Annotation:Musical Priest
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MUSICAL PRIEST, THE ("t-Sagart Ceolmar (An)" or "Sagart an Cheoil"). AKA and see "Buckeen (The)," "Cameron House," "George Gubbin's Delight," "Humors of Schull," "Lord Kelly--Strathspey," "Lord Kelly's Rant/Reel)," "Mo Ceoil Sibh a Laochra" "New Bridge of Erin (The)," "Old Grey Gander (The)," "Wedding Ring (2)." Irish, Reel. B Minor/Dorian. Standard tuning (fiddle). ABC (Miller & Perron/2006, O'Malley): AABC (O'Neill/1850): AA'BC (Breathnach): AABBCC (Brody, Mallinson, Miller & Perron): AA'BBCC (Moylan): AABB'CC' (O'Neill/Krassen). It seems likely the "Musical Priest" was derived from Scots composer William Marshall's strathspey "Belhelvie House" (which the Gows renamed "North Bridge of Edinburgh (The)").
Sources for notated versions: fiddler James Morrison (Co. Sligo/New York) [Breathnach]; accordion player Johnny O'Leary (Sliabh Luachra region of the Cork-Kerry border) [Moylan]; Murt Collins of Cork, a student of New York fiddler John McGrath (1900-1955) [O'Malley].
Printed sources: Armagh Piper's Club Tune Book. Breathnach (CRÉ III), 1985; No. 172, p. 78. Brody (Fiddler's Fakebook), 1983; p. 200. Mallinson (100 Essential), 1995; No. 10, p. 4. Miller & Perron (Irish Traditional Fiddle Music), 1977; vol. 1, No. 7. Miller & Perron (Irish Traditional Fiddle Music), 2nd Edition, 2006; p. 93. Moylan (Johnny O'Leary), 1994; No. 92, p. 53. O'Malley (Luke O'Malley's Collection of Irish Music, vol. 1), 1976; No. 3, p. 2. O'Neill (Krassen), 1976; p. 111. O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903; No. 1284, p. 241. O'Neill (Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems), 1907; No. 549, p. 102. Peoples (Fifty Irish Fiddle Tunes), 1986; 30. Valley (Learn to Play the Tin Whistle with the Armagh Pipers Club), vol. 3; 18.
Recorded sources: Bellbridge Records, Bobby Casey - "Casey in the Cowhouse" (1992. Originally recorded 1959). Front Hall 08, Alister Anderson- "Traditional Tunes" (1976. From O'Neill's). Green Linnet SIF-104, John & Phil Cunningham - "The Celts Rise Again" (1990). Green Linnet SIF-3036, John & Phil Cunningham - "Silly Wizard: Live in America" (1986). GTD Heritage Trad. HCD 008, Tommy Peoples - "Traditional Irish Music Played on the Fiddle." Rounder 0113, Trapezoid- "Three Forks of Cheat" (1979). Shanachie 29004, "Andy McGann and Paddy Reynolds." Shanachie 33004, James Morrison- "The Pure Genius of James Morrison." Topic 12T357, Johnny O'Leary - "Music for the Set" (1977).
See also listings at:
Alan Snyder's Cape Breton Fiddle Recording Index []
Jane Keefer's Folk Music Index: An Index to Recorded Sources []
Alan Ng's Irishtune.info []