Black Rock (1)

X:1 T:Black Rock [1] M:C| L:1/8 R:March S:O'Farrell - Pocket Companion, vol. IV (1810) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:G G/>A/ | B2 AG E2D2 | GBdB eAAB | cBAG E2D2 | GBdA BG G2 :| Bdd(e/f/) gBdB | eBgB eAAc | {c}B2 AG "tr"E2D2 | GBdA BG G2 :||
 * c Bdd(e/f/) gBdB | eBgB eAAc | Bdde/f/ gBdB | ef/g/dc BGG>c |

 BLACK ROCK [1], THE. Irish, March (4/4 time). G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AAB (Kennedy): AABB (O'Farrell, O'Neill). There are numerous 'black rock' placenames in Ireland, in, for example, County Sligo and County Mayo. Peter Kennedy adds 'black rocks' in Cork, Dublin, Louth and Wexford. Printed sources: Kennedy (Traditional Dance Music of Britain and Ireland: Rants & Reels), 1997; No. 7, p. 4. O'Farrell (Pocket Companion, vol. IV), 1810; p. 83. O'Neill (O'Neill's Irish Music), 1915; No. 115, p. 64. __NORICHEDITOR__