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'''WAVES OF TOREY [1], THE.''' Irish, Long Dance (2/4 time). E Dorian. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. This tune belongs to the "[[Hillside (1) (The)]]" group of tunes for more on this tune family see Bayard's (1944) note for "[[Annotation:Red Brick House in Georgia Town]]." | '''WAVES OF TOREY [1], THE.''' Irish, Long Dance (2/4 time). E Dorian. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. This tune belongs to the "[[Hillside (1) (The)]]" group of tunes for more on this tune family see Bayard's (1944) note for "[[Annotation:Red Brick House in Georgia Town]]." | ||
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The Waves of Torey is the name of a ceili dance with a distinctive duck/diving and rising figure like a series of waves on the ocean. Many tunes have been played as an accompaniment to the dance. | |||
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WAVES OF TOREY [1], THE. Irish, Long Dance (2/4 time). E Dorian. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. This tune belongs to the "Hillside (1) (The)" group of tunes for more on this tune family see Bayard's (1944) note for "Annotation:Red Brick House in Georgia Town."
The Waves of Torey is the name of a ceili dance with a distinctive duck/diving and rising figure like a series of waves on the ocean. Many tunes have been played as an accompaniment to the dance.
Source for notated version:
Printed sources: Roche (Collection of Traditional Irish Music, vol. 2), 1912; No. 292, p. 37.
Recorded sources: Tradition 2118, Jim MacLeod & His Band "Scottish Dances: Jigs, Waltzes and Reels" (1979).