Brown Thorn (1) (The)

 BROWN THORN [1], THE (Draoignean Donn). AKA and see "St. Seanus and the Lady," "Why do Lovely Virgins Mourn?" "The Bark is on the Swelling Shore," "The Sloe Tree." Irish, Slow Air (3/4 time). G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB. This air appears in Bunting's Ancient Irish Music of 1796, a collection of 66 airs, mostly from performers at the Belfast Harp Festival of 1792. Printed source: O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903; No. 31, p. 6.

X:1 T:The Brown Thorn [1] M:3/4 L:1/8 R:Air N:"Slow" S:O'Neill - Music of Ireland (1903), No. 31 Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:G c B>c | d2 Bd ef | gf/g/ dd ed/c/ | B2 GB A>G | G2 Gc Bc | d2 Bd ef | gf/g/ dd ed/c/ | B2 GB A>G | G3 || c B>c | d2 Bd ef | g2 b2 {b}a/g/ f/e/ | e4 z>d | d3c B>c | d2 Bd ef | g2 dd ed/c/ | B2 GB A>G | G3 ||

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