Blackthorn Stick (5) (The)

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Theme code Index	16L14 6336L
Also known as	Christmas Jig, Maid at the Well (The), Maide Draighin (An), Maids of Glenroe, Milkmaid (2) (The), Silver Tip (2) (The)
Composer/Core Source
Region	Ireland
Genre/Style	Irish
Meter/Rhythm	Jig/Quadrille
Key/Tonic of	G
Accidental	1 sharp
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	6/8
History
Structure	AABB
Editor/Compiler	Biography:Brendan Breathnach
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Ceol Rince na hÉireann vol. 1
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Year of publication/Date of MS	1963
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X:1 T:The Blackthorn Stick [5] L:1/8 M:6/8 K:G GDD EDD|GAB c2d|edc BcA|BGE EDE|GDD EDD|GAB c2d|edc BcA|AGF G3 :| |:gdd edd|gdB c2d|edc BcA|BGE EED|gdd edd|gdB c2d|edc BcA|AGF G3 :||

BLACKTHORN STICK [5], THE. AKA and see "Christmas Jig (The)," "Maid at the Well (The)," "Maide Draighin (An)," "Maids of Glenroe," "Milkmaid (2) (The)," "Silver Tip (2) (The)." Irish, Jig. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. "Maide Draighin (An)" (The Blackthorn Stick) is the title under which this version appears in Breathnach's Coel Rince na hEireann, vol. 1. It is unrelated to the "Blackthorn Stick" tunes printed by O'Neill though it does appear in his volumes as "Milkmaid (2) (The)" and "Maid at the Well (The)."

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