Convict of Van Diemen's Land (The)

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Theme code Index	5427bL 2111
Also known as	Van Diemen's Land
Composer/Core Source
Region	Ireland
Genre/Style	Irish
Meter/Rhythm	Air/Lament/Listening Piece
Key/Tonic of	D
Accidental	NONE
Mode	Dorian
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History
Structure	One part
Editor/Compiler	P.W. Joyce
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Old Irish Folk Music and Songs
Tune and/or Page number	No. 208, pp. 102-103
Year of publication/Date of MS	1909
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CONVICT OF VAN DIEMEN'S LAND, THE. AKA - "Van Diemen's Land." Irish, Air (6/8 time). D Dorian. Standard tuning (fiddle). One part. "Noted by Miss Una Eideen Flanagan of Tannersville, Green County, New York" (Joyce). Lyrics in most collections of folk songs: Van Diemen's Land is the island of Tasmania, in Austrailia, where many convicts were transported in the 18th century.

Printed source: Joyce (Old Irish Folk Music and Songs), 1909; No. 208, pp. 102-103.

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S:Joyce - Old Irish Folk Music and Songs  (1909)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
N:"Moderate time"
K:Ddor
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