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LOVELY LAD, THE (An Buacaill Maiseac). Irish, Single Jig. Ireland, Munster. D Mixolydian. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB (Stanford/Petrie): AABB (O'Neill). See also the related double jig "Pipe on the Hob (2)" and "Portroe Jig (The)."

Source for notated version: "A Munster single jig from Ned Goggin. From (the Irish collector) Mr. Joyce" [Stanford/Petrie].

Printed sources: O'Neill (Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems), 1907; No. 406, p. 80. Stanford/Petrie (Complete Collection), 1905; No. 922, p. 234.

Recorded sources:

See also listing at:
Alan Ng's Irishtune.info [1]




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