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JB Samzun & Charles Monod - Aughavinna - Irish Traditional Music from Doolin, Co. Clare

Fairhaired Boy (The)

I learned “The Fairhaired Boy” from my friend Johannes in Switzerland, a great flute player. This is also a jig I associate with Charlie Piggott (accordion), who recorded on the album “The Lonely Stranded Band” with Miriam Collins (concertina) and Joe Corcoran (bouzouki).

X:1
T:Fairhaired Boy, The
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:jig
K:Ador
|:E2A AGA|B2d dBd|ege dBG|BAB GED|
E2A AGA|B2d dBd|ege dBG|1 BAG A2G:|2 BAG ABd||
e2a aga|e2g gfg|ege dBG|BAB GED|
e2a aba|e2g gfg|ege dBG|BAG ABd|
e2a aga|e2g gfg|ege dBG|BAB GED|
E2A AGA|B2d dBd|ege dBG|BAG A2G||
Sheet Music for "The Fairhaired Boy"The Fairhaired Boyjig12

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