Annotation:Bessy Murphy
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BESSY MURPHY (Eilis Ni Murcada). Irish, Double Jig. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB.
Source for notated version: Chicago police patrolman, piper and flute player John Ennis, originally from County Kildare [O'Neill].
Printed sources: O'Neill (Krassen), 1976; p. 45. O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903; No. 953, p. 177. O'Neill (Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems), 1907; No. 177, p. 43.
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See the tune in the Dunn Family manuscript collection [1]
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