Buachaill ó'n Éirne

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 Theme code Index    333 216L
 Also known as    Come by the Hills
 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    Ireland
 Genre/Style    Irish
 Meter/Rhythm    Air/Lament/Listening Piece
 Key/Tonic of    G
 Accidental    1 sharp
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    3/4
 History    
 Structure    One part
 Editor/Compiler    Biography:Tomás Ó Canainn
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Traditional Slow Airs of Ireland
 Tune and/or Page number    No. 34, p. 33
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1995
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BUACHAILL Ó'N ÉIRNE. AKA and see "Come by the Hills." Irish, Slow Air (3/4 or 6/8 time). G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). One part. The melody is used for the song "Come by the Hills," by Scottish journalist and television producer W. Gordon Smith in the 1960's.

Printed sources: Ó Canainn (Traditional Slow Airs of Ireland), 1995; No. 34, p. 33. Tubridy (Irish Traditional Music, vol. 1), 1999; p. 2.

X:1
T:Come by the Hills
T:Buachaill ó'n Éirne
M:3/4
L:1/8
R:Air
K:G
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d4d2|BG3B2|(A6|A4)d2|d3BA2|G3AB2|c2d2e2|dB3G2|
(A6|A4)GA|B3AB2|A2G2E2|D4D2|EG3G2|(G6|G6)||