Down by the Blackwater Side

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 Theme code Index    1524 1141
 Also known as    Unfortunate Rake (1) (The)
 Composer/Core Source    Biography:Philip Carolan
 Region    Ireland
 Genre/Style    Irish
 Meter/Rhythm    Air/Lament/Listening Piece, Jig/Quadrille
 Key/Tonic of    E
 Accidental    1 sharp
 Mode    Aeolian (minor)
 Time signature    6/8
 History    IRELAND(Connaught)
 Structure    AABB
 Editor/Compiler    Biography:Philip Carolan
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Philip Carolan music manuscript collection vol. 2
 Tune and/or Page number    No. 15
 Year of publication/Date of MS    c. 1863-73
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 Score   (1)   



X:1 T:Down by the Blackwater Side T:Unfortunate Rake [1] N:Parts reversed from "Unfortunate Rake" M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Air or Jig S:Philip Carolan music manuscript collection N:Philip Carolan (c. 1839-1910, Crossmolina, County Mayo), a musically literate N:farmer and fiddler who compiled his ms. probably during 1863-1873. S:Angela Buckley, thesis, “A Critical Edition of the Irish Music Manuscripts of S:Philip Carolan c. 1839-1910, vol. 2”, Waterford Institute of Technology, S:2007, p. 112. Carolan ms. 2, No. 15. K:Emin (EB)(B B).A.G|(FD)(F A)GF|(EB)(B E)BB|(AG)F E2E| (EB)(B B).A.G|(FD)(F A)GF|(GA)(B c).d.B|(AG)F E2 E:| |:(Be)(e e).f.g|(fd)(e d).B.A|(BE)(e e).f.g|fdf e2e| (Be)(e e).f.g|(fd)(e d).B.A|(Be)(e e).f.g|fdf e2e| (Be)(e e).f.g|(fd)(e d).B.A|(GA)B c.d.B|(AG)F E2E:|