Annotation:Courting Them All (1)

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 COURTING THEM ALL ("Ag Suirid Iad Go Leir," "Ag Suirí Leo ar Fad" or "Da Siurad Go Leir"). AKA and see "Talk:Bashful Bachelor (1) (The),” "Talk:Don't Bother Me," “Talk:Jimmy Holmes' Favorite,” "Talk:Moving Bog(s) (2) (The)," "Talk:Miss Rae's Reel," "Talk:Rachel Rae." Irish, English, Scottish; Reel. D Major. Standard tuning. AABB' (Breathnach, Kennedy, O'Neill/Krassen, Raven): AB (O'Neill/Krassen & 1001). The melody appears to have Scots origins in John Lowe’s “Rachel Rae.” Source for notated version: Printed sources: Breathnach (CRÉ II), 1976; No. 174. Kennedy (Fiddler’s Tune Book), Vol. 2, 1951; pg. 13 (appears as "Rachel Rae"). O'Neill (Krassen), 1976; pg. 149. O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903/1979; No. 1489, pg. 275. O'Neill (Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems), 1907/1986; No. 713, pg. 126. Raven (English Country Dance Tunes), 1984; pg. 178 (appears as "Rachel Rae"). Ryan’s Mammoth Collection, 1883; pg. 73. Recorded sources: Mulligan Records LUN 039, Keving Burke & Jackie Daly ‑ "Eavesdropper" (1981).

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