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FLORA'S BIRTHDAY. American, Jig. C Major (Howe/1843): D Major (Howe/1867, O'Flannagan). Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The tune appaers in a number of Boston publisher Elias Howe's publications, including his 1860 volume by Patrick O'Flannagan (Hibernia Collection), indicating that the tune may have an Irish provenance.

Source for notated version:

Printed sources: Howe (Complete Preceptor for the Accordeon), 1843; p. 9. Howe (1000 Jigs and Reels), c. 1867; p. 70. O'Flannagan (The Hibernia Collection), 1860; p. 10.

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