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| Accuracy | Spot checked |
| Depth | Basic |
| Readability | Acceptable |
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| Theme code Index
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5L5L13 16L41
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| Also known as
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Braes of Mar (1) (The), Down the Meadows (2), Johnny Won't You Marry Me?, Lasses of Donnybrook, Love Won't You Marry Me?, Some Say the Devil's Dead
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| Composer/Core Source
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| Region
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Scotland, Ireland
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| Genre/Style
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Irish, Scottish
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| Meter/Rhythm
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Barn Dance, Fling, Schottische/Schottis/Jennkka/Reinlander, Strathspey
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| Key/Tonic of
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G
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| Accidental
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1 sharp
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| Mode
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Ionian (Major)
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| Time signature
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4/4
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| History
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| Structure
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AB, AABB
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| Editor/Compiler
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James S. Kerr
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| Book/Manuscript title
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Merry Melodies vol. 4
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| Tune and/or Page number
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No. 8
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| Year of publication/Date of MS
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c. 1880's
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| Artist
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Packie Dolan and His Melody Boys
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| Title of recording
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| Record label/Catalogue nr.
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| Year recorded
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1928
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| Media
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| Score (1)
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X:1
T:Johnny Will You Marry Me?
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:G
D2 DE GABA|GEED cEGE|D2 DE GABc|dedB A2 GE|
D2 DE GABA|GEED cEGE|D2 DE GABc|dedB A2G2||
d2 dc Bc d2|e2 ed cd e2|d2 dc BcdB|GABG A2 GB|
d2 dc Bc d2|e2 ed cd e2|d2 dc BcdB|GABG A2G2||
X:1
T:Johnny won't You Marry Me
M:C
L:1/8
R:Strathspey
B:Kerr - Merry Melodies vol. 4 (No. 48, p. 8)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:D
A2 (A/B/c) d>e f2|d>BB>A (d<B) B2|A2 (A/B/c) d>e f2|g>b (g/f/e) e2d2:|
(f/g/a) a>g f>g a2 |(g<b) b>a g>a b2|(f/g/a) a>g f>g a2 |g>b (a/g/f) e2d2|
(f/g/a) a>g f>g a2 |(g<b) b>a g>a b2|a2 a>f d>ef>a|(3gag (3fgf (3efe (3dcB||
X:2
T:Johnny Will You Marry Me
D:Boys of the Lough
N:Aka "Johnny Won't You Marry Me" (Kerr's Merry Melodies)
N:Descended from "Braes of Mar"?
Z:Nigel Gatherer
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:G
GE | D2 DE GABA | GE (3EEE cEGE | D2 DE GABc | dedB A2 :|
|:z2 | BddB GBdB | e2 ed cdec | BddB GABc | dedB A2 :|
