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'''PLOUGH AND THE STARS, THE.''' Irish, Reel. F Major (McNulty): G Major (Mulvihill). Standard tuning (fiddle). One part (McNulty): AABB (Mulvihill). The title is, of course, the same as that of the famous work by Irish playwright Sean O’Casey (and not a few Irish pubs). ‘Plough’ is an old name for the northern hemisphere constellation better known as The Big Dipper. The tune is sometimes attributed to Long Island fiddler and banjo player Larry Redican (1908-1975), however, to date there is no firm evidence to support this.   
'''PLOUGH AND THE STARS, THE.''' Irish, Reel. F Major (McNulty): G Major (Mulvihill). Standard tuning (fiddle). One part (McNulty): AABB (Mulvihill). The title is, of course, the same as that of the famous work by Irish playwright Sean O’Casey (and not a few Irish pubs). ‘Plough’ is an old name for the northern hemisphere constellation better known as The Big Dipper. The tune is often  attributed to Irish-American Long Island fiddler and banjo player Larry Redican (1908-1975), however, support for a definitive attribution is still wanting.   
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''Source for notated version'': Larry Redican (New York, NY) [Mulvihill].  
''Source for notated version'': Larry Redican (New York, NY) [Mulvihill].  
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''Printed sources'': McNulty ('''Dance Music of Ireland'''), 1965; p. 13. Mulvihill ('''1st Collection'''), 1986; No. 203, p. 55.  
''Printed sources'': McNulty ('''Dance Music of Ireland'''), 1965; p. 13. Mulvihill ('''1st Collection'''), 1986; No. 203, p. 55.  
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''Recorded sources'': <font color=teal>Carl MacKenzie - "Highland Classic."</font>
 
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See also listing at:<br>
See also listing at:<br>
Alan Ng's Irishtune.info [https://www.irishtune.info/tune/1601/]<br>
Alan Ng's Irishtune.info [https://www.irishtune.info/tune/1601/]<br>
Jane Keefer's Folk Music Index: An Index to Recorded Sources [http://www.ibiblio.org/keefer/p05.htm#Ploanths]<br>
Jane Keefer's Folk Music Index: An Index to Recorded Sources [http://www.ibiblio.org/keefer/p05.htm#Ploanths]<br>
Hear the tune played by accordion player John Towey at the Comhaltas Archive [https://archive.comhaltas.ie/search?tab=tracks&q=plough+and+the+stars#/tracks/15373] (2nd tune in set, preceded by "[[Vincent Broderick's (2)]]").
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PLOUGH AND THE STARS, THE. Irish, Reel. F Major (McNulty): G Major (Mulvihill). Standard tuning (fiddle). One part (McNulty): AABB (Mulvihill). The title is, of course, the same as that of the famous work by Irish playwright Sean O’Casey (and not a few Irish pubs). ‘Plough’ is an old name for the northern hemisphere constellation better known as The Big Dipper. The tune is often attributed to Irish-American Long Island fiddler and banjo player Larry Redican (1908-1975), however, support for a definitive attribution is still wanting.

Source for notated version: Larry Redican (New York, NY) [Mulvihill].

Printed sources: McNulty (Dance Music of Ireland), 1965; p. 13. Mulvihill (1st Collection), 1986; No. 203, p. 55.

Recorded sources: Carl MacKenzie - "Highland Classic."

See also listing at:
Alan Ng's Irishtune.info [1]
Jane Keefer's Folk Music Index: An Index to Recorded Sources [2]
Hear the tune played by accordion player John Towey at the Comhaltas Archive [3] (2nd tune in set, preceded by "Vincent Broderick's (2)").




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