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'''IRISH GIRL [5], THE''' (An Cailín Gaelach). AKA and see "[[Daisy Field (The)]]," "[[Wild Irishman (3) (The)]]." Irish, Reel. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB. County Sligo/New York fiddler James Morrison called the tune "[[Daisy Field (The)]]"/"[[Daisy Fields (The)]]," according to Danny O'Donnell. The tune was recorded under the "Irish Girl" title by fiddler and singer James "Packie" Dolan (1904-1932), born near Ballinamuck, County Longford, the eldest of nine children. Dolan, who learned to play from his father, also a fiddler, and emigrated to the United States in 1919 where he became a plumber. He formed a band called Packie Dolan and His Boys (which included fiddler Hugh Gillespie) and cut two dozen sides in just a few years. His promising career was cut short when he died after the ferry to Ricker's Island sustained a boiler explosion. Sixty-seven other workers also perished in the accident. | '''IRISH GIRL [5], THE''' (An Cailín Gaelach). AKA and see "[[Daisy Field (The)]]," "[[Wild Irishman (3) (The)]]." Irish, Reel. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB. County Sligo/New York fiddler James Morrison called the tune "[[Daisy Field (The)]]"/"[[Daisy Fields (The)]]," according to Danny O'Donnell. The tune was recorded under the "Irish Girl" title by fiddler and singer James "Packie" Dolan (1904-1932), born near Ballinamuck, County Longford, the eldest of nine children. Dolan, who learned to play from his father, also a fiddler, and emigrated to the United States in 1919 where he became a plumber. He formed a band called Packie Dolan and His Boys (which included fiddler Hugh Gillespie) and cut two dozen sides in just a few years. His promising career was cut short when he died after the ferry to Ricker's Island sustained a boiler explosion. Sixty-seven other workers also perished in the accident. | ||
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County Slipo/New York fiddler James Morrison recorded the tune for Columbia Records in 1935, the first of a set of reels, followed by "[[Musical Priest | County Slipo/New York fiddler James Morrison recorded the tune for Columbia Records in 1935, the first of a set of reels, followed by "[[Musical Priest]]," and "[[Lord Wellington (2)]]." | ||
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Alan Ng's Irishtune.info [http://www.irishtune.info/tune/446/]<br> | Alan Ng's Irishtune.info [http://www.irishtune.info/tune/446/]<br> | ||
Hear Packie Dolan's recording at the Internet Archive [http://ia700503.us.archive.org/9/items/PackieDolan-TheIrishGirl/PackieDolan-TheIrishGirl.mp3] or at Juneberry 78's [http://www.juneberry78s.com/sounds/y7008-08.mp3]<br> | Hear Packie Dolan's recording at the Internet Archive [http://ia700503.us.archive.org/9/items/PackieDolan-TheIrishGirl/PackieDolan-TheIrishGirl.mp3] or at Juneberry 78's [http://www.juneberry78s.com/sounds/y7008-08.mp3]<br> | ||
Hear James Morrison's 1935 recording at the Comhaltas Archive [http://comhaltasarchive.ie/search?tab=tracks&q=musical+priest#/tracks/2640] (2nd tune in medley, preceding "[[Musical Priest]]" and "[[Lord Wellington]]"). <br> | |||
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IRISH GIRL [5], THE (An Cailín Gaelach). AKA and see "Daisy Field (The)," "Wild Irishman (3) (The)." Irish, Reel. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB. County Sligo/New York fiddler James Morrison called the tune "Daisy Field (The)"/"Daisy Fields (The)," according to Danny O'Donnell. The tune was recorded under the "Irish Girl" title by fiddler and singer James "Packie" Dolan (1904-1932), born near Ballinamuck, County Longford, the eldest of nine children. Dolan, who learned to play from his father, also a fiddler, and emigrated to the United States in 1919 where he became a plumber. He formed a band called Packie Dolan and His Boys (which included fiddler Hugh Gillespie) and cut two dozen sides in just a few years. His promising career was cut short when he died after the ferry to Ricker's Island sustained a boiler explosion. Sixty-seven other workers also perished in the accident.
County Slipo/New York fiddler James Morrison recorded the tune for Columbia Records in 1935, the first of a set of reels, followed by "Musical Priest," and "Lord Wellington (2)."
Source for notated version: fiddler James Morrison (New York/County Sligo, Ireland) [Breathnach].
Printed sources: Breathnach (CRÉ III), 1985; No. 151, p. 70.
Recorded sources: Columbia Co 33540-F (78 RPM), James Morrison (1935). Victor V-29059, Packie Dolan and His Boys (1929). Shanachie Records 33004, "The Pure Genius of James Morrison" (1978). 'Ón tSean-Am Anall' (Danny O'Donnell).
See also listing at:
Alan Ng's Irishtune.info [1]
Hear Packie Dolan's recording at the Internet Archive [2] or at Juneberry 78's [3]
Hear James Morrison's 1935 recording at the Comhaltas Archive [4] (2nd tune in medley, preceding "Musical Priest" and "Lord Wellington").