Annotation:Dissipated Youth (1) (The)

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DISSIPATED YOUTH [1], THE (An Oganac Saobta, A Ghiolladh na Sgriobe). AKA and see "Beardless Boy (The)," "Giolla na Scriob," "Ta an Coileach ag Fogairt an Lae (2)," "When the cock crows it is day (3)," "Big Bow Wow," "Kate Kearney," "Kate Martin," "Seanbhean Chrion an Drantain." Irish, Air (6/8 time, "graceful"). G Major (O'Neill): F Major (Haverty). Standard tuning (fiddle). AB. The tune originally appeared under this title in Edward Bunting's 1809 collection, although Bunting had previously published it in 1796 as "Beardless Boy (The)." O'Neill's setting is nearly the same.

Additional notes
Source for notated version : - Karen Loomis finds that the handwritten annotations to Bunting's 1806 edition indicate the tune was collected from Kate Martin^[1]

Printed sources : - P.M. Haverty (One Hundred Irish Airs vol. 1), 1858; No. 73, p. 31. O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903; No. 508, p. 89.

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↑ Karen Loomis, "Edward Bunting’s Annotated Volumes of Irish Music: An Overlooked Treasure at the British Library", 2010, p. 17 [1]

[1] Karen Loomis, "Edward Bunting’s Annotated Volumes of Irish Music: An Overlooked Treasure at the British Library", 2010, p. 17 [1]

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