Ballinasloe Fair (1)

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Theme code Index	113b2 7bL7bL7bL4L
Also known as	Aonach Bhéal Átha na Sluaighe, Aonac Bel-Ata-Na Sluaigead, Blackpool (The), Fair of Ballinasloe (The), Rita Keane's, Leitrim Thrush (1) (The)
Composer/Core Source
Region	Ireland
Genre/Style	Irish
Meter/Rhythm	Reel (single/double)
Key/Tonic of	A
Accidental	1 sharp
Mode	Dorian
Time signature	4/4
History
Structure	AA'BCD
Editor/Compiler	Francis O'Neill
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies
Tune and/or Page number	No. 1285, p. 241
Year of publication/Date of MS	1903
Artist	Biography:Michael Coleman
Title of recording	Lord MacDonald's/Ballinsloe Fair
Record label/Catalogue nr.	Columbia 33237-F (78 RPM)
Year recorded	1927
Media
Score (1)

Ballinasloe Fair (1): Annotations

X: 1 T:Ballinasloe Fair [1] R:reel Z:id:hn-reel-593 M:C| K:Ador ~A3B c2BA|GFGA GED2|~A3B cBca|1 gedB c2Bc:|2 gedB cdef|| gc~c2 gcac|gc~c2 Bcde|gc~c2 a2af|gedB cdef| gc~c2 gcac|gc~c2 B2Bc|~A3B cBca|gedB cdef|| g2gf g2ef|gc~c2 Bcde|gc~c2 a2af|gedB cdef| gc~c2 gcac|gc~c2 B2Bc|~A3B cBca|gedB c2Bc||

X: 1 T:Ballinasloe Fair [1] O:england R:Reel S:Paddy Canny, Clare (fiddle). D:Clare FM broadcast. N:As played M:4/4 K:Ador A3B {d}cBcA | GE~E2 GECG | AGAB {d}cBca | gedB (3.c.c.A dc | {B}A3B {d}cBcA | ~G3A GECG | AGAB {d}cBca | gedB cdef || gc(3.c.c.c gcac | gc(3.c.c.c Bcde | gc~c2 a^ga=g | {a}gedB cdef | gc(3.c.c.c gcac | gc(3.c.c.c ~B3c | A3B (3.c.c.B ca | gedB cdef || | ~g2{a}gf {a}gz{a}gf | gc~c2 Bcdf | gc~c2 a^ga=g | {a}gedB cdef | gc(3.c.c.c gcac | gc(3.c.c.c ~B3c | A3B (3.c.c.B ca | gedB (3.c.c.A dc ||

X:1 T:Ballinasloe Fair M:4/4 L:1/8 R:Reel S:Michael Coleman N:The 'G#' notes should be played as 'double-sharp' notes, i.e. N:in-between standard G# and A. B:Fiddler Magazine, vol. 22, No. 3, Fall 2015 (p. 48) Z:Transcribed by Caoimhin Mac Aoidh from the playing of Michael Coleman K:Ador [E3A3]B {cd}cBcA|[G,2G2] {G}[G,G][G,F] [G,G]ECE|A^GAB cBca|gedB c/B/A dc| A2 AB {cd}cBcA |[G,2G2] {G}[G,G][G,F] [G,G]ECE|A^GAB cBca|gedB cdef|| gccg gc[ca]c|gc c/c/c Bcdf|gc c/c/c agab|gedB cdef| gc c/c/c [ca]c c/c/c|gc c/c/c B/c/BAB|cA A/4^G/4A/B {cd}cBca|gedB cdef| gc c/c/c gc[ca]c|gc c/c/c Bdef|gc c/c/c agab|gedB cdef| gc c/c/ [ca]c c/c/c|gc c/c/c B/cBAB|cA A/4^G/4A/B {cd}cBca|gedB c/B/Adc||

Ballinasloe Fair (1): Annotations