'Twas on the first of May brave boys

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 Theme code Index    5L115L 5L340
 Also known as    Property "Is also known as" (as page type) with input value "DARBY O'LEARY. AKA and see "'Twas on the first of May Brave Boys." AKA and see "Let Us Leave That As It Is" contains invalid characters or is incomplete and therefore can cause unexpected results during a query or annotation process.DARBY O'LEARY. AKA and see "'Twas on the first of May Brave Boys." AKA and see "Let Us Leave That As It Is, " "Darby O'Leary, " "Fagamaoid Sud Mar Ata Se, " "Galbally Farmer." Irish, Air (6/8 time). G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). ABChorus. Source for notated version: “From Rev. Meaze(sic), Property "Is also known as" (as page type) with input value "Rathmullen” [Stanford/Petrie]. Stanford/Petrie (Complete Collection)" contains invalid characters or is incomplete and therefore can cause unexpected results during a query or annotation process.Rathmullen” [Stanford/Petrie]. Stanford/Petrie (Complete Collection), 1905; No. 388, p. 98. Irish, Property "Is also known as" (as page type) with input value "Air. Darby O'Leary is the name of the farmer in P.W. Joyce's song "Spalpeen's Complaint of the Cranbally Farmer (The)" (AKA - "Galbally Farmer (The)")" contains invalid characters or is incomplete and therefore can cause unexpected results during a query or annotation process.Air. Darby O'Leary is the name of the farmer in P.W. Joyce's song "Spalpeen's Complaint of the Cranbally Farmer (The)" (AKA - "Galbally Farmer (The)"), Property "Is also known as" (as page type) with input value "set to the tune of "Let us leave that as it is." Let Us Leave That As It Is" contains invalid characters or is incomplete and therefore can cause unexpected results during a query or annotation process.set to the tune of "Let us leave that as it is." Let Us Leave That As It Is, Darby O'Leary, Fagamaoid Sud Mar Ata Se, Galbally Farmer
 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    Ireland
 Genre/Style    Irish
 Meter/Rhythm    Air/Lament/Listening Piece
 Key/Tonic of    G
 Accidental    1 sharp
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    6/8
 History    
 Structure    ABC
 Editor/Compiler    Biography:Charles Villiers Stanford
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Complete Collection of Petrie's Irish Music
 Tune and/or Page number    No. 388, p. 98
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1905
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 Score   (1)   



X:1 T:'Twas on the first of May, brave boys. M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Air S:Stanford/Petrie (1905), No. 388 Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G D | D2G G2G | G2F D2D | (DB)B Bc d | c3 z2A | B2B B2G | A2F D2F | G2F D2D | (D3 D2) || D | D2d d2d | d2e =f2d | c2c (cB)A | B3 z2c | d2d d2c | B2G B2c | d2G G2A | d3 || c2B | A2D D2E | (FE)F D2D | D2G A2B | c3A2A | d2d dc B | c2B (AB) c | d2G FG A | G3 G2 ||