Annotation:Pleasures of Hope (1)

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PLEASURES OF HOPE ("Taitneam an Dotcuis," "Suáilcí an Dóchais" or "Aoibneasa an Docais"). Irish; Hornpipe. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). One part (Williamson): AABB (Mulvihill, O'Neill): AA’BB’ (Harker/Rafferty). "The Pleasures of Hope" was the title of a didactic poem in heroic couplets written in 1799 by Scottish poet Thomas Campbell [1] (1777-1844), which, among other things, championed the cause of Poles.

Source for notated version: Chicago fiddler John McFadden, originally from County Mayo [O'Neill].

Printed sources: Harker (300 Tunes from Mike Rafferty), 2005; No. 269, p. 83. Mulvihill (1st Collection), 1986; No. 43, p. 101. O'Neill (Krassen), 1976; p. 182. O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903; No. 1637, p. 304 (hornpipe). O'Neill (Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems), 1907; No. 864, p. 149. Williamson (English, Welsh, Scottish and Irish Fiddle Tunes), 1976; p. 82.

Recorded sources: Liam O'Flynn - "The Piper's Call."

See also listings at:
Jane Keefer’s Folk Music Index: An Index to Recorded Sources [2]
Alan Ng’s Irishtune.info [3]