>> A really extreme case is the well-known contra jig Maggie Brown's
>> Favorite. In its original (Irish) form...
>
>How sure are you about this, John? Nathaniel Gow put his name to it
>("Miss Margaret Brown, now Lady Camden") in the early 19th century
I've never seen an Irish source quoted that was earlier than Gow, so I
think it's Nat's tune.
- Kate D.
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