Annotation:Jack Sweeney's (3)

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 JACK SWEENEY'S [3]. AKA and see "Mairi's Wedding." Irish, Polka. E Dorian. Standard tuning (fiddle). AA'BB'. A frequently heard polka at Irish sessions (often known under the alternate title) although the tune's origins lie in the Scottish Hebrides. Sweeney was a musician who passed on numerous polkas to a young Johnny O'Leary.  Source for notated version: accordion player Johnny O'Leary (Sliabh Luachra region of the Cork-Kerry border) [Moylan].  Printed sources: Moylan (Johnny O'Leary), 1994; No. 270, p. 154.  Recorded sources:  See also listing at: Alan Ng's Irishtune.info

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