Annotation:Catherine Tyrell (1)

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 CATHERINE TYRELL [1]. AKA and see "O! Blame Not the Bard," "Kitty Tyrell." Irish, Slow Air (3/4 time). D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB. There are several versions of this old song, some more closely related musically than others, and some quite different. O'Neill prints two versions, and others can be found in O'Farrell and Bunting. Hardiman (Irish Minstrelsy, 1831)) says Catherine Tyrell was a member of a family who resided at the Pace (Tyrell's Pass) in county Westmeath. Source for notated version: Printed sources: O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903; No. 336, p. 58. Recorded sources:

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