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'''SALAMANCA {REEL} [1]''' (Seisd/Cor Salamanca). AKA and see "[[Boyle's Reel]]," "[[Coronation Reel]],” "[[Maigue's Tide]]," "[[Salamander]]," "[[Tartan Plaid (The)]]," "[[Wild Salamanca (The)]]." Irish, Scottish, English; Reel or Hornpipe. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB (Breathnach CRÉ 2, O'Neill {all versions}): AABB (most versions): AABBCCDD (Breathnach, CRÉ 1). Bayard (1981) says it is "probably no older" than the early 19th century, and, though apparently once-popular (inferred from the number of printings) it is of unknown origin. Breathnach (1976) gives that the tune is named after Wellington’s victory of the Peninsular Campaign in Spain in 1812 and not for the Irish college (or, for that matter, the famous 19th century racehorse of the same name), however, there reportedly is a seminary in Salamanca, Spain, where many Irish priests have studied. Salamanca lies 107 miles northwest of Madrid, and there Wellington won a spectacular victory over the imperial French forces, commanded by one of Napoleon’s Marshalls, Auguste Marmont, who was wounded in the battle. Wellington promptly marched for Madrid and forced the French puppet King Joseph Bonaparte (the older brother of Napoleon) to flee with his government. The tune was collected, with parts reversed, by Samuel Bayard in southwestern Pa. under the title "[[Boyle's Reel]]." It is a popular reel in County Donegal, although the 19th century Munster collector and Anglican cleric James Goodman (1828-1896) claimed it was a Connacht reel. Brendan Breathnach (1963) says that he heard that it is played as a hornpipe, although he himself never heard it being played so ‘sluggishly’. The title appears in a list of tunes in his repertoire brought by Philip Goodman, the last professional and traditional piper in Farney, Louth, to the Feis Ceoil in Belfast in 1898 (Breathnach, 1997). Dublin Piper Tommy Reck recorded the tune as a pipe solo on his first commercial effort, for the Copley label, paired with “[[Scholar (The)]]” and “[[Tom Steele]].” | '''SALAMANCA {REEL} [1]''' (Seisd/Cor Salamanca). AKA and see "[[Boyle's Reel]]," "[[Coronation Reel]],” "[[Maigue's Tide]]," "[[Salamander]]," "[[Tartan Plaid (The)]]," "[[Wild Salamanca (The)]]." Irish, Scottish, English; Reel or Hornpipe. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB (Breathnach CRÉ 2, O'Neill {all versions}): AABB (most versions): AABBCCDD (Breathnach, CRÉ 1). Bayard (1981) says it is "probably no older" than the early 19th century, and, though apparently once-popular (inferred from the number of printings) it is of unknown origin. Breathnach (1976) gives that the tune is named after Wellington’s victory of the Peninsular Campaign in Spain in 1812 and not for the Irish college (or, for that matter, the famous 19th century racehorse of the same name), however, there reportedly is a seminary in Salamanca, Spain, where many Irish priests have studied. Salamanca lies 107 miles northwest of Madrid, and there Wellington won a spectacular victory over the imperial French forces, commanded by one of Napoleon’s Marshalls, Auguste Marmont, who was wounded in the battle. Wellington promptly marched for Madrid and forced the French puppet King Joseph Bonaparte (the older brother of Napoleon) to flee with his government. The tune was collected, with parts reversed, by Samuel Bayard in southwestern Pa. under the title "[[Boyle's Reel]]." It is a popular reel in County Donegal, although the 19th century Munster collector and Anglican cleric James Goodman (1828-1896) claimed it was a Connacht reel. Brendan Breathnach (1963) says that he heard that it is played as a hornpipe, although he himself never heard it being played so ‘sluggishly’. | ||
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The piece has long been a particular favorite of uilleann pipers. The title appears in a list of tunes in his repertoire brought by Philip Goodman, the last professional and traditional piper in Farney, Louth, to the Feis Ceoil in Belfast in 1898 (Breathnach, 1997). It was recorded early in the 78 RPM era by pipers Michael Gallagher and Liam Walsh. Dublin Piper Tommy Reck recorded the tune as a pipe solo on his first commercial effort, for the Copley label, paired with “[[Scholar (The)]]” and “[[Tom Steele]].” | |||
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<font color=red>''Recorded sources'': </font> <font color=teal> - Claddagh Atlantic 832812, Tommy Reck (originally recorded 1971). Comhaltas Ceoltoiri CL13, Tommy Peoples. Copley 9-191, Tommy Reck. Green Linnet SIF-1110, Seamus Connolly & Brendan Mulvihill - "My Love is in America: The Boston College Irish Fiddle Festival" (1991). Kicking Mule KM216, Arm and Hammer String Band - "New England Contra Dance Music" (1977). Shamrock 1235 (78 RPM), Michael Gallagher (uilleann pipes) {c. 1920}. </font> | <font color=red>''Recorded sources'': </font> <font color=teal> - Claddagh Atlantic 832812, Tommy Reck (originally recorded 1971). Comhaltas Ceoltoiri CL13, Tommy Peoples. Copley 9-191, Tommy Reck. Green Linnet SIF-1110, Seamus Connolly & Brendan Mulvihill - "My Love is in America: The Boston College Irish Fiddle Festival" (1991). HMV B1947 (78 RPM), Liam Walsh (uilleann piper) {1924}. Kicking Mule KM216, Arm and Hammer String Band - "New England Contra Dance Music" (1977). Shamrock 1235 (78 RPM), Michael Gallagher (uilleann pipes) {c. 1920}. </font> | ||
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Jane Keefer’s Folk Music Index: An Index to Recorded Sources [http://www.ibiblio.org/keefer/s01.htm#Salre]<br> | Jane Keefer’s Folk Music Index: An Index to Recorded Sources [http://www.ibiblio.org/keefer/s01.htm#Salre]<br> | ||
Alan Ng’s Irishtune.info [https://www.irishtune.info/tune/1719/]<br> | Alan Ng’s Irishtune.info [https://www.irishtune.info/tune/1719/]<br> | ||
Hear piper Michael Gallagher's 1920 recording at the Internet Archive [https://archive.org/details/MichaelGallagherColliersSalamancaReels]<br> | Hear piper Michael Gallagher's c. 1920's recording at the Internet Archive [https://archive.org/details/MichaelGallagherColliersSalamancaReels]<br> | ||
Hear piper Liam Walsh's 1924 recording at the Internet Archive [https://archive.org/details/LiamWalshTheSalamanca]<br> | |||
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SALAMANCA {REEL} [1] (Seisd/Cor Salamanca). AKA and see "Boyle's Reel," "Coronation Reel,” "Maigue's Tide," "Salamander," "Tartan Plaid (The)," "Wild Salamanca (The)." Irish, Scottish, English; Reel or Hornpipe. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB (Breathnach CRÉ 2, O'Neill {all versions}): AABB (most versions): AABBCCDD (Breathnach, CRÉ 1). Bayard (1981) says it is "probably no older" than the early 19th century, and, though apparently once-popular (inferred from the number of printings) it is of unknown origin. Breathnach (1976) gives that the tune is named after Wellington’s victory of the Peninsular Campaign in Spain in 1812 and not for the Irish college (or, for that matter, the famous 19th century racehorse of the same name), however, there reportedly is a seminary in Salamanca, Spain, where many Irish priests have studied. Salamanca lies 107 miles northwest of Madrid, and there Wellington won a spectacular victory over the imperial French forces, commanded by one of Napoleon’s Marshalls, Auguste Marmont, who was wounded in the battle. Wellington promptly marched for Madrid and forced the French puppet King Joseph Bonaparte (the older brother of Napoleon) to flee with his government. The tune was collected, with parts reversed, by Samuel Bayard in southwestern Pa. under the title "Boyle's Reel." It is a popular reel in County Donegal, although the 19th century Munster collector and Anglican cleric James Goodman (1828-1896) claimed it was a Connacht reel. Brendan Breathnach (1963) says that he heard that it is played as a hornpipe, although he himself never heard it being played so ‘sluggishly’.
The piece has long been a particular favorite of uilleann pipers. The title appears in a list of tunes in his repertoire brought by Philip Goodman, the last professional and traditional piper in Farney, Louth, to the Feis Ceoil in Belfast in 1898 (Breathnach, 1997). It was recorded early in the 78 RPM era by pipers Michael Gallagher and Liam Walsh. Dublin Piper Tommy Reck recorded the tune as a pipe solo on his first commercial effort, for the Copley label, paired with “Scholar (The)” and “Tom Steele.”