Belles of Amaha (The)

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 Also known as    Belles of Omagh, Morning Star (1)
 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    United States
 Genre/Style    Contra
 Meter/Rhythm    Reel (single/double)
 Key/Tonic of    E
 Accidental    1 sharp
 Mode    Aeolian (minor)
 Time signature    4/4
 History    
 Structure    AABB
 Editor/Compiler    Biography:William Bradbury Ryan
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Ryan's Mammoth Collection
 Tune and/or Page number    
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1883
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BELLES OF AMAHA, THE. AKA - "Belles of Omaha." AKA and see "Belles of Omagh,", "Morning Star (1)." Irish, Reel. E Minor. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The title appears to be a garbled versions of the Irish place-name Omagh.

Printed sources: Cole (1000 Fiddle Tunes), 1940; pg. 38 (appears as "Belles of Omaha"). Ryan's Mammoth Collection, 1883