Ciaran Tourish

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 Theme code Index    5H3H4H2H 3H1H1H3
 Also known as    
 Composer/Core Source    Biography:Jerry Holland & Dougie MacDonald
 Region    Canada
 Genre/Style    Cape Breton/PEI
 Meter/Rhythm    Reel (single/double)
 Key/Tonic of    D
 Accidental    2 sharps
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    4/4
 History    CANADA(Maritimes/English)
 Structure    AA'BB'
 Editor/Compiler    Biography:Paul Stewart Cranford
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Jerry Holland's Collection vol. 1
 Tune and/or Page number    No. 102, p. 30
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1995
 Artist    Biography:Jerry Holland
 Title of recording    Fiddler's Choice
 Record label/Catalogue nr.    Odyssey ORCS 1051
 Year recorded    1999
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CIARAN TOURISH. Canadian, Reel. Canada, Cape Breton. D Major. Standard tuning. AA'BB'. Composed by fiddlers Jerry Holland (1955-2009, Inverness, Cape Breton) and his neighbor Dougie MacDonald (Queensville, Inverness County, Cape Breton) in honor of Donegal fiddler Ciaran Tourish from Buncrana, County Donegal, who has toured with the bands Altan and De Dannan. MacDonald wrote the first half, Holland the second.

Printed source: Cranford (Jerry Holland's Collection), 1995; No. 102, p. 30.

Recorded source: Odyssey ORCS 1051, Jerry Holland - "Fiddler's Choice" (1999).


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