Annotation:Absent Minded Man (The)

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 ABSENT MINDED MAN, THE (An Fear Dearmadac). AKA and see "House in/on the Corner (The)," "Little House (A)round the Corner (1) (The)," "Royal Irish Jig (The)," "O as I was kiss'd Yestreen (2)," "Hare in the Corn (3)," "Hare in the Corner," "Fhiach an Mhada Rua." Irish, Double Jig. A Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. Old Scottish variants can be found in the Trotter Manuscript of 1780 and the Skene Manuscript of c. 1630-1640 under the “Hare in the Corn” title. Source for notated version: Printed sources: O'Neill (Krassen), 1976; p. 21. O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903; No. 758, p. 141. O'Neill (Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems), 1907; No. 254, p. 56. Recorded sources:

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