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'''ORPHAN [2], THE.''' Irish, Jig. E | '''ORPHAN [2], THE.''' Irish, Jig. E Dorian. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. Ciaran Carson ('''Last Night's Fun''', 1996) points out the tune is a jig version of "[[Star of the County Down (The)]]." A similar meldoy is "[[Miss Casey (1)]]" in O'Neill's '''Music of Ireland''' (1903, No 1094), as is Margaret Barry and Michael Gorman's "[Strayaway Child]]." Caoimhin Mac Aoidh informs that the tune is associated with fiddler Seamus Connoly, who recorded it as a 'separator' (the musical interlude between segments of a radio broadcast). It was heavily used by the influential Monday night RTE program "The Long Note" in the 1970's and became a popular part of traditional musicians' repertory throughout Ireland soon after. | ||
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''Recorded sources'': <font color=teal>Green Linnet SIF 1052, Kevin Burke - "Up Close. | ''Recorded sources'': <font color=teal>Green Linnet SIF 1052, Kevin Burke - "Up Close" (1984). Shanachie 34010, Kathleen Collins - "Traditional Music of Ireland" (1976). Shanachie 79028, Silly Wizard - "Wild and Beautiful." Eileen Ivers - "Cherish the Ladies." </font> | ||
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Revision as of 00:43, 14 February 2015
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ORPHAN [2], THE. Irish, Jig. E Dorian. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. Ciaran Carson (Last Night's Fun, 1996) points out the tune is a jig version of "Star of the County Down (The)." A similar meldoy is "Miss Casey (1)" in O'Neill's Music of Ireland (1903, No 1094), as is Margaret Barry and Michael Gorman's "[Strayaway Child]]." Caoimhin Mac Aoidh informs that the tune is associated with fiddler Seamus Connoly, who recorded it as a 'separator' (the musical interlude between segments of a radio broadcast). It was heavily used by the influential Monday night RTE program "The Long Note" in the 1970's and became a popular part of traditional musicians' repertory throughout Ireland soon after.
Source for notated version:
Printed sources: Bulmer & Sharpley (Music from Ireland, vol. 4), 1976; No. 56.
Recorded sources: Green Linnet SIF 1052, Kevin Burke - "Up Close" (1984). Shanachie 34010, Kathleen Collins - "Traditional Music of Ireland" (1976). Shanachie 79028, Silly Wizard - "Wild and Beautiful." Eileen Ivers - "Cherish the Ladies."
See also listing at:
Alan Ng's Irishtune.info [1]