Yellow Bittern, The

X:1
T:Yellow Bittern, The
T:An Bonn\'an Buidhe
N:Bunting's 1840 collection. "In Bunting's third collection (1840), p. 56, is
N:given a fine air, The Yellow Bittern: in 3/4 time...(,however, Forde's
N:tune) is in common time and is at least as good as that of Bunting: besides
N:being simpler and more vocal. Compare with 'Maire Aroon'" (Joyce). Sources
N:for notated versions: the index to Bunting's 1840 collection reveals he
N:noted the tune from a "blind man at Westport in 1802;" Forde noted the
N:melody from fiddler Hugh O'Beirne (Co. Limerick) [Joyce]. Joyce (Forde MS),
N:1909; No. 609, pg. 314. =D3 Canainn (Traditional Slow Airs of Ireland), 1995;
N:No. 104, pg. 88. O'Sullivan/Bunting, 1983; No. 77, pgs. 120-121.
R:air
L:1/8
M:C
S:Bunting
S:irtrad-l 2001-8-3
K:C
E/F/|G2 G>E F2 EF|G2A2_B2 AG|AGED C2 D/C/D|C2C2 C3E/F/|
G2 G>E F2 EF|G2A2_B2 AG|AGED C2 D/C/D|C2C2C3||E|
G2 GA c2d2|e2 fe d3f|e2 dc c2 GA|_B2A2G2 cA|{A}G2 GE F2 EF|
G2A2_B2 AG|AGED C2 D/C/D|C2C2 C3||

Alternative sources for this tune:

• trillian.mit.edu/~jc/music/abc/Ireland/air/YellowBitternThe_1/0000
• trillian.mit.edu/~jc/music/abc/air/Yellow_Bittern_the_1/0000
• trillian.mit.edu/~jc/music/abc/mirror/irtrad-l/BonnanBuidhe_1/0000
• trillian.mit.edu/~jc/music/abc/mirror/irtrad-l/Bonnan_Buidhe_1/0000
• trillian.mit.edu/~jc/music/abc/mirror/irtrad-l/Yellow_Bittern_The_1/0000

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