Blooming Meadows (2)

 BLOOMING MEADOWS [2], THE. Irish, Double Jig. G Major. Standard tuning. AABBCC (O'Neill): AABB'CC (Harker/Rafferty, Mulvihill). A variant of "Blooming Meadows [1]," with a third part. This is the version commonly played in sessions today. Sources for notated versions: the Tulla Ceili Band [Mulvihill]; Chicago Police Sergeant James O'Neill, a fiddler originally from County Down and Francis O'Neill's collaborator [O'Neill]; New Jersey flute player Mike Rafferty, born in Ballinakill, Co. Galway, in 1926 [Harker]. Printed sources: Harker (300 Tunes from Mike Rafferty), 2005; No. 239, p. 74. Mulvihill (1st Collection), 1986; No. 48, p. 75. O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903/1979; No. 918, p. 171 Recorded sources: Piping Pig Productions PPPCD001, Jimmy O'Brien-Moran - "Seán Reid's Favourite" (1996. Learned from Clare piper Willie Clancy). See also listings at: Jane Keefer's Folk Music Index: An Index to Recorded Sources, Alan Ng's Irishtune.info

X:1 T:Blooming Meadows, The [2] M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Jig S:O'Neill - Music of Ireland (1903), No. 918 Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:G G/F/ | D2G G2A | B2d cAG | F2D DED | F2F E2D | D2G G2A | BAG Ade | fed cAF | AGG G2 :: B/c/ | def g2a | bag afd | fef afd | d>ef/g/ afd | def g2 a | bag afd | fed cAF | AGG G2 :: G/A/ | B3 ~c3 | dcB cAG | ~F3 DED | FEF AFD | B3 cBc | dcB cde | fed cAF | AGG G2 :||

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