Annotation:John Bain's Sister's Wedding
X:1 T:John Bain's Sister's Wedding M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Jig S:Kerr - Merry Melodies, vol. 3, No. 287 (c. 1880's) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:Amin e | c2A AAA | agf e2d | c2A AAA | d2c B2d | c2A AAA | agf e2d | c2A BGB | A3 A2 :| |: e | A2B c2c | d2c cBc | d2c Bcd | e2A A2e | f2g agf | e2d c2a | c2A BGB | A3 A2 :|]
JOHN BAIN'S SISTER'S WEDDING. AKA - "Fair John's Sister's Wedding," "Ian Ban's Sister's Wedding," "John Bàn's Sister's Wedding." Scottish, Jig (6/8 time). A Minor. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The 6/8 time melody "John Bàn's Sister's Wedding" formed the basis for the slow air and song "My Own House" (AKA "My ain hoose", "Mo dhachaigh"), albeit much adapted. The tune was printed as "Ian Ban's Sister's Wedding" in John MacFadyen's 2nd Collection.
Fr. John Quinn finds Francis O'Neill's "Long John's Wedding" to be a major-mode variant of this tune.
