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IRISH GROVE, THE. AKA and see "Marchmont House." English, Country Dance Tune (6/8 time). D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The tune had earlier been printed in Scottish collections (e.g. Robert Bremner, 1757) under the title "Marchmont House." See Marchmont House for more.
Additional notes
Printed sources : - Elias Howe (Musician’s Omnibus Nos. 6 & 7), Boston, 1880-1882; p. 602. Edward Riley (Riley’s Flute Melodies vol. 2), New York, 1817; No. 235, p. 64. Neil Stewart (A Select Collection of Scots, English, Irish and Foreign Airs, Jiggs & Marches, vol. 3), 1788; p. 145. Samuel, Ann & Peter Thompson (Compleat Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances, vol. 5), 1788; No. 163, p. 82.
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