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X:1 T:Untitled Slip Jig M:9/8 L:1/8 R:Slip Jig Q:"Very Quick” N:A version of O’Neill’s “Silvermore” B:R.M. Levey – First Collection of the Dance Music of Ireland (1858, No. 36) K:D d3 faf gfe|d3 fdf ecA|d3 faf efg|agf efd cBA:| |:fge fdB B3|fge fdB cde|fge fdc Bcd|e3 efd cBA:|]



SILVERMORE (Airgead-Mor). AKA and see "Brian O'Linn (2)," "Slievemore." Irish, Slip Jig (9/8 time). D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. Researcher Conor Ward finds the tune cognate with two untitled jigs printed in collections by Irish violinist R.M. Levey--No. 36 in Levey's first collection (1858), and No. 70 in Levey's 2nd collection (1873). It appears in several 19th century collections as "Brian O'Linn's (2)."


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Printed sources : - O'Neill (Krassen), 1976; p. 82. O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903; No. 1141, p. 215. Robbins Music Corp. (The Robbins collection of 200 jigs, reels and country dances), New York, 1933; No. 46, p. 15 (appears as untitled 'Triple Jig').






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