Annotation:Deval's Dead

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 DEVALS DEAD. AKA and see "Braes of Mar [1]," "Some say the Devil's dead." English, Scottish. England, Northumberland. One of the "missing tunes" from Vickers' 1770 Northumbrian dance tune manuscript. The title comes from a ditty sung to the melody, which goes: Some say the Devil's dead, The devil's dead, the devil's dead; Some say the Devil's dead And buried in Killarney.  Source for notated version:  Printed sources:  Recorded sources:

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