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COME TO YOUR TAY. AKA and see "Lilies of the Field (The)," "Sailor's Jacket (The)." Irish, Scottish; Reel. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. See also similarly structured tunes "P.J. Conlon's," "Kitty in the Lane (1)," "Jenny Picking Cockles," "Take Her Out and Air Her (2)." The tune also appears to be a version of the County Donegal Highland "Ora Stor a' Ghra," according to Caoimhin Mac Aoidh.
Source for notated version:
Printed sources: Cole (1000 Fiddle Tunes), 1940; p. 28. Kerr (Merry Melodies, vol. 2), c. 1880's; No. 288, p. 31. Ryan's Mammoth Collection, 1883; p. 52.
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