Annotation:Death and the Sinner (2)

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 DEATH AND THE SINNER [2] (An Peacac Agus An Bas). Irish, Air (3/4 time). F Major/G Dorian (O'Neill/Roche): G Major/A Dorian (Ó Canainn). Standard tuning (fiddle). AB (Roche): AAB (Ó Canainn, O'Neill).  Source for notated version: "Harnett" [O'Neill]. Chicago police Sergeant Michael Hartnett was a neighbor of Chief O'Neill's and the source of numerous airs. Born in Munster near the Cork/Kerry/Limerick border, Hartnett was noted as a dancer of the "old school."  Printed sources: Ó Canainn (Traditional Slow Airs of Ireland), 1995; No. 73, p. 64. O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903; No. 470, p. 82. Roche Collection, 1927; vol. 3, p. 1, No. 2.  Recorded sources:

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