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fe|d(B {d}(3BAB) A2 FA|DAFA defe|d(B {d}(3BAB) A2 FA|Beed egfe|
d(B {d}(3BAB) A2 FA|DAFA defg|afge ~f3e|dBAB e2 fg:|
|:a(f {a}(3fef) afbf| a(f {a}(3fef) afef|a(f {a}(3fef) a2 af|egfe dBAf|
a(f {a}(3fef) afbf| a(f {a}(3fef) af e2| f(a {b}(3aga) f(b {c'}(3bab)|bafe ~f3e:||
FIRST MONTH OF SPRING. AKA and see "Village Green (The)." Irish, Reel. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB.
Additional notes
Printed sources : - Alewine (Maid that Cut Off the Chicken's Lips), 1987; p. 17.
Recorded sources : - Dublin Records (N.Y.), 101B (78 RPM), Paddy Killoran (following "My Love is Fair and Handsome (2)"). Green Linnet SIF 0158, Matt Molloy & Sean Keane - "Contentment is Wealth" (1985). Shanachie 29006, John Vesey & Paul Brady - "First Month of Spring" (1977). Shanachie 78030, Danú - "Think Before You Think" (2000).
See also listing at :
Jane Keefer's Folk Music Index: An Index to Recorded Sources [1]
Alan Ng's Irishtune.info [2]
Hear Paddy Killoran's Dublin recording at clyp [3]
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