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Theme code Index
3142 3147L
Also known as
Green Sleeves , Bliven's Favorite , Butchers of Bristol (1) (The) , By Your Leave Larry Grogan , Christmas Day in the Morning (5) , Coppers and Brass (2) , County Limerick Buckhunt (The) , Finerty's Frolic , Groom , Hartigan's Fancy , Humors of Ennistymon (1) (The) , Humors of Milltown (2) (The) , Larry Grogan (1) , Lasses of Melrose (The) , Lasses of Melross , Little Fanny's Fancy , Lynn's Favourite , Lynny's Favourite , Pingneacha Rua agus Pras , Queen of the Rushes , Waves of Tramore (The) , Willie Clancy's
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
AABBC
Editor/Compiler
P.W. Joyce
Book/Manuscript title
Book:Old Irish Folk Music and Songs
Tune and/or Page number
No. 142, pp. 72-73
Year of publication/Date of MS
1909
Artist
Title of recording
Record label/Catalogue nr.
Year recorded
Media
Score 1 )
X:1
T:Green Sleeves [3]
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Jig
B:Aird – Selection of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs, vol. 1 (1782, No. 130, p. 46)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:Amin
A/B/|c2c cde|dBG G2B|c2A ABA|G2E E2B|
c2c cde|dBG G2|cBA BA^G|A3 A:|
|:e/f/|g2g g^fe|dBG G2g|a2a aba|g2e e2f|
gag g^fe|dBG GAB|cBA BA^G|A3 A:|]
X:2
T:Green Sleeves [3]
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Jig
B:O'Flannagan - Hibernia Collection (Boston, 1860)
N:This is one of Elias Howe's publications
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:Amin
A/B/|c2c cde|dBG GAB|cBA ABc|BGE E2A/B/|
c2c cde|dBG GAB|cBA GE^G|A3 [A,2A2]:|
|:e/f/|g>ag gfe|dBG GBd|a>ba a>ba|gee e2e|
g>ag gfe|dBG GAB|cBA GE^G|A3 [A,2A2]:|]
X:3
T:Green Sleeves [3]
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Jig
S:Joyce - Old Irish Folk Music and Songs (1909)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:G
dc|B3 GBd|c3 A ABc|BAG GBd|cAG FGA|
B3 GBd|c2A ABc|ded cAF|G3 G2:|
|:e|=f3 ege|=f3 d de^f|gag gfg|afd dfa|
gba g/f/ed|cAG FGA|BGd cAF|G3G2:|
(3d/e/f/|gdB BGB|c2A ABc|BAB GBd|
cAG FGA|gdc BGB|c2A ABc|ded cAF|G3G2||
