Irish Traditional Music Tune Index
Tune ID#1759 (She Moved through the Fair)
| Rhythm ? | Mode ? |
|---|---|
| Air | G Mixolydian |
Titles given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
She Moved through the Fair / She Moves through the Fair (composed by Padraic Colum (text), arranged by Herbert Hughes)
Discography
Here is the sole recording of this tune considering only the indexed recordings.
| Year Recorded |
Track #Tune? |
[Album code] Artist. Title. Primary musicians (instruments). |
|---|---|---|
| ~1951 | 16#1 | [AL] various. World Library of Folk and Primitive Music: Ireland. |
Bibliography
Here are all transcriptions of this tune under any title whatsoever – considering only the indexed books – listed in chronological order. I have discovered by careful comparison that these are very similar to this tune as played on the recording listed above.
| In [L] Alan's private loose music. |
If you are considering using the above transcriptions to help you learn this tune, I invite you to check these practical Tips for Learning Irish Traditional Music. See also: So why do you bother indexing books and abc?
Year of the oldest source for this tune, considering the recordings and transcriptions listed above (note that I concentrate on sources after 1900): 1951