the Fairy Dance

X: 986
T: the Fairy Dance
T: rinnce na si\.deog.
N: aka Largo's Fairy Dance
%D: 1802
C: Nathaniel Gow (1802)
O: Scotland
R: reel
%S: s:3 b:12(4+4+4)
B: Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) #986
N: Although O'Neill includes this tune in the "miscellaneous"
N: section, it's usually played as a reel.
N: The tune is anonymous in O'Neill.
N: Other sources suggests it was written by Nathaniel Gow.
Z: Frank Nordberg - http://www.musicaviva.com
F: http://www.musicaviva.com/abc/tunes/gow-nathaniel/oneill-1001/0986/oneill-1001-0986-1.abc
N: Layout of 4+8 bars revised to 6+6 to make it look better. [JC]
M: C
L: 1/8
K: A
"^A"[|] (ed) \
| c2cA  c2c(A | dc)BA  GABd   | c(Bce) dcBA | GEFG   A2  :|
"^B"\
[| (cd) | e2ec  f2f(e | dc)df  e2(ed) | cBce   dcBA | GEFG A ||
||(Bcd) | efe(c fg)fe | d(cdf) e2d2   | cBc(e dcB)A | G(EFG) A2  |]

Alternative sources for this tune:

• trillian.mit.edu/~jc/music/book/ONeills/_1850/copies/Fairy_Dance_956-A-16-3/0000
• trillian.mit.edu/~jc/music/book/ONeills/reel/Fairy_Dance_956-A-16-3/0000

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