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"Eileen Aroon" And "Robin Adair"

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Bibliography 

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  • William Chappell, Old English Popular Music. A New Edition With A Preface And Notes, And The Earlier Examples Entirely Revised By H. Ellis Woolridge, Vol.1, London & New York 1893 (available at The Internet Archive)
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  • Karen E. McAulay, Our Ancient National Airs. Scottish Song Collecting c. 1760 - 1888, PH. D thesis., University of Glasgow, 2009 (online available at http://theses.gla.ac.uk/1242/; now also published by Ashgate with the title: Our Ancient National Airs: Scottish Song Collecting from the Enlightenment to the Romantic Era, Farnham 2013, see Google Books) [not used here but nonetheless added to bibliography because this will be indispensable for any further discussion of history of Scottish songs]
  • Kirsteen McCue, The Most Intricate Bibliographical Enigma': Understanding George Thomson (1757 - 1851) And His Collections Of National Airs, in: Richard Turbet (ed.), Music Librarianship In The United Kingdom : Fifty Years Of The United Kingdom Branch Of The International Association Of Music Libraries, Archives, and Documentation Centres, Aldershot & Burlington 2003, p. 99 - 119 (see Google Books)
  • Kirsteen McCue, Thomson's Collections In The Scottish Cultural Context, in: Haydns Bearbeitungen Schottischer Volkslieder. Bericht über das Symposium 21. - 22. Juni 2002, Haydn-Studien 8.4, 2004, pp. 305 - 324
  • Kirsteen McCue, Schottische Lieder ohne Wörter?: What Happened To The Words For The Scots Song Arrangements By Beethoven And Weber, in: Tom Hubbard & R. D. S.Jack (ed.), Scotland In Europe, Amsterdam & New York 2006, p. 119 -136 (see Google Books)
  • Jason McHugh, The Kavanagh Family of Clonmullen: A Gaelic Irish Family, in: The Past: The Organ of the Uí Cinsealaigh Historical Society, No. 24, 2003, pp. 3-27
  • Rob McKillop, The Guitar, Cittern and Guittar in Scotland - an Historical Introduction up to 1800, in: Monika Lustig (ed.), Gitarre und Zister. Bauweise, Spieltechnik und Geschichte bis 1800. 22. Musikinstrumentenbau-Symposium Michaelstein, 16. - 18. November 2001, Michaelstein, Blankenburg, 2005, pp. 121 - 148
  • Memoirs Of The Life Of Robert Adair, London 1790 (ESTC T039149, available at ECCO, Gale DocNr. CW100574435)
  • W. E. Miliken, The True Story Of Robin Adair, in: Time. A Monthly Miscellany Of Interesting And Amusing Literature, Vol. 9, 1883: July, p. 76 - 79 (available a t British Periodicals) 
  • Modern Scottish Poets, Vol. 13, Brechin 1890 (The Internet Archive)
  • Alfred Moffat, The Minstrelsy of Ireland. 200 Irish Songs Adapted To Their Traditional Airs, London 1898 (The Internet Archive)
  • The Monthly Magazine Or British Register, Vol. XXXIII, 1812 (Google Books)
  • T[homas] Mozeen, A Collection Of Miscellaneous Essays, London 1762 (The Internet Archive & Google Books)
  • The New Grove Dictionary Of Music And Musicians, 2nd ed., edited by Stanley Sadie, London 2001
  • The New York Mirror: And Ladies' Literary Gazette, Vol. 7, New York 1830 (Google Books)
  • Old Favourites, Reprinted From The Family Herald And Weekly Star, Montreal 1898 (The Internet Archive)
  • Dáithí Ó hÓgáin, The Lore Of Ireland.An Encyclopedia Of Myth, Legend And Romance, Woodbridge 2006
  • Aenghus O'Daly, The Tribes Of Ireland. A Satire, Dublin 1852 (available at the Internet Archive)
  • Francis O’Neill, O’Neill’s Music of Ireland, 1903 (available at Freesheetmusic.net )
  • Thomas F. O'Rahilly, Irish Poets, Historians, And Judges In English Documents, 1538 - 1615, (Proceedings Of The Royal Irish Academy, Volume XXXVI, Section C, No. 6) (available at The Internet Archive), Dublin 1922
  • Donal O’Sullivan & Michael O Suilleabhain (ed.), Bunting’s Ancient Music of Ireland, edited from the original manuscripts, Cork 1983
  • Samuel Pepys Diary Of 1667, Complete, from Project Gutenberg
  • George Petrie & Charles Villiers Stanford (ed), The Complete Collection of Irish Music,  London, 1902 (available at IMSLP)
  • One Hundred Songs Of Scotland: Music And Words, San Francisco 1859 (Google Books)
  • William Pinkerton, Robin Adair, in: Notes And Queries, 3rd Series, Vol. V, June 18, 1864, p. 501 - 504 (reprinted in the USA in: Dwight's Journal Of Music, Vol. XXIV, No. 10, Sat., Aug. 6, 1864,  p. 284/5)
  • Henry F. Reddall & Dudley Buck, Songs That Never Die. Being A Collection Of The Most Famous Words And Melodies, New York, ca. 1894 (available at The Internet Archive)
  • The Repository Of Arts, Literature, Commerce, Manufactures, Fashion And Politics, Vol. VII, No. 40, London 1812: April (The Internet Archive) 
  • R. Crompton Rhodes, Harlequin Sheridan. The Man And The Legends, Oxford 1933.
  • Hyder E.Rollins, An Analytical Index To The Ballad-Entries In The Registers Of The Company Of Stationers Of London, in: Studies In Philology, Vol. 21, No. 1, 1924 (available at JStor)
  • Cusack P. Roney, How To Spend A Month In Ireland, Sixteenth Year Of Publication, Third Edition,  London & Dublin 1866 (The Internet Archive)
  • The Roxburghe Ballads, Vol.5, edited by L. Woodfall Ebsworth, Hertford  1885 (available at the Internet Archive)
  • The Roxburghe Ballads, Vol.7, edited by L. Woodfall Ebsworth, Hertford  1893 (available at the Internet Archive)
  • Lady Russell, The Rose Goddess And Other Sketches Of Mystery & Romance, London & New York 1910 (The Internet Archive; p. 87 - 91: "Robin Adair, Or The Fortunate Irishman")
  • John Ryan, The History And Antiquities Of The County Of Carlow, Dublin 1833 (available at Google Books)
  • William H. Safford, The Life Of Harman Blennerhassett, Chilicothe, OH 1850 (Internet Archive)
  • Russel Sanjek, American Popular Music and Its Business: The First Four Hundred Years, from 1790-1909 Vol. 2, Oxford & New York 1988
  • Simpson, Claude. The British Broadside Ballad and its Music. New Brunswick 1966
  • Sigmund Spaeth, Stories Behind World's Greatest Music, New York & London 1937 (The Internet Archive)
  • C. Stainer, A Dictionary Of Violin Makers, London 1890 (available at the Internet Archive)
  • Charles Villiers Stanford (ed.), The National Song Book. A Complete Collection Of The Folk-Songs, Carols, And Rounds Suggested By The Board Of Education, London & New York c.1906 (The Internet Archive) 
  • Richard Starratt, The Streets Of Dublin No. II, in: The Irish Quarterly Review, Vol. 2, Pt. 1, Dublin 1852, p. 284 - 347  (quote from de Latocnaye on p. 331)
  • William Stokes, The Life And Labors In Art And Archeology Of George Petrie, London 1868 (Google Books)
  • The Theatrical Observer and, Daily Bills Of The Play, 1824, Vol. 2 No. 806-963, July 1, 1824 - Dec 31, 1824, London, n.d. (available at The Internet Archive).
  • John M. Ward, Apropos "The British Broadside Ballad And Its Music", Journal Of The American Musicological Society, Vol.20, 1967, p. 28 - 85
  • Charles Dudley Warner (ed.), Library Of The World's Best Literature, Vol. XXVIII, New York 1896 (The Internet Archive; this collection includes on p. 16598 completely different lyrics for "Robin Adair", nonetheless Lady Keppel is given as the author)
  • John Wilson (ed.), The Works Of Robert Burns, Glasgow & London 1844 (Google Books)
  • The Wreath: Being The Second Part of the First Volume Of Apollo; Or, The Songster's Library, Dublin 1775? (ESTC T212606, available at ECCO)
     

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Compiled by Jürgen Kloss, 2011-2014

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