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Tune name: help, please

Tune name: help, please

I have submitted a few tunes on Jim's nice Mighty Craic site. http://worldfiddlemusic.co.uk/mightycraiconline/

The second set consists of hornpipes (not reels..., sorry) but we did not have any names.
slainte could help me with names for the first hornpipe (Cruach An Choirce or Stack of Oats). It would be great to also have a name for the second hornpipe in the set. Does anyone know the name? Maybe it is just a Clare version of Drag her round the Road? But the second part is too different...

Sabine

# Posted on March 6th 2005 by Irish Trad. Head

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Thats a really lovely track Sabine, very impressive.

# Posted on March 7th 2005 by bb

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Thanks bb. I am glad you like it and it doesn't make people run away :-)

Sabine

# Posted on March 7th 2005 by Irish Trad. Head

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The first part sounds like that of "Drag her round the road," but the second part is completely different. Es tut mir Leid, Sabine: keine Ahnung. I'm now dying, having had too much wine last night with my friend, but I'm pretty sure both tracks are as much fun as Danny's.

H.

# Posted on March 7th 2005 by slainte

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Actually, the last one on my latest submission - Rambling Pitchfork then Trip to Athlone then...? - it's a fairly common jig (slide?) but I have to admit I don't have a name for it!
Can anyone help?

# Posted on March 7th 2005 by Alf Tupper

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Pingu - that would be The Bank of Turf

# Posted on March 7th 2005 by RogueFiddler

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Many thanks FMT.

# Posted on March 7th 2005 by Alf Tupper

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No name for the second hornpipe yet but a friend of mine just told me that both tunes were written by Junior Crehan.
S

# Posted on March 7th 2005 by Irish Trad. Head

Re: Tune name: help, please

Due to my old slow computer I haven't been able to listen to it, but I hazard a guess it's a hornpipe frequently credited to Jnr. Crehan called 'Her Golden Hair Hanging Down her Back' (!). However I've come across a similar tune in O'Neills or Ryan's called something like 'The Golden Castle', so its probably Crehan's version of an older tune. Let me know if you'd like me to investigate further. The version I learnt is in E minor and resembles the song 'Don't Come Again' recorded by Paul Brady. Hope we're talking about the same tune!

# Posted on March 9th 2005 by Sharon the Flute

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I've now heard it and it is the same tune. Nice playing!

# Posted on March 9th 2005 by Sharon the Flute

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I've now heard the rest of it and my second part is a bit different. Sorry, slow computer!

# Posted on March 9th 2005 by Sharon the Flute

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