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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. | '''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. Francis O'Neill gives the title of the reel as "[[Daisy Field (The)]]"/"[[Daisy Fields (The)]]," in his '''Dance Music of Ireland''' (1907). The tune was recorded under the "Irish Girl" title by fiddler James Morrison, originally from County Sligo, and 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), 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]]," and "[[Lord Wellington (2)]]." | 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)]]." A single reel, "The Irish Girl" repeats each strain only once, also to be found in O'Neill's "Daisy Field" version. | ||
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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. Francis O'Neill gives the title of the reel as "Daisy Field (The)"/"Daisy Fields (The)," in his Dance Music of Ireland (1907). The tune was recorded under the "Irish Girl" title by fiddler James Morrison, originally from County Sligo, and 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), 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)." A single reel, "The Irish Girl" repeats each strain only once, also to be found in O'Neill's "Daisy Field" version.
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").