Annotation:Irish Mad Song

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IRISH MAD SONG. Irish, Air (6/8 time). F Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). One part. This melody, which appears in Thompson's Hibernian Muse (1786) is the well-known "Believe Me if All Those Endearing Young Charms" in 6/8 time.

Source for notated version:

Printed sources: :Samuel, Anne & Peter Thompson (The Hibernian Muse), London, 1787; No. 45, p. 28.

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