Annotation:Humors of Ross (1) (The)
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HUMOURS OF ROSS [1], THE (Pléaráca an Rosa). AKA and see "Tart ar an Ól," "Green Fields of Woodford." Irish, Double Jig. E Minor/G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AA'B. The title comes from Michael Tubridy. "Tart ar an Ól" (Thirsty for Drink) is the title in the Roche Collection. Ross is a townland in Ballinakill. The tune itself is a flute-friendly relation of "Tell Her I Am."
Source for notated version: flute player Eddie Moloney, 1960 (Kinvara, Co. Galway, Ireland) [Breathnach].
Printed sources: Breathnach (CRÉ II), 1976; No. 47, p. 26.
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