Annotation:Peach Blossoms (The)
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PEACH BLOSSOMS, THE (Bláth na Péitseoige). AKA and see "Donegal Barn Dance (The)," "Flowers of Love Schottische (The)." Irish, Barndance (cut time). D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABBCC. The tune was recorded in New York in 1935 by the famous fiddler James Morrison (1893–1947), known as “The Professor” because of his concentration on teaching, although he also recorded many times in the years between 1921 and 1936. Morrison was born in Lackagh, Drumfin, County Sligo.
Morrison recorded the tune in a medley with "Curlew Hills (The)" (AKA - "Glenbeigh Hornpipe"), a pairing much imitated on recordings and in sessions.
Morrison recorded the tune in a medley with "Curlew Hills (The)" (AKA - "Glenbeigh Hornpipe"), a pairing much imitated on recordings and in sessions.
The group Boys of the Lough recorded the melody as "Donegal Barn Dance" on a 1987 album.
Researcher Conor Ward finds "Peach Blossoms" is based on a late 19th century light classical piece called "Flowers of Love Schottische (The)," probably composed by Edwin Boggetti (c.1861-1922).