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 Theme code Index    415 416
 Also known as    Uilliamin Caoc
 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    Ireland
 Genre/Style    Irish
 Meter/Rhythm    Slip/Hop Jig
 Key/Tonic of    A
 Accidental    3 sharps
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    9/8
 History    
 Structure    AAB
 Editor/Compiler    Francis O'Neill
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies
 Tune and/or Page number    No. 1129, p. 213
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1903
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BLIND BILLY. Irish, Slip Jig. A Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AAB (O'Neill/1850): AABB (O'Neill/Krassen). See also the related "Foxhunter's Jig (2) (The)." Printed sources: O'Neill (Krassen), 1976; p. 80. O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Selections), 1903; No. 1129, p. 213.


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