Thanks to hearing Randal Bays playing his Ninety-Nine march with the Ninety-Eight march, I've been working on learning those tunes.
I was interested to learn about what those tunes are about, but I can't find much information about the United Irish Rising of 1798 other than the fact that it didn't go well...
Can anyone point me to some links about the history of this? I'd like to know the history behind the tune, but I can't find much about it.
Yes, I know this is a sore point in Irish history, and no, this isn't a wind-up. I confess to being ignorant about this uprising and I'd like to learn something about it. If I'm going to play a tune with a historical context, I'd like to know the history.
Gah, nevermind. Searching for "irish rising" with quotes didn't pull up much, but I just tried again without the quotes and got lots of hits for "Irish Rebellion" of 1798. Sorry, gave up the search and posted too soon.
Thanks, but that YouTube clip is what got me hooked on the tunes I've been listening to it at work over and over and over...yeah...I need to buy the CD.
Do a search for Theobald Wolfe Tone. He was a leading man in the United Irishmen Irish Independance movement and is regarded as the father of Irish Republicans. He died, or rather killed himself, in 1798 rather than be executed by the English. I can't help but think the tune has something to do with him. (I could be wrong). I'm playing for a Wolfe Tone day celebration November 18th and the 98 is one that will for sure be played.
A fiddler asked me to look at these tune which until then I had not heard. I play the warpipe and, yes, rearranged the notes (generally by lifting the F# & G notes an octave) a little to fit the pipe scale. I find them fantastic tunes, brilliantly composed & expressed, but I'd rather march than "reel" (as labled by www.thesession.org I believe incorrectly) to them.
The Ninety-Eight March and History
The Ninety-Eight March and History
Thanks to hearing Randal Bays playing his Ninety-Nine march with the Ninety-Eight march, I've been working on learning those tunes.
I was interested to learn about what those tunes are about, but I can't find much information about the United Irish Rising of 1798 other than the fact that it didn't go well...
Can anyone point me to some links about the history of this? I'd like to know the history behind the tune, but I can't find much about it.
Yes, I know this is a sore point in Irish history, and no, this isn't a wind-up. I confess to being ignorant about this uprising and I'd like to learn something about it. If I'm going to play a tune with a historical context, I'd like to know the history.
# Posted on November 6th 2007 by Marklar
Re: The Ninety-Eight March and History
Gah, nevermind. Searching for "irish rising" with quotes didn't pull up much, but I just tried again without the quotes and got lots of hits for "Irish Rebellion" of 1798. Sorry, gave up the search and posted too soon.
# Posted on November 6th 2007 by Marklar
Re: The Ninety-Eight March and History
Don't know if you have seen this, but here he is playing the set:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Dr-dxaoz3g
# Posted on November 6th 2007 by Anew
Re: The Ninety-Eight March and History
Thanks, but that YouTube clip is what got me hooked on the tunes
I've been listening to it at work over and over and over...yeah...I need to buy the CD.
# Posted on November 6th 2007 by Marklar
Re: The Ninety-Eight March and History
Do a search for Theobald Wolfe Tone. He was a leading man in the United Irishmen Irish Independance movement and is regarded as the father of Irish Republicans. He died, or rather killed himself, in 1798 rather than be executed by the English. I can't help but think the tune has something to do with him. (I could be wrong). I'm playing for a Wolfe Tone day celebration November 18th and the 98 is one that will for sure be played.
# Posted on November 7th 2007 by flyinfiddler
Re: The Ninety-Eight March and History
Hi Screetch,
I also love those tunes, and have learnt the 99 (working on the 98)
I be interested to hear about anything you find out.
Do you happen to know any CD with those tunes on?
# Posted on November 11th 2007 by sloth
Re: The Ninety-Eight March and History
A fiddler asked me to look at these tune which until then I had not heard. I play the warpipe and, yes, rearranged the notes (generally by lifting the F# & G notes an octave) a little to fit the pipe scale. I find them fantastic tunes, brilliantly composed & expressed, but I'd rather march than "reel" (as labled by www.thesession.org I believe incorrectly) to them.
# Posted on July 13th 2008 by bobburns