Annotation:Irish Girl (8) (The)
X:1 T:Irish Girl [8] N:From the playing of fiddler Packie Dolan (1904-1932, Ballinamuck, N:Co. Longford) M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel N:second tune in a medley, see "Irish Girl [5]" for 1st tune. D:Victor V-29059 (78 RPM), Packie Dolan (1929) Z:Transcribed by Conor Ward (b. 1984) of Annaduff, Co. Leitrim from Dolan's recording. K:D dB ~B2 dAFA|dB ~B2 dfge|dB ~B2 GBAB|GE ~E2 BABc| dB ~B2 dAFA|dB ~B2 dfge|dB ~B2 GBAB|GE{F}EA BABc|| defd [dg]d[df]d|f/f/f fd [dg]d[df]d|d/d/d fd A^ccA|GEEA =c2 Bc| defd [dg]d[df]d|f/f/f fd g2 fg|af ~f2 dB ~B2|GE{F}EA c2 Bc||
IRISH GIRL [8], THE. AKA and see "Blue Breeches (The)," "Money in Both Pockets (2)." Irish, Reel (cut time). D Mixolydian/Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB. "Irish Girl [8]" is the second tune of a medley released as "Irish Girl", recorded by fiddler biography:Packie Dolan for Victor Records in 1929. Researcher Conor Ward has found the reel as "Blue Breeches (The)" in a few late 19th century fiddler's manuscripts from County Leitrim. The first tune in the medley (a variant of "Daisy Field (The)") can be found as "Irish Girl (5) (The)."
