Annotation:Atlantic Wave (The)

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ATLANTIC WAVE, THE (Tonn an Atlantaigh). AKA and see "Lad O'Beirne's Reel (2)," Irish, Reel. G Major. Standard tuning. AABB (Breathnach, Mulvihill): AA'BB' (O'Malley). Composition credited (wrongly) to Martin Mulhaire in publisher Mel Bay's Irish Session Tune Book. Some similarities to "Buckley's Fancy" in Ryan's Mammoth Collection (1883), and "Dublin Porter" in Frank Roche's Collection of Traditional Irish Music vol. 1 (1912).

Sources for notated versions: Gus Collins (Bronx, NY) [Mulvihill]; Larry Redican (d. 1975, Bronx, NY) [O'Malley]; Donegal fiddler John Doherty [Jordan]; Kerry fiddler Denis Murphy [Breathnach].

Printed sources: Breathnach (CRÉ V), 1999; No. 166, p. 81. Jordan (Whistle and Sing!), vol. 2. Mulvihill (1st Collection), 1986; No. 230, p. 62. O'Malley (Luke O'Malley's Collection of Irish Music, vol. 1), 1976; No. 10, p. 5.

Recorded sources: Rego Irish no. 1000m, Paddy Reynolds, Charlie Mulvihill and Felix Dolan - "Sweet and Traditional Music of Ireland" (1971), track reissued on The Atlantic Wave (Kells Music KM-9513, 1997). Green Linnet GLCD 1111, various artists - "The Rights of Man."

See also listing at:
Alan Ng's Irishtune.info [1]