Annotation:Queen of the Rushes (1)

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QUEEN OF THE RUSHES, THE (Banríon na Luachra). AKA and see “Battering Ram (2) (The),” “Ladies of the Ballroom (The) (A Connaught Jigg)” {Petrie}. See also the family of tunes: “Bliven’s Favorite,” "The Butchers of Bristol [1]", "By your leave, Larry Grogan," "Coppers and Brass [2]", “The County Limerick Buckhunt," "Finerty's Frolic," “Green Sleeves [3]," "Hartigan's Fancy," “The Humors of Ennistymon [1]," "The Humours of Milltown [2]," "Larry Grogan(‘s) [1]," "The Lasses of Melrose," “Lasses of Melross,” "Little Fanny's Fancy," "Lynn's Favourite," "Lynny's Favourite," "Pingneacha Rua agus Pras," "The Waves of Tramore," “Willie Clancy’s.” Irish, Double Jig. D Major (Mulvihill): D Mixolydian (Breathnach): G Major (Sullivan). Standard tuning (fiddle). AABBCC. The 'low' version (see second version, below). “Battering Ram (The)” is a related melody. “Queen of the Rushes” was one of the first tunes recorded by the Ballinakill Céilí Band (East Galway) for Parlophone of London in July 1930 (the band’s founding members were Anna Rafferty, Stephen Maloney, Tommy Whelan, Tommy Whyte, Jerry Maloney).

Source for notated version: the late Gus Collins (Bronx, NY) [Mulvihill]; Festy Conlan and Tim Lyons [Sullivan]; piper Seán Potts [Breathnach]; New Jersey flute player Mike Rafferty, born in Ballinakill, Co. Galway, in 1926 [Harker].

Printed sources: Breathnach (CRÉ I), 1963; No. 30, p. 13. Harker (300 Tunes from Mike Rafferty), 2005; No. 172, p. 53. Mulvihill (1st Collection), 1986; No. 78, p. 81. Sullivan (Session Tunes), vol. 3; No. 3, p. 2.

Recorded sources: Shanachie 79035, Planxty - “Words and Music.” Mike Rafferty – “Speed 78” ().

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