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'''OLD FIGARY O'.''' AKA and see "[[Gallant | '''OLD FIGARY O'.''' AKA and see "[[Gallant Tippeary Boys (The)]]," "[[New May Moon]]," "[[Young May Moon (1)]]." Irish (originally), American; Jig. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB (Cole, Phillips, Ryan): AA'BB' (Miller). Well known in Ireland as a single jig or slide called "[[Gallant Tippeary Boys (The)]]," points out Paul de Grae. The jig is known in England as "[[New May Moon (1)]]," and was used by Thomas Moore (1779-1852) as the vehicle for his song "The Young May Moon." "[[Old Figaree (The)]]" is the title by which the jig was, and still is, called in County Leitrim, says piper Brian McNamara. | ||
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''Source for notated version'': | ''Source for notated version'': John Francis [Phillips]. | ||
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''Printed sources'': | ''Printed sources'': Cole ('''1000 Fiddle Tunes'''), 1940; p. 62. Miller ('''Fiddler's Throne'''), 2004; No. 85, p. 61. Phillips ('''Traditional American Fiddle Tunes'''), vol. 2, 1995; p. 374. '''Ryan's Mammoth Collection''', 1883; p. 91. | ||
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OLD FIGARY O'. AKA and see "Gallant Tippeary Boys (The)," "New May Moon," "Young May Moon (1)." Irish (originally), American; Jig. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB (Cole, Phillips, Ryan): AA'BB' (Miller). Well known in Ireland as a single jig or slide called "Gallant Tippeary Boys (The)," points out Paul de Grae. The jig is known in England as "New May Moon (1)," and was used by Thomas Moore (1779-1852) as the vehicle for his song "The Young May Moon." "Old Figaree (The)" is the title by which the jig was, and still is, called in County Leitrim, says piper Brian McNamara.
Source for notated version: John Francis [Phillips].
Printed sources: Cole (1000 Fiddle Tunes), 1940; p. 62. Miller (Fiddler's Throne), 2004; No. 85, p. 61. Phillips (Traditional American Fiddle Tunes), vol. 2, 1995; p. 374. Ryan's Mammoth Collection, 1883; p. 91.
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