GIRL WITH THE BLUE DRESS ON, THE [1]. AKA and see "Babes in the wood," "Din Tarrant's," "Pat McNicholas'," "Tony Lowe's." English, Polka and/or Morris Dance Tune (2/4 time). G Major. Standard. AABB. Tune used for a polka step in the North-West morris dance tradition of England. Kennedy (Fiddler's Tune Book), Vol. 2, 1954; pg. 25. Mallinson (100 Polkas), 1997; No. 57, pg. 22. Raven (English Country Dance Tunes), 1984; pg. 146. Sannella, Balance and Swing (CDSS). Wade (Mally's North-West Morris Book), 1988; pg. 12.
T:Girl with the Blue Dress On, The
R:polka
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L:1/8
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PAT McNICHOLAS'. AKA and see "Babes in the wood," "Din Tarrant's," "Girl with the Blue Dress on" [1], "Tony Lowe's." Irish, Polka. Bulmer & Sharpley (Music from Ireland), 1974, Vol. 3, No. 84.
TONY LOWE'S POLKA [1] (Polca Antaine Mhic Lú). AKA and see "Babes in the wood," "Din Tarrant's," "Girl with the Blue Dress On" [1], "Pat McNicholas'." Irish, Polka. G Major. Standard. AA'BB. Source for notated version: piper Joe Shannon & fiddler Johnny McGreevy (Ireland) [Breathnach]. Breathnach (CRE III), 1985; No. 80, pg. 38. Bulmer & Sharpley (Music from Ireland), Vol. 3. Green Linnet Records SIF 1023, Joe Shannon & Johnny McGreevy - "The Noonday Feast" (1980). Mulligan Lun 027, Martin O'Connor - "A Connaughtman's Rambles" (appears as middle tune of "Polkas," side 1, track 3).