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Philippe Varlet wrote: The first tune in a medley called "The Glen [Glin, Green] Cottage Polkas" as recorded by Seamus Creagh (An Fhidil Vol. 2), and Jackie Daly (Music From Sliabh Luachra Vol. 6), Denis Doody (Kerry Music), James Kelly and Paddy O'Brien (Spring in the Air), etc.

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Only 1 transcription Has lots of stepwise movement Has some stepwise movement minor B 4/4 Has notes text No chords explore more...

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X:1
T: Saint Patrick was a Gentleman
T: Alistair MacAllister
T: McAllister's Fling
Z: Rick Gagne <morse.gagne@CONNRIVER.NET> irtrad-l 2001-10-25
M: 4/4
N: Philippe Varlet wrote:
N: The first tune in a medley called "The Glen [Glin, Green] Cottage
N: Polkas" as recorded by Seamus Creagh (An Fhidil Vol. 2), and Jackie Daly
N: (Music From Sliabh Luachra Vol. 6), Denis Doody (Kerry Music), James Kelly
N: and Paddy O'Brien (Spring in the Air), etc.
D: Irish fiddler Patrick Gaffney recorded it in 1923 as "McAllister's Fling."
K: Bm
f3e |: d2B2 B3A | F2B2 B3c | d3c B2A2 | d2e2 fgfe |
d2B2 B3A | F2B2 B4 | fgfe d2c2 |1 B4 f3e :|2 B8 ||
f2b2 b3c' | b2a2 f2e2 | f2b2 b2a2 | b4 B2c2 |
d4 c4 | B2f2 f3e | f2B2 Bcde |1 f8 :|2 f4 f3e ||

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