Annotation:Red Haired Girl (2) (The)

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RED-HAIRED GIRL [2], THE (An Cailín Ruadh). Irish, Slow Air (4/4 time). D Dorian. Standard tuning (fiddle). AAB. "From the Carey MSS. One of several airs (some related, some different than one another, known by this name. A variant of the Buchail Caol Dubh, altered in time (p. 52, above)" (Joyce).

Source for notated version:

Printed sources: Joyce (Old Irish Folk Music and Songs), 1909; No. 679, p. 340.

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