide can be traced back to a 18th century strathspey by Perthshire composer John Bowie, called "Captain Francis Wemyss."

Source for notated version:

Printed sources: Roche (Collection of Traditional Irish Music, vol. 2), 1912; No. 245, p. 22.

Recorded sources:

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