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May Day

hornpipe

Key signature: Gmajor

Submitted on July 5th 2005 by Ian Stevenson.

This tune has been added to 5 tunebooks.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

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X: 1
T: May Day
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: hornpipe
K: Gmaj
|:D2|GABG ABcA|defd dcBA|BcBG ABAG|FGAB cAGF|
GABG ABcA|defd dcBA|B2 d2 cAGF|DGGA G2:|
|:(3def| g2 eg f2 ed|g2 eg f2 ed|defg abag|f2 dd dedc|
B2 BG AF D2|BdBG ABcA|defd cAGF|DGGA G2:|

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May Day sheetmusic
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Ancient Music of Ireland

Another tune from the Joyce collection, collected from his father, also from the miners at the head of Glenmalure, Co. Wicklow.

# Posted on July 5th 2005 by Ian Stevenson

I should have included the date 1853.

# Posted on July 5th 2005 by Ian Stevenson

This is in fact identical to the reel "The Mullingar Races".
Obviously started life as a hornpipe datewise. I wonder, about when, it came to be played as a reel?

# Posted on July 5th 2005 by Ian Stevenson

Not the Mullingar Races I know...

DEFD EA,A,|DEFA Bcde| etc.

# Posted on July 5th 2005 by continuo

See also ~ "The Broadway Hornpipe"

Key signature: G Major
Submitted on January 17th 2006 by Cath.
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/5428

# Posted on February 22nd 2006 by ceolachan

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