Annotation:John O'Dwyer of the Glen (3)

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 JOHN O'DWYER OF THE GLENS [3] (Seagan/Seán Ua Duibir an Gleanna). Irish, Set Dance (4/4 time). D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB (O'Neill): AA'BB (Mitchell). The 'B' part is twice as long as the 'A'. Each strain is only six bars long in O'Neill's setting. The melody is listed in O'Keeffe and O'Brien's Handbook of Irish Dances among favorite set dances (O'Neill).  Sources for notated versions: fiddler Edward Cronin, a Tipperary man from Limerick Junction "who alone knew it in this style" [O'Neill]; piper Willie Clancy (1918-1973, Miltown Malbay, west Clare) [Mitchell].  Printed sources: Mitchell (Dance Music of Willie Clancy) 1993; No. 89, p. 80. O'Neill (Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems), 1907; No. 967, p. 166.  Recorded sources:

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