Annotation:Humors of Glenflesk (The)
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HUMOURS OF GLENFLESK, THE. AKA and see "Bill the Weaver's," "Limerick Lass (The)," "Maguire's Kick," "McGuire's March," "Negus for Gentlemen," "Punch for Ladies (1)," "Punch for the Ladies (1)," "Rolling Wave (1) (The)." Irish, Jig. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The town of Glenflesk lies southeast of Killarney, near the Cork-Kerry border. The first strain is nearly identical to that of "Lonesome Jig (1) (The)" and "Old Woman's Purse of Money (2) (The)."
Source for notated version:
Printed sources: Joyce (Old Irish Folk Music and Songs), 1909; No. 436, p. 247.
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