Banks of Inverness

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Theme code Index	5553 561H2H
Also known as	Banks of Enverness (The), Ceangulla Polka, Ceanngulla Polka (The), Croppies' March, Croppy's Retreat (The), Farewell to Limerick, Father Murphy's Quick Step, Fisherman's Lilt, Freedom for Ireland, Heather on the Hill (1), Lark's Nest, Molly What Ails You
Composer/Core Source
Region	Scotland, Ireland
Genre/Style	Irish, Scottish
Meter/Rhythm	Polka
Key/Tonic of	D
Accidental	2 sharps
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	4/4
History
Structure	AABB
Editor/Compiler	Biography:William Bradbury Ryan
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Ryan's Mammoth Collection
Tune and/or Page number	p. 34
Year of publication/Date of MS	1883
Artist	Biography:Seamus McGuire and John Lee
Title of recording	Missing Reel (The)
Record label/Catalogue nr.	Gael Linn CEF 146
Year recorded
Media
Score ()

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BANKS OF INVERNESS, THE. AKA - "The Banks of Enverness." AKA and see "Ceangulla Polka," "Croppies' March," "The Croppy's Retreat," "Farewell to Limerick," "Father Murphy's Quick Step," "Fisherman's Lilt," "Freedom for Ireland," "Heather on the Hill [1]," "Lark's Nest," "Molly, What Ails You," "You're Right My Love" (related tune). Scottish; Reel or Strathspey. Irish, Polka. C Major (Carlin, O'Farrell): D Major (Cole): A Major (Miller). Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The melody can also be found within the ceili dance piece called both "Seige of Ennis" and "Walls of Limerick." It is also popular polka in Ireland, however, due to the title the tune is thought to have Scottish origins, and O'Farrell (c. 1806) gives the provenance as "Scotch." County Sligo fiddle great Michael Coleman recorded the tune in New York as "Kerryman's Daughter." See also the related Northumbrian melody "Salmon Tails Up the Water." The melody, collected in County Cork, appears in Church of Ireland cleric James Goodman's manuscripts of the mid-19th century under the title "Father Murphy's Quick Step." It is possible the title refers to Father John Murphy, County Wexford, who for a time was a leader of the 1798 rebellion (a 'quick step', after all, is a martial denotation for a type of march).

Printed sources: Carlin (Master Collection), 1984; pg. 86 (#142). Cole (1000 Fiddle Tunes), 1940; pg. 11 (appears as "The Banks of Enverness"). Miller (Fiddler's Throne), 2004; No. 115, pg. 79. O'Farrell (Pocket Companion, vol. II), c. 1806; pg. 143. Ryan's Mammoth Collection, 1883; pg. 34.

Recorded sources: Gael Linn CEF 146, Seamus McGuire and John Lee - "The Missing Reel." See also listings at: Jane Keefer's Folk Music Index: An Index to Recorded Sources Alan Ng's Irishtune.info

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