Annotation:Killarney Wonder (1)

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KILLARNEY WONDER SCHOTTISCHE [1]. AKA and see "Finnea Lasses," "Last Night's Fun (1)." Irish; Schottische, Fling or Highland. A Dorian. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The town of Killarney can be found in west Kerry, southern Ireland, and its name means 'the cell among the sloe trees' (referring to a monastary or other religious site).

Source for notated version: Paddy Ryan [Treoir].

Printed sources: Miller & Perron (Traditional Irish Fiddle Music), 1977; vol. 3, No. 2. Miller & Perron (Irish Traditional Fiddle Music), 2nd Edition, 2006; p. 151.

Recorded sources: Gae-Linn/Viva Voce CEFCD 161, "Michael Coleman 1891-1945" (1992. Reissue recordings). IRC Records, Michael Coleman.

See also listings at:
Alan Ng's Irishtune.info [1]
Jane Keefer's Folk Music Index: An Index to Recorded Sources [2]
Hear Packie Dolan's recording at the Comhaltas Archive [3]