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'''GARTAN LULLABY'''. AKA - "[[Gartan Mother's Lullaby]]." Irish, Air or Waltz. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). One part. | '''GARTAN LULLABY'''. AKA - "[[Gartan Mother's Lullaby]]." Irish, Air or Waltz. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). One part. The melody was collected in County Donegal around the turn of the 20th century by Herbert Hughes, to which lyrics were penned by Seosamh Mac Cathmhaoil. The song was first published in '''Songs of Uladh''' [Ulster] in 1904. Gartan is a place-name in Donegal. | ||
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Tune properties and standard notation
GARTAN LULLABY. AKA - "Gartan Mother's Lullaby." Irish, Air or Waltz. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). One part. The melody was collected in County Donegal around the turn of the 20th century by Herbert Hughes, to which lyrics were penned by Seosamh Mac Cathmhaoil. The song was first published in Songs of Uladh [Ulster] in 1904. Gartan is a place-name in Donegal.
Source for notated version: Miller & Perron (Irish Traditional Fiddle Music), 1977; vol. 3, No. 68. Miller & Perron (Irish Traditional Fiddle Music), 2nd Edition, 2006; p. 140.
Printed sources:
Recorded sources: Tradition TLP 1024, Mary O'Hara - "Songs of Ireland" (1958).