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'''FATHER HALPIN'S TOPCOAT [1]'''. Irish, Varsovienne (3/4 time, "Gaily"). G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. Although included by Roche in a section of "Marches etc.", the tune is the vehicle for a varsovienne dance. "Father Halpin's Top Coat" is also an alternate title to the melody called "[[Varsovienne (1) (The)]]" or "[[Shoe the Donkey (1)]] (see "[[Father Halpin's | |f_annotation='''FATHER HALPIN'S TOPCOAT [1]'''. AKA and see "[[Shoe the Donkey (2)]]," "[[Valse du luthier]]," "[[Valse du vieux-Québec (La)]]." Irish, Varsovienne (3/4 time, "Gaily"). G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. Although included by Roche in a section of "Marches etc.", the tune is the vehicle for a varsovienne dance. "Father Halpin's Top Coat" is also an alternate title to the melody called "[[Varsovienne (1) (The)]]" or "[[Shoe the Donkey (1)]]/[[Shoe the Donkey (2)]]" (see "[[Father Halpin's Topcoat (2)]]." The title comes from a nonsense ditty sung to it: | ||
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<br> | ''Father Halpin, Father Halpin's, ''<br> | ||
< | ''Father Halpin's Top Coat;''<br> | ||
''Father Halpin, Father Halpin's, ''<br> | |||
' | ''Father Halpin's Top Coat.''<br> | ||
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<br> | Sometimes it was "Father Murphy's, Father Murphy's..." | ||
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|f_printed_sources=Paul Deloughery ('''Sliabh Luachra on Parade'''), 1980; No. 131. Roche ('''Collection of Traditional Irish Music, vol. 2'''), 1927; no. 342, p. 60. Batt Scanlon ('''The Violin Made Easy and Attractive'''), San Francisco, 1923; p. 34. | |||
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FATHER HALPIN'S TOPCOAT [1]. AKA and see "Shoe the Donkey (2)," "Valse du luthier," "Valse du vieux-Québec (La)." Irish, Varsovienne (3/4 time, "Gaily"). G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. Although included by Roche in a section of "Marches etc.", the tune is the vehicle for a varsovienne dance. "Father Halpin's Top Coat" is also an alternate title to the melody called "Varsovienne (1) (The)" or "Shoe the Donkey (1)/Shoe the Donkey (2)" (see "Father Halpin's Topcoat (2)." The title comes from a nonsense ditty sung to it:
Father Halpin, Father Halpin's,
Father Halpin's Top Coat;
Father Halpin, Father Halpin's,
Father Halpin's Top Coat.
Sometimes it was "Father Murphy's, Father Murphy's..."
