Annotation:Old Copperplate (The)
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OLD COPPERPLATE, THE. Irish, Reel. A Dorian (Mallinson, Taylor, Tubridy): A Mixolydian (Cranford). Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB (most versions): AA'BB' (Taylor/Tweed). No great relationship to either "Copperplate (The)" or "New Copperplate (The)" in the first strain. The tune's age has yet to be established (despite the adjective 'Old' in the title). Published and recorded versions prior to 1974 have not been found.
Source for notated version: fiddler Brenda Stubbert (b. 1959, Point Aconi, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia) [Cranford].
Printed sources: Cranford (Brenda Stubbert's Collection), 1994; No. 36, p. 13. Bulmer & Sharpley (Music from Ireland, vol. 1), 1974; No. 48. Cranitch (Irish Fiddle Book), 1996; p. 84. Mallinson (100 Essential), 1995; No. 2, p. 1. Taylor (Through the Half-Door), 1992; No. 42, p. 29. Taylor (Traditional Irish Music: Karen Tweed's Irish Choice), 1994; p. 23. Tubridy (Irish Traditional Music, Book Two), 1999; p. 20.
Recorded sources: Shaskeen - "Shaskeen Live." Brenda Stubbert - "House Sessions" (1992).
See also listing at:
Alan Ng's Irishtune.info [1]
Jane Keefer's Folk Music Index: An Index to Recorded Sources [2]
Alan Snyder's Cape Breton Fiddle Recording Index [3]
See/hear Séamus Connolly (fiddle), John McGann (mandolin and guitar), and Dan Gurney (accordion) play the tune on youtube.com [4]
Hear the tune from the Foinn Seisiún Volume 2 CD [5]