Annotation:Fair Maidens (1) (The)
X:1 T:Fair Maidens [1], The M:C| L:1/8 R:Hornpipe S:O'Neill - Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems (1907), No. 857 Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:G D2|GDGA BGBd|gfed cBAG|ABcd ecAG|FGAF D2 EF| GDGA BGBd|gfed cBAG|ABcd ecAF|G2 GF G2:| |:FG|ADFD ADFD|cABG A2 GA|BDGD BDGD|dBcA B2A2| GDGA BGBd|gfed cBAG|ABcd ecAF|G2 GF G2:||
FAIR MAIDENS [1], THE ("Na Aindear Maisaig" or "Na Maigdine Alainn"). AKA and see "Rival Hornpipe," "Turner's Hornpipe." Irish(?), Hornpipe. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The hornpipe may or may not have an Irish provenance. It was printed in Boston music volumes of the 19th century as "Rival Hornpipe" in Ryan's Mammoth Collection (1883), and as "Turner's Hornpipe" in Boston Collection of Instrumental Music (1850).
