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'''MUSIC FOR A FOUND HARMONIUM.''' American, Irish; Reel. D Major ('A' and 'B' parts), F Major ('C' and 'D' parts). Standard tuning (fiddle). ABCCD. Composed by New York musician Simon Jeffes, who composed it in 1982 on a harmonium found atop a pile of discarded builders' wood. It has been used as the theme for an Australian movie entitled '''Malcolm.'''  
'''MUSIC FOR A FOUND HARMONIUM.''' English, Irish; Reel. D Major ('A' and 'B' parts), F Major ('C' and 'D' parts). Standard tuning (fiddle). ABCCD. Composed in 1982 by classically trained British guitarist, composer and arranger Simon Jeffes (1949-1997), on a harmonium found atop a pile of discarded builders' wood. It was popularized through the playing of the Irish group Patrick Street, and was recorded several times in the 1990's. The reel has been used as the theme for an Australian movie entitled '''Malcolm.'''  
[[File:simonjeffes.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Simon Jeffes]]
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''Recorded sources'': <font color=teal>Martin & Hughes (Cruinn Comhla - The Well Travelled Fiddler's Collection). Green Linnet SIF1105, Patrick Street - "Irish Times" (1989). John Cunningham, Kevin Green Linnet SIF 1133, Burke & Christian Le Maitre - "Celtic Fiddle Festival."</font>
''Recorded sources'': <font color=teal>Martin & Hughes (Cruinn Comhla - The Well Travelled Fiddler's Collection). Green Linnet SIF1105, Patrick Street - "Irish Times" (1989). John Cunningham, Kevin Green Linnet SIF 1133, Burke & Christian Le Maitre - "Celtic Fiddle Festival."</font>
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See also listing at:<br>
Jane Keefer's Folk Music Index: An Index to Recorded Sources [http://www.ibiblio.org/keefer/m14.htm#Musfoaf]<br>
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MUSIC FOR A FOUND HARMONIUM. English, Irish; Reel. D Major ('A' and 'B' parts), F Major ('C' and 'D' parts). Standard tuning (fiddle). ABCCD. Composed in 1982 by classically trained British guitarist, composer and arranger Simon Jeffes (1949-1997), on a harmonium found atop a pile of discarded builders' wood. It was popularized through the playing of the Irish group Patrick Street, and was recorded several times in the 1990's. The reel has been used as the theme for an Australian movie entitled Malcolm.

Simon Jeffes



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Recorded sources: Martin & Hughes (Cruinn Comhla - The Well Travelled Fiddler's Collection). Green Linnet SIF1105, Patrick Street - "Irish Times" (1989). John Cunningham, Kevin Green Linnet SIF 1133, Burke & Christian Le Maitre - "Celtic Fiddle Festival."

See also listing at:
Jane Keefer's Folk Music Index: An Index to Recorded Sources [1]




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