Gentle Maiden is, I believe, an Irish tune. "Maureen (or Mavourneen) is the flower of Killarney, and fairest of all to me. The flowers that bloom in Killarney are never as fair as she...." et cetera. Marianne. From: [email protected] Subject: [NSP] Tune Information To: [email protected] Date: Tue, 28 Sep 2010 16:54:21 +0200 ----- The attached message is an automatically ----- generated copy of mail delivered to [email protected]
--Forwarded Message Attachment-- Date: Tue, 28 Sep 2010 15:53:36 +0100 To: [email protected] From: [email protected] Subject: [NSP] Tune Information Does anyone have any information on the origins of the following tunes? * Because he was a bonny lad * Golden eagle * Gentle maiden * Kettle drum * Holmes' fancy * Hazlewood * My home Many thanks Gordon Greenley -- To get on or off this list see list information at [1]http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html -- References 1. http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/%7Ewbc/lute-admin/index.html
