Annotation:Finnea Lasses

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X:1 T:Finnea Lasses M:4/4 L:1/16 R:Reel B:Carlin - Master Collection (1984, No. 130) K:Amin A4|EA3A3B c3Bc3e|(3d2c2B2 (3g2a2b2 (3a2g2f2 g4|EA3A3B c3Bc3e|(3d2c2B2 g3B {c}BA3 A4| EA3A3B c3B c3e|(3d2c2B2 (3g2a2b2 (3a2g2f2 g4|EA3A3B c3Bc3e|(3d2c2B2 G3B {c}BA3 A4|| a4 a3g a4 b3a|g2b2 g3d gb3g3d|ea3a3ga4 (3b2a2g2|g2f2g2B2 B2A2 A4| a2b2a2g2 a4 g4|(3e2f2e2 (3d2e2d2 c4B4|EA3A3B c3Bc3e|(3e2c2B2 g3B {c}BA3 A4||

FINNEA LASSES. AKA - "Finnea Lassies." AKA and see "Killarney Wonder (1)." Irish, Schottische or Highland Fling. A Dorian. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB. The melody was recorded by Donegal fiddler Hughie Gillespie in New York in the 78 RPM era (paired with "Gurren's Castle,"-there is some confusion of tunes and titles, but "Finnea Lasses" is the first tune in Sligo fiddler Michael Coleman's "Killarney Wonder" set (for Coleman's version see "Killarney Wonder (1)"), while the the Highland "Gurren's" is a version of the Scottish "Miss Sarah Drummond of Perth (1)").

Additional notes

Printed sources : - Carlin (Master Collection of Dance Music for the Violin), 1984; No. 222, p. 130.

Recorded sources : - Decca 12192 (78 RPM), Hugh Gillespie (1938). Topic Records 12T364, Hugh Gillespie - "Classic Recordings of Irish Traditional Fiddle Music" (1978)

See also listing at :
Alan Ng's Irishtune.info [1]
Hear Hugh Gillespie's 78 RPM recording at Capeirish.com [2]

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