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X:1 T:Carlione M:C L:1/8 R:Air N:”Irish” (the title refers to Turlough O’Carolan) Q:”Slow” B:James Aird – Selection of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs, vol. 5 B:(Glasgow, 1797, No. 45, p. 18) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G {f}g2|(ed).c.B (cB)(AG)|{^D}E2 (G>AG2) {f}g2|(ed).c.B (cB).A.G|e2 A>B A2 B>c| d<Bd>e {^cd}d3d|(eg)(fg) {f}g3e|(ed).c.B (cB).A.G|E2 G>A G2:| |: B>c|d3e d<BAG|E2 GA G2 B>c|(dB)d>e {e}d3d|(eg)(fa) {f}g4| {A}G3 A/B/ {B}A3 B/c/|cBed d2 e>f|{a}g>fed {c}B>ABd|A2 B>c {d}e3f/g/| (e/d/).c/.B/ d/c/B/A/ {A}G2 G>A|{GA}B>AGE A>GED|E2 G>A G2:|]



CARLIONNE. AKA and see "Carolan's Receipt." Scottish, Air (whole time). G Major (Aird), E Flat Major (Gow). Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. "A favorite Irish tune (Gow)." Niel Gow's setting of Turlough O'Carolan's air known as "Carolan's Receipt."

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Printed sources : - Aird (Selection of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs, vol. 5), Glasgow, 1797; No. 45, p. 18. Carlin (The Gow Collection), 1986; No. 535.

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