Ballyhooley

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 Theme code Index    1324 151H5
 Also known as    Baile-Ata Hubla, Hooly and Fairly, Drunken Wife o' Galloway
 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    Ireland
 Genre/Style    Irish
 Meter/Rhythm    Jig/Quadrille
 Key/Tonic of    G
 Accidental    1 sharp
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    6/8
 History    
 Structure    AABB
 Editor/Compiler    Francis O'Neill
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies
 Tune and/or Page number    No. 877, p. 163
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1903
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X:1
T:Ballyhooley
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Jig
S:O'Neill - Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems (1907), No. 130
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
N:The final note of both parts has been corrected (G3 instead of G2).
K:G
GAG Bcd|ABA cde|GAG dBd|gfe dcB|
cec BdB|AGA cde|dBG cAF|G3 G3:|
|:gfe dBd|edB GBd|gfe dBd|ecA A2 e/f/|
gbg afd|ege dBG|BdB cAF|G3 G3:||





BALLYHOOLEY (Baile-Ata Hubla). AKA and see "Hooly and Fairly," "Drunken Wife o' Galloway." Irish, Double Jig. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. See the Scottish air "Drunkey Wife o' Galloway," which supplies the first strain of this melody.

Printed sources: O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903; No. 877, p. 163. O'Neill (Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems), 1907; No. 130, p. 36.

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