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Tune ID#4447 (Lonesome Robin)

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Song
Titles ? given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Lonesome Robin (composed by Bob Coltman)
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Discography cd

Here are all recordings of this song – considering only the indexed recordings.

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Year
Recorded		 Track
#Tune?		 [Album code] Artist. Title (Link to Album Info page). Performers (instruments).
~20047#2
[Boh 4] Bohola. 4. Jimmy Keane (piano accordion, vocals, foot), Sean Cleland (fiddle), Pat Broaders (dordan, vocals), Kat Eggleston (vocals). For this tune: Pat (vocals).
~20088#2
[Boh 5] Bohola. Jimmy Keane & Pat Broaders. Jimmy Keane (piano accordion, backing vocals, foot), Pat Broaders (vocals, bouzar, dordan).

Goes Well with . . .

In the above Discography, this tune is:

Played afterOn Albums
Boys of Bluehill		Boh 4, Boh 5
Played beforeOn Albums
George White's Favourite		Boh 4, Boh 5

Bibliography

I have found zero transcriptions of this song anywhere on the indexed books. Try my recommended links to other indexes if you need a transcription. If you want to actually learn to sing this song, simply learn it from a fellow singer or from a recording listed above. See also: Tips for Learning Irish Traditional Music.

Year of the oldest source for this tune, considering only the recordings and transcriptions listed above (note that I concentrate on sources after 1900): 2004
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