Annotation:Groves of Gneeveguillia (The)

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 GROVES OF GNEEVEGUILLIA, THE (Garráin Ghníomh go Leith). AKA and see "Maol Mountain," "Queen's Polka (The)," "Tom Barret's," "Top of Maol (The)," "Top of the Maol (The)." Irish, Polka (2/4 time). A Dorian. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB (Breathnach): AA'BB' (Taylor). Gneeveguillia (pronounced 'Ginny-gulla' with a hard 'g') is a town name in the Sliabh Luachra ('Schleeve Loo-cra') region of southern Ireland. Breathnach prints another setting in CRÉ II (1976), No. 119.  Source for notated version: accordion player Denis Doody (Ireland) [Breathnach].  Printed sources: Breathnach (CRÉ III), 1985; No. 63, p. 33. Taylor (Where's the Crack?), 1989; p. 30.  Recorded sources: Mulligan Records LUN 019, Deis Doody - "Denis Doody Kerry Music" (1978).  See also listing at: Alan Ng's Irishtune.info

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