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An TSeanchailleach Gallda

jig

Key signature: Adorian

Submitted on January 29th 2005 by errik.

This tune has been added to 18 tunebooks.

Also known as The Foreign Hag, The Old Foreign Hag, The Protestant Hag.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

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X: 1
T: An TSeanchailleach Gallda
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: Ador
G|:Agf edc|BAG ABc|A2 e efg|dBG A2 G|
Agf edc|BAG Bcd|~c3 efg|dBG A2 G:|
|:Aaa aga|bga ged|eaa aga|bga g2 d|
eaa aga|bga ged|cde gfe|dBG A2 G:|

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An TSeanchailleach Gallda sheetmusic
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A pretty little tune from Altan's first album.. what does the title mean?

# Posted on January 29th 2005 by errik

Title

An tSéanchailleach Gallda

The Old Foreign Hag

# Posted on January 29th 2005 by Pádraig

It could probobly be a good tune to confuse the audience, because whenever you decide it just HAS to be a major key, it changes to sound like a minor key, and then it just has to be minor, then it is major again.

I like it!

# Posted on January 29th 2005 by Aaronjw

Could mean "the Old Foreign Hag". Might also just mean 'the mean/surly old woman". Can't "gallda" occasionally even mean "Protestant"?

# Posted on May 27th 2005 by LongNote

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