Annotation:Red Haired Man's Wife (5) (The)

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RED-HAIRED MAN’S WIFE [5], THE. Irish, Air (3/4 time). E Flat Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). One part. Another variation of the central air.

Source for notated version: “From P. MacDowell, Esq.” [Stanford/Petrie]. Patrick MacDowell [1] (1799-1870) was a renowned sculptor residing in Belfast, and a source for a great many traditional vocal airs in the Petrie manuscripts.

Printed sources: Stanford/Petrie (Complete Collection), 1905; No. 358, p. 90.

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