Banks of the Shannon (1) (The)

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Theme code Index	5L6L1 332
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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	3/8
History
Structure	AB
Editor/Compiler	Francis O'Neill
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies
Tune and/or Page number	No. 310, p. 54
Year of publication/Date of MS	1903
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<abc float="left"> X:1 T:The Banks of the Shannon [1] M:3/8 L:1/8 R:Air N:"Slow" S:O'Neill - Music of Ireland (1903), No. 310 Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:G G/E/|DE G/A/|BB A/G/|E/F/ GG|AG E/D/|E/F/ GA|Bg (3f/e/d|e2 d/e/|d2|| d/e/|gg e/d/|eg e/d/|eB A/G/|G/E/ D (3G/B/d/|e2 d/c/|{c}B/A/ B A/G/|EB A/>G/|G2|| </abc>

BANKS OF THE SHANNON [1], THE. Irish, Slow Air (3/8 time). G Major (O'Neill): A Major (Stanford/Petrie). Standard tuning (fiddle). AB (O'Neill): ABB (Stanford/Petrie). O'Neill's version is apparently taken from Edward Bunting's collection.

Sources for notated versions: "From Father Walsh" [Stanford/Petrie]; Michaek O'Brien [O'Neill].

Printed sources: O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903/1979; No. 310, pg. 54. Stanford/Petrie (Complete Collection), 1905; No. 805, pg. 201.

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