Berkshire Heights

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Also known as	Arda Berkshire, Fred Finn's (1), Freddy Finn's (1), Molly What Ails You? You're Right My Love.
Composer/Core Source
Region	Ireland
Genre/Style	Irish
Meter/Rhythm	Reel (single/double)
Key/Tonic of	D
Accidental	1 sharp
Mode	Mixolydian
Time signature	4/4
History
Structure	AA'BB'
Editor/Compiler	Biography:Brendan Breathnach
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Ceol Rinnce na h-Éirreann vol. 2
Tune and/or Page number	No. 257, p. 133
Year of publication/Date of MS	1976
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BERKSHIRE HEIGHTS, THE (Arda Berkshire). AKA and see "Fred/Freddy Finn's [1]," "Molly What Ails You?" "You're Right My Love." Irish, Reel. D Mixolydian. Standard tuning (fiddle). AA'BB'. The original name for the tune now known popularly as "Fred Finn's," maintain Breandan Breathnach and Bernard Flaherty (Trip to Sligo) in their respective publications. Berkshire is a Old English name meaning "the hilly wood," although Matthews (1972) thinks the root is the Celtic word bearroc (meaning 'hilly') adopted by the Saxons when they conquored Britain. "Fred Finn's" and "Fisherman's Lilt [1]" are related tunes.

Source for notated version: whistle player Jimmie McGettrick, 1967 (Co. Sligo, Ireland) [Breathnach].

Printed source: Breathnach (CRE II), 1976; No. 257, p. 133.

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