Annotation:Handsome Young Maidens (The)

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 HANDSOME YOUNG MAID(EN)S, THE. AKA - "Handsome Young Lasses." AKA and see "New York Jig (2)." Irish, Jig. A Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AAB. Composed by composer, pianist and fiddler Charlie Lennon (Rossinver) for the band De Danann as part of a 1986 suite of tunes entitled "An Island Wedding." The melody represents the bridesmaids on the day of the wedding.  Source for notated version:  Printed sources: Black (Music's the Very Best Thing), 1996; No. 4, p. 2. Lennon (Musical Memories), vol. 1, 1993.  Recorded sources: Drumlin Records BMNCD2, Brian McNamara - "Fort of the Jewels" (2004). Green Linnet SIF3040, De Dannan - "Ballroom" (1987).  See also listing at: Alan Ng's Irishtune.info

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