Annotation:Lord Mayo (3)

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LORD MAYO [3] (An Tigearna Mag-eo). Irish, Slow Air (4/4 time). G Dorian. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB. This song/tune was composed by Thady Keenan the harper, according to Flood (1906), who flourished early in the 17th century. "Lord Mayo" refers to Theobald, the sixth Viscount Mayo, who married Peggy Brown, an unrequited love of harper Turlough O'Carolan's, and who became a great patron of the harper's (See also "Annotation:Margrett Brown's Favorite" and "Annotation:Maggie Brown's Favorite"). Ó Canainn (1978) finds an early version of the air in the Neale's Collection of the Most Celebrated Irish Tunes (Dublin, 1726), the first real collection of exclusively Irish music. In modern times this ancient harp tune has entered current playing tradition and is a popular air in County Donegal, Ireland (see also Lord Mayo (2)). Caoimhin Mac Aoidh (1994) calls it "a strong favourite amongst older Donegal fiddlers."

Source for notated version:

Printed sources: Bulmer & Sharpley (Music from Ireland), 1974, vol. 2, No. 78. O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903; No. 209, p. 36. O'Neill (Irish Minstrels and Musicians), 1913; p. 60.

Recorded sources: Green Linnet SIF-1084, Eugene O'Donnell - "The Foggy Dew" (1988). Island 9379, "Chieftains 3." Shanachie 79023, "Chieftains 3" (1971/1982).



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