Old Blackthorn (The)

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Theme code Index	1H352 11H66
Also known as	Sean-draighneán (An), Blackthorn Stick (4) (The), Brightest Eyes, Clear the Road, Countess of Louden's Reel, Inch of Garth, Irishman's Blackthorn Stick (The), Jolly Clam-diggers (1) (The), Rising of the Sun (The), Rising Sun (2) (The), Strone Johnny (1)
Composer/Core Source
Region	Ireland
Genre/Style	Irish
Meter/Rhythm	Reel (single/double)
Key/Tonic of	D
Accidental	2 sharps
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	4/4
History
Structure	AB
Editor/Compiler	Biography:Brendan Breathnach
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Ceol Rince na hÉireann vol. 1
Tune and/or Page number	No. 136, p. 55
Year of publication/Date of MS	1963
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Score (1)

Old Blackthorn (The): Annotations

X:1 T:The Old Blackthorn T:The Jolly Clam-Diggers S:Donal Murphy, accordion B:CRE I, no.136 (slightly different) R:reel M:4/4 L:1/8 Z:transcribed by Paul de Grae K:D d2 FB AFEF|D2 dc BABc|dF ~F2 AFEF|GBAF Dgfe| d2 FB AFEF|Dddc BABc|dF ~F2 AFEF|GBAF DABc|| ~d2 fd egfd|A2 (3cBA eA (3cBA|defd efge|abag fdec| ~d2 fd egfd|A2 (3cBA eA (3cBA|defg a3 g|fdec dgfe||

X:1 T:Old Blackthorn, The T:Irishman’s Blackthorn Stick, The T:Blackthorn Stick [4], The M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel B:Treoir, vol. 31, No. 4, 1999, p. 24a K:D d2 FB AFEF|DFdB {d}BABc|dF~F2AF~F2|GEFD Dgfe| d2FBAFEF|DEdB {d}BABc|dF~F2 AF~F2|GEFE D2 DF|| defd egfd|A2BA eABA|defd e2 fg|(3agf fe fddc| defd egfd|A2 BA eABA|defg ~a3g|fedc dgfe||

X:1 T:Real Blackthorn, The T:Blackthorn Stick [4], The M:4/4 L:1/8 B:Fiddler Magazine, vol. 23, No. 1, Spring 2016 (p. 35) Z:Transcribed by Caoimhin Mac Aoidh from the playing of Micheal Coleman K:D A3c||d2 FB AFEF|DFBD {d}BABc|dF F/F/F AF F/F/F|GEFE Dgfe| d2 [FA]B AFEF|DFdB {d}BABc|dF F/F/F AF F/F/F|GEFE D2 FA|| defd egfd|A2 {Bd}BA eA{Bd}BA|defd [c2e2] fg|a/g/f g/f/e fddc| defd egfd|A2 {Bd}BA eA{Bd}BA|defg ~a3g|fedc dgfe||

Old Blackthorn (The): Annotations