Annotation:Molly What Ails You?
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MOLLY WHAT AILS YOU? (A Maire Cad Ta Ort?). AKA and see "Berkshire Heights," "Fred Finn's (1)/Freddy Finn's (1)," "You’re Right My Love." Irish, Reel or Fling. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB (O'Neill/1850 & 1001): AA'BB' (O'Neill/Krassen). See also "Streancan an iascaire," "Siege of Ennis (1) (The)," "Lady Mary Lindsay" ('A' part only), "Pretty Girls of the Village (1)," "Old John's Jig" (Phort Shean tSeain) {second turn only}.
The melody of O'Neill's "Molly What Ails You?" bears a great similarity to "Kerryman's Daughter (1) (The)" aka "Cunningham's Fancy" and the many related melodies
Source for notated version:
Printed sources: O'Neill (Krassen), 1976; p. 134. O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903; No. 1413, p. 262. O'Neill (Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems), 1907; No. 652, p. 117.
Recorded sources:
See also listing at:
Alan Ng's Irishtune.info [1]