Annotation:Edward Corcoran
Tune properties and standard notation
EDWARD CORCORAN. AKA - "Planxty Corcoran." Irish, Air or Planxty (6/8 time). D Minor. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB (O'Neill): AABB (Complete Collection). Composed by blind Irish harper Turlough O'Carolan (1670-1738). The Edward Corcoran to whom the tune was dedicated has never been identified but the Corcorans were a County Donegal family of note during Carolan's time. "Animated," directs O'Neill.
Source for notated version: "Set in Munster. From Mr. Kelly" [Stanford/Petrie].
Printed sources: Complete Collection of Carolan's Irish Tunes, 1984; No. 19, p. 35. O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903; No. 681, p. 124. Stanford/Petrie (Complete Collection), 1905; No. 875, p. 219.
Recorded sources: Eliza Carthy & Nancy Kerr - "Shape of Scrape."