Ciaran Tourish

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Theme code Index	5H3H4H2H 3H1H1H3
Also known as
Composer/Core Source	Biography:Jerry Holland & Dougie MacDonald
Region	Canada
Genre/Style	Cape Breton/PEI
Meter/Rhythm	Reel (single/double)
Key/Tonic of	D
Accidental	2 sharps
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	4/4
History	CANADA(Maritimes/English)
Structure	AA'BB'
Editor/Compiler	Biography:Paul Stewart Cranford
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Jerry Holland's Collection vol. 1
Tune and/or Page number	No. 102, p. 30
Year of publication/Date of MS	1995
Artist	Biography:Jerry Holland
Title of recording	Fiddler's Choice
Record label/Catalogue nr.	Odyssey ORCS 1051
Year recorded	1999
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CIARAN TOURISH. Canadian, Reel. Canada, Cape Breton. D Major. Standard tuning. AA'BB'. Composed by fiddlers Jerry Holland (1955-2009, Inverness, Cape Breton) and his neighbor Dougie MacDonald (Queensville, Inverness County, Cape Breton) in honor of Donegal fiddler Ciaran Tourish from Buncrana, County Donegal, who has toured with the bands Altan and De Dannan. MacDonald wrote the first half, Holland the second.

Printed source: Cranford (Jerry Holland's Collection), 1995; No. 102, p. 30.

Recorded source: Odyssey ORCS 1051, Jerry Holland - "Fiddler's Choice" (1999).

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