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'''MACROOM LASSES, THE''' ("Cailinide Ua Mag-Cromp (Na)" or "Cailini Mag-Crompa"). AKA and see "[[Farrell O'Gara's Favorite Reel]]," "[[Last Night in Leadville]]," "[[Last Night's Fun (1)]]," "[[More Power to Your Elbow]]," "[[Old Joe Sife's]]," "[[Pretty Jane's Reel]]," "[[Stick it in the Ashes]]." Irish; Reel, Highland or Fling. A Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AAB. The ' | '''MACROOM LASSES, THE''' ("Cailinide Ua Mag-Cromp (Na)" or "Cailini Mag-Crompa"). AKA and see "[[Farrell O'Gara's Favorite Reel]]," "[[Last Night in Leadville]]," "[[Last Night's Fun (1)]]," "[[More Power to Your Elbow]]," "[[Old Joe Sife's]]," "[[Pretty Jane's Reel]]," "[[Stick it in the Ashes]]." Irish; Reel, Highland or Fling. A Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AAB. A precursor form of the melody appears as "Quick Step" in English composer William Shield (1748-1829) ballet-pantomime '''Oscar and Malvina; or, The Hall of Fingal''' staged in London in 1791. A member of the "[[Farrel O'Gara]]" family of tunes (see note under that title). Philippe Varlet identifies the tune as a highland from the Scottish tune "[[Farrell O'Gara's Favorite Reel]]." The great New York/County Sligo fiddler Michael Coleman recorded the tune under the title "[[Killarney Wonder (1)]]." "[[Stick it in the Ashes]]" and "[[More Power to Your Elbow]]" are related tunes, as is William Bradbury Ryan's "[[Pretty Jane's Reel]]." The third position on the violin is required for the second strain in some versions of the tune, depending on the key in which it is set. | ||
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MACROOM LASSES, THE ("Cailinide Ua Mag-Cromp (Na)" or "Cailini Mag-Crompa"). AKA and see "Farrell O'Gara's Favorite Reel," "Last Night in Leadville," "Last Night's Fun (1)," "More Power to Your Elbow," "Old Joe Sife's," "Pretty Jane's Reel," "Stick it in the Ashes." Irish; Reel, Highland or Fling. A Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AAB. A precursor form of the melody appears as "Quick Step" in English composer William Shield (1748-1829) ballet-pantomime Oscar and Malvina; or, The Hall of Fingal staged in London in 1791. A member of the "Farrel O'Gara" family of tunes (see note under that title). Philippe Varlet identifies the tune as a highland from the Scottish tune "Farrell O'Gara's Favorite Reel." The great New York/County Sligo fiddler Michael Coleman recorded the tune under the title "Killarney Wonder (1)." "Stick it in the Ashes" and "More Power to Your Elbow" are related tunes, as is William Bradbury Ryan's "Pretty Jane's Reel." The third position on the violin is required for the second strain in some versions of the tune, depending on the key in which it is set.
Macroom [1] is a town in West Cork, on the River Sullane, in ancient times a base for the Druids of Munster.