Land of Sweet Erin

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 Theme code Index    1H1H55 1H1H22H
 Also known as    Bannocks o' Barley Meal (1), Barley Meal, Kenmure's Up and Awa', Kenmure's Up and Awa' Willie, Kenmuir's On and Awa', Kinnegad Slashers (The), O! An Irishman's Heart, O! Merry am I, Molly Maloney, Old Brags (The), Paddy Digging For 'Goold', Powers of Whiskey, Slashers
 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    United States
 Genre/Style    Contra
 Meter/Rhythm    Jig/Quadrille
 Key/Tonic of    D
 Accidental    2 sharps
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    6/8
 History    
 Structure    AABB
 Editor/Compiler    Biography:G. Graupner
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:A Collection of Country Dances and Cotillions arranged for the piano forte
 Tune and/or Page number    No. 9, p. 4
 Year of publication/Date of MS    c. 1808
 Artist    Biography:Joseph Samuels
 Title of recording    Land of Sweet Erin
 Record label/Catalogue nr.    Edison 4199 (Cylander)
 Year recorded    1921
 Media    
 Score   (1)   




X:1 T:Land of Sweet Erin, The M:6/8 L:1/8 B:Graupner - A Collection of Country Dances and Cotillions (Boston, c. 1808, No. 9) B: https://www.loc.gov/resource/musm1a1.10079.0/?sp=4&r=0.004,0.461,1.231,0.705,0 Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:C (3G/A/B/|cdc cGE|GAG GAB|cdc cGE|Ddd d2e| cdc cGE|GAG Ggf|{f}ede cAG|Acc c2:| |:G|ceg gec|Bdf fdB|ceg gec|egg ~g2G| deg gec|Bcd def|{f}ede cAG|Acc c2:|]


X:1 T:Land of Sweet Erin, or the Twin Sisters M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Jig B:Howe - Musician's Omnibus No. 1 (1862, p. 44) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:C G|cdc cGE|GAG GAB|cdc cGE|Ddd ded| cdc cGE|GAG g2f|ede dBG|AcB c2:| |:G|ceg gec|GBd dBG|ceg gec|egg g2G| ceg gec|Bcd dgf|ede dBG|AcB c2:|]


X:1 T:Land of Sweet Erin M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Jig B:Ryan's Mammoth Collection (1883) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:D (3A/B/c/ | ded dAF | ABA ABc | ded dAF | Eee efe | ded dAF | ABA a2g | fef dcB | ABc d2 :| |: A | dfa afd | cde ecA | dfa afd | faa a2A | dfa afd | cde efg | fed dcB | ABc d2 :|]


X:1 T:Land of Sweet Erin N:Quadrille Figure II M:6/8 L:1/8 B:Linscott – Folk Songs of Old New England (1939, p. 106) N:From the manuscript of Elizabeth Foster Reed, dance changes N:called by Edson H. Cole, Freedom, New Hampshire. Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:C cGE cGE|GAG GAB|cGE cGE|Ddd d2| cGE cGE|GAG Ggf|ede cGE|Acc c2:| |:ceg gec|Bdf fdB|eg gec|egg g3| ceg gec|Bcd def|ede cAG|Acc c3:|