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'''GOBBY-O/GOBBIE O, THE''' (An Gobbi O). AKA and see "[[Jefferson and Liberty (1)]]," "[[Jefferson's March]]," "[[Gaby Boy (The)]]," "[[Bay of Bantry (The)]]." Scottish, English, Irish; Jig. A Minor (O'Farrell): A Dorian (most versions): G Dorian (Wilson): A Major (O'Neill/1850). Standard tuning (fiddle). AB (Stanford/Petrie, Wilson): AABB (most versions): AABC (Kerr). One suggestion regarding the meaning of the title postulates a progressive derivation from "[[Gaberlunzie Boy]]" (i.e. beggar boy), shortened to "[[Gaby Boy (The)]]," and finally morphing into "Gobby-O." Another suggests the title derived from the Gaelic word gob, meaning 'mouth' or 'beak'. O'Sullivan & McCandless (2005) say that the title "most likely refers to a 'gobby-stick' (a flute or fife), the inference being that these woodwind instruments are hollow sticks played with the mouth (''gob'' is the Irish language word for 'beak' or 'mouth')." O'Neill (1922) says: "Classed as an Irish tune in Aird's '''Selections of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs''' [vol. 4, 1796] and in Brand & Weller's '''Country Dances for 1798'''. Aird designated the provenance of the tune as 'Irish'. 'The Gobby O' was a simple jig of two parts. The possibilities of elaboration based on a popular strain are well illustrated by Jeremiah Breen, a blind fiddler of Ballybunnian, North Kerry, as noted down by his pupil Thomas Rice." Two tunes unrelated to the present "Gobby O", but related to each other, and also called "The Gobby O" appear in the music manuscript collections of flute player Thomas Molyneaux (1788, Nova Scotia) and fiddler Thomas Fife (1780, probably from Perthshire and who perhaps made entries at sea). As "Gaby O" it was entered into the large 1840 music manuscript collection of multi-instrumentalist John Rook (Waverton, Cumbria). | |f_annotation='''GOBBY-O/GOBBIE O, THE''' (An Gobbi O). AKA and see "[[Jefferson and Liberty (1)]]," "[[Jefferson's March]]," "[[Gaby Boy (The)]]," "[[Bay of Bantry (The)]]." Scottish, English, Irish; Jig. A Minor (O'Farrell): A Dorian (most versions): G Dorian (Wilson): A Major (O'Neill/1850). Standard tuning (fiddle). AB (Stanford/Petrie, Wilson): AABB (most versions): AABC (Kerr). One suggestion regarding the meaning of the title postulates a progressive derivation from "[[Gaberlunzie Boy]]" (i.e. beggar boy), shortened to "[[Gaby Boy (The)]]," and finally morphing into "Gobby-O." Another suggests the title derived from the Gaelic word gob, meaning 'mouth' or 'beak'. O'Sullivan & McCandless (2005) say that the title "most likely refers to a 'gobby-stick' (a flute or fife), the inference being that these woodwind instruments are hollow sticks played with the mouth (''gob'' is the Irish language word for 'beak' or 'mouth')." O'Neill (1922) says: "Classed as an Irish tune in Aird's '''Selections of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs''' [vol. 4, 1796] and in Brand & Weller's '''Country Dances for 1798'''. Aird designated the provenance of the tune as 'Irish'. 'The Gobby O' was a simple jig of two parts. The possibilities of elaboration based on a popular strain are well illustrated by Jeremiah Breen, a blind fiddler of Ballybunnian, North Kerry, as noted down by his pupil Thomas Rice." Two tunes unrelated to the present "Gobby O", but related to each other, and also called "The Gobby O" appear in the music manuscript collections of flute player Thomas Molyneaux (1788, Nova Scotia) and fiddler Thomas Fife (1780, probably from Perthshire and who perhaps made entries at sea). As "Gaby O" it was entered into the large 1840 music manuscript collection of multi-instrumentalist John Rook (Waverton, Cumbria). | ||
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The tune became popular in American fife and drum repertory, especially under the title "[[Jefferson and Liberty (1)]]," the name of a campaign song set to the melody. Previously, the melody also served as a vehicle in England for the topical song "Wilkes and Liberty," honouring the 18th century politician and journalist John Wilkes (1727–1797), who championed the cause of American independence in England and was jailed for his troubles. | The tune became popular in American fife and drum repertory, especially under the title "[[Jefferson and Liberty (1)]]," the name of a campaign song set to the melody. Previously, the melody also served as a vehicle in England for the topical song "Wilkes and Liberty," honouring the 18th century politician and journalist John Wilkes (1727–1797), who championed the cause of American independence in England and was jailed for his troubles. | ||
|f_source_for_notated_version=the Rice-Walsh manuscript, a collection of music from the repertoire of Jeremiah Breen, a blind fiddler from North Kerry [O'Neill]; the c. 1847 music manuscript of Ellis Knowles, a musician from Radcliffe, Lancashire, England [Doyle]. | |||
|f_printed_sources=Aird ('''Selection of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs, vol. 4'''), 1796; No. 94, p. 38. | |||
Aird ('''Selection of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs, vol. 4'''), 1796; No. 94, p. 38. | |||
Cole ('''1000 Fiddle Tunes'''), 1940; p. 55. | Cole ('''1000 Fiddle Tunes'''), 1940; p. 55. | ||
Kennedy ('''Fiddler's Tune-Book, vol. 2'''), 1954; p. 42. | Kennedy ('''Fiddler's Tune-Book, vol. 2'''), 1954; p. 42. | ||
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Sweet ('''Fifer's Delight'''), 1964/1981; p. 28. | Sweet ('''Fifer's Delight'''), 1964/1981; p. 28. | ||
Wilson ('''A Companion to the Ballroom'''), 1816; p. 121. | Wilson ('''A Companion to the Ballroom'''), 1816; p. 121. | ||
|f_recorded_sources=Jerry O'Sullivan – "O'Sullivan meets O'Farrell" (2005). | |||
|f_see_also_listing=Jane Keefer's Folk Music Index: An Index to Recorded Sources [http://www.ibiblio.org/keefer/g04.htm#Goboji]<br> | |||
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Jerry O'Sullivan – "O'Sullivan meets O'Farrell" (2005). | |||
Jane Keefer's Folk Music Index: An Index to Recorded Sources [http://www.ibiblio.org/keefer/g04.htm#Goboji]<br> | |||
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GOBBY-O/GOBBIE O, THE (An Gobbi O). AKA and see "Jefferson and Liberty (1)," "Jefferson's March," "Gaby Boy (The)," "Bay of Bantry (The)." Scottish, English, Irish; Jig. A Minor (O'Farrell): A Dorian (most versions): G Dorian (Wilson): A Major (O'Neill/1850). Standard tuning (fiddle). AB (Stanford/Petrie, Wilson): AABB (most versions): AABC (Kerr). One suggestion regarding the meaning of the title postulates a progressive derivation from "Gaberlunzie Boy" (i.e. beggar boy), shortened to "Gaby Boy (The)," and finally morphing into "Gobby-O." Another suggests the title derived from the Gaelic word gob, meaning 'mouth' or 'beak'. O'Sullivan & McCandless (2005) say that the title "most likely refers to a 'gobby-stick' (a flute or fife), the inference being that these woodwind instruments are hollow sticks played with the mouth (gob is the Irish language word for 'beak' or 'mouth')." O'Neill (1922) says: "Classed as an Irish tune in Aird's Selections of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs [vol. 4, 1796] and in Brand & Weller's Country Dances for 1798. Aird designated the provenance of the tune as 'Irish'. 'The Gobby O' was a simple jig of two parts. The possibilities of elaboration based on a popular strain are well illustrated by Jeremiah Breen, a blind fiddler of Ballybunnian, North Kerry, as noted down by his pupil Thomas Rice." Two tunes unrelated to the present "Gobby O", but related to each other, and also called "The Gobby O" appear in the music manuscript collections of flute player Thomas Molyneaux (1788, Nova Scotia) and fiddler Thomas Fife (1780, probably from Perthshire and who perhaps made entries at sea). As "Gaby O" it was entered into the large 1840 music manuscript collection of multi-instrumentalist John Rook (Waverton, Cumbria).
The tune became popular in American fife and drum repertory, especially under the title "Jefferson and Liberty (1)," the name of a campaign song set to the melody. Previously, the melody also served as a vehicle in England for the topical song "Wilkes and Liberty," honouring the 18th century politician and journalist John Wilkes (1727–1797), who championed the cause of American independence in England and was jailed for his troubles.
