Annotation:Drocketty's March: Difference between revisions
m (Text replace - "[[{{BASEPAGENAME}}|Tune properties and standard notation]]" to "'''Back to [[{{BASEPAGENAME}}]]'''") |
m (Text replacement - "garamond, serif" to "sans-serif") |
||
| (One intermediate revision by one other user not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
'''Back to [[{{BASEPAGENAME}}]]''' | '''Back to [[{{BASEPAGENAME}}]]''' | ||
---- | ---- | ||
<p><font face=" | <p><font face="sans-serif" size="4"> | ||
'''DROCKETTY'S MARCH'''. Irish, March (6/8 time). G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABBCC. Darley & McCall's note states that Drocketty is supposed to be a corruption of the Gaelic ''draoideactad'', meaning enchantment or magic. The tune was used for "the famous Druid's Dance still performed every winter by the Mummers of the Co. Wexford." Patrick Kennedy, in his | '''DROCKETTY'S MARCH'''. Irish, March (6/8 time). G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABBCC. Darley & McCall's note states that Drocketty is supposed to be a corruption of the Gaelic ''draoideactad'', meaning enchantment or magic. The tune was used for "the famous Druid's Dance still performed every winter by the Mummers of the Co. Wexford." Patrick Kennedy, in his '''Banks of the Boro,''' calls it a "war-dance" and gives a descriptive account of "the fantastic manner in which it is danced." See also notes for "[[Mummer's March]]" and "[[Droghedy March]]." | ||
<br> | <br> | ||
<br> | <br> | ||
</font></p> | </font></p> | ||
<p><font face=" | <p><font face="sans-serif" size="4"> | ||
''Source for notated version'': flutist John Ferguson, a farm laborer (Rathangan, Co. Wexford, Ireland) [Darley & McCall]. | ''Source for notated version'': flutist John Ferguson, a farm laborer (Rathangan, Co. Wexford, Ireland) [Darley & McCall]. | ||
<br> | <br> | ||
<br> | <br> | ||
</font></p> | </font></p> | ||
<p><font face=" | <p><font face="sans-serif" size="4"> | ||
''Printed sources'': Darley & McCall ('''Feis Ceóil Collection of Irish Airs '''), 1914; No. 68, p. 31. | ''Printed sources'': Darley & McCall ('''Feis Ceóil Collection of Irish Airs '''), 1914; No. 68, p. 31. | ||
<br> | <br> | ||
<br> | <br> | ||
</font></p> | </font></p> | ||
<p><font face=" | <p><font face="sans-serif" size="4"> | ||
''Recorded sources'': <font color=teal></font> | ''Recorded sources'': <font color=teal></font> | ||
</font></p> | </font></p> | ||
Latest revision as of 12:15, 6 May 2019
Back to Drocketty's March
DROCKETTY'S MARCH. Irish, March (6/8 time). G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABBCC. Darley & McCall's note states that Drocketty is supposed to be a corruption of the Gaelic draoideactad, meaning enchantment or magic. The tune was used for "the famous Druid's Dance still performed every winter by the Mummers of the Co. Wexford." Patrick Kennedy, in his Banks of the Boro, calls it a "war-dance" and gives a descriptive account of "the fantastic manner in which it is danced." See also notes for "Mummer's March" and "Droghedy March."
Source for notated version: flutist John Ferguson, a farm laborer (Rathangan, Co. Wexford, Ireland) [Darley & McCall].
Printed sources: Darley & McCall (Feis Ceóil Collection of Irish Airs ), 1914; No. 68, p. 31.
Recorded sources:
Back to Drocketty's March