Sweet Colleen Rue

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Theme code Index	447b1H 5211
Also known as	Sweet Cailín Ruadh
Composer/Core Source
Region	Ireland
Genre/Style	Irish
Meter/Rhythm	Air/Lament/Listening Piece
Key/Tonic of	D
Accidental	1 sharp
Mode	Mixolydian
Time signature	4/4
History
Structure	One part
Editor/Compiler	P.W. Joyce
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Old Irish Folk Music and Songs
Tune and/or Page number	No. 12, p. 9
Year of publication/Date of MS	1909
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Score (1)

Sweet Colleen Rue: Annotations

X:1 T:Sweet Colleen Rue M:C L:1/8 R:Air Q:"Mod.: rather slow." N:Learned from hearing it sung at home in Limerick as a child. S:Joyce – Old Irish Folk Music and Songs (1909) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:Dmix DE|GAGE c2 dc|A>GED D2DE|G>AGE c2 d>c|A2 d>d d2 cd| edce d2 dB|cBAG E2 GA|c>d e/d/c/B/|A>G E/D/C/D/|E2 D>D D2||

X:1 T: Sweet Cailín Ruadh M:C L:1/8 R:Air N:Obtained by Goodman from the music manuscript collection of John Edward Pigot (1822-1871). B:James Goodman music manuscript collection, Book 2, p. 91 (mid-19th century) B:http://goodman.itma.ie/volume-two#?c=0&m=0&s=0&cv=94&z=142.9346%2C1964.7253%2C8396.3979%2C3216 Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:D DE|GAGE c2 dc|AGED D2 DE|GAGE c2 dc|A2 dd d2 cd| edce d2cB|cBAG E2 GA|c3d edcB|A2G2 EDCD|E2 DD D2||

Sweet Colleen Rue: Annotations