Annotation:Irish Round (The)

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 IRISH ROUND, THE. AKA and see "Kennington Wells," "Auld Jew (The)," "Black Headed Dearie" (Ceann Dub Oilir), "Currie koun dilish." English, Jig (6/4 time). D Minor. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB. The tune, originally Irish and dating from at least the 1st decade of the 17th century, according to Grattan-Flood (1906), appears in John Young's Dancing Master, second volume, of 1713 (p. 146) under this title. Young was heir to the Playford publishing concerns.  Source for notated version:  Printed sources:  Recorded sources:

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