Annotation:Field of Flowers (The)
X:1 T:Field of Flowers, The M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Jig S:O'Neill - Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems (1907), No. 269 Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:F g|fed cAF|BAA A2g|fed cAF|AGG G2g| fed cAG|Ade fag|fed cAG|AFF F2:| |:c|f/g/ag fcB|Acc c2d|f/g/ag fed/c/|dgf g2c| f/g/af gcB|Ade fag|fed cAG|AFF F2:||
FIELD OF FLOWERS, THE (Páirc na Blata/mBlat). AKA and see "Girl I Love (2) (The)," "I'll Leave the Country." Irish, Double Jig (6/8 time). G Major (O'Neill/Krassen): F Major (O'Neill/1850). Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. Paul de Grae finds variants in the O'Neill collections as "Rivals (The)" (the very next tune on the page in O'Neill's Music of Ireland, 1903), and "How Much Has She Got?"[1]. See also the related tunes "Girl I Love (2) (The)", obtained by collector Wikipedia:George_Petrie_(artist) (1790-1866), and P.W. Joyce's "Sprightly Widow (The)."
