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'''PLOUGH AND THE STARS, THE.''' Irish, Reel. F Major (McNulty): G Major (Mulvihill). Standard tuning (fiddle). One part (McNulty): AABB (Mulvihill). The title is, of course, the same as that of the famous work by Irish playwright Sean O’Casey (and not a few Irish pubs). ‘Plough’ is an old name for the northern hemisphere constellation better known as The Big Dipper. The tune is often attributed to Irish-American Long Island fiddler and banjo player Larry Redican (1908-1975), however, support for a definitive attribution is still wanting. | '''PLOUGH AND THE STARS, THE.''' Irish, Reel. F Major (McNulty): G Major (Mulvihill). Standard tuning (fiddle). One part (McNulty): AABB (Mulvihill). The title is, of course, the same as that of the famous work by Irish playwright Sean O’Casey (and not a few Irish pubs). ‘Plough’ is an old name for the northern hemisphere constellation better known as The Big Dipper. The tune is often attributed to Irish-American Long Island fiddler and banjo player Larry Redican (1908-1975), however, support for a definitive attribution is still wanting. | ||
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''Source for notated version'': Larry Redican (New York, NY) [Mulvihill]. | ''Source for notated version'': Larry Redican (New York, NY) [Mulvihill]. | ||
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''Printed sources'': McNulty ('''Dance Music of Ireland'''), 1965; p. 13. Mulvihill ('''1st Collection'''), 1986; No. 203, p. 55. | ''Printed sources'': McNulty ('''Dance Music of Ireland'''), 1965; p. 13. Mulvihill ('''1st Collection'''), 1986; No. 203, p. 55. | ||
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''Recorded sources'': <font color=teal>Carl MacKenzie - "Highland Classic."</font> | ''Recorded sources'': <font color=teal>Carl MacKenzie - "Highland Classic."</font> | ||
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See also listing at:<br> | See also listing at:<br> | ||
Alan Ng's Irishtune.info [https://www.irishtune.info/tune/1601/]<br> | Alan Ng's Irishtune.info [https://www.irishtune.info/tune/1601/]<br> | ||
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PLOUGH AND THE STARS, THE. Irish, Reel. F Major (McNulty): G Major (Mulvihill). Standard tuning (fiddle). One part (McNulty): AABB (Mulvihill). The title is, of course, the same as that of the famous work by Irish playwright Sean O’Casey (and not a few Irish pubs). ‘Plough’ is an old name for the northern hemisphere constellation better known as The Big Dipper. The tune is often attributed to Irish-American Long Island fiddler and banjo player Larry Redican (1908-1975), however, support for a definitive attribution is still wanting.
Source for notated version: Larry Redican (New York, NY) [Mulvihill].
Printed sources: McNulty (Dance Music of Ireland), 1965; p. 13. Mulvihill (1st Collection), 1986; No. 203, p. 55.
Recorded sources: Carl MacKenzie - "Highland Classic."
See also listing at:
Alan Ng's Irishtune.info [1]
Jane Keefer's Folk Music Index: An Index to Recorded Sources [2]
Hear the tune played by accordion player John Towey at the Comhaltas Archive [3] (2nd tune in set, preceded by "Vincent Broderick's (2)").