Key signature: Gmajor
Submitted on October 26th 2005 by the wounded hussar.
This tune has been added to 13 tunebooks.
Also known as The Wistful Lover.
Recordings of a tune by this name:
X: 1
T: Phil Murphy's
M: 2/4
L: 1/8
R: polka
K: Gmaj
G>A Bd |gd ed |G>A Bd |ed/B/ d2 |
G>A Bd |gd ed |ef/e/ dB |AG G2 :|
B2 BA |Bd ed |B2 BG |BA/G/ A2 |
B2 BA |Bd ed |ef/e/ dB |AG G2 :|
Phil Murphy
I know this polka named after a Wexford musician, Phil Murphy who played harmonica. Phil Murphy lived at Bannow on the Wexford coast. He passed on in 1989 I think and there is a weekend trad. music festival each August down in Bannow named after him.
# Posted on October 26th 2005 by the wounded hussar
Phil Murphy's
See also
http://www.philmurphyweekend.com
for more info. on Phil and also reel 'Trip to Cullenstown' on this site. Cullenstown is local townland in Bannow.
# Posted on October 26th 2005 by the wounded hussar
The Wistful Lover
This tune is nicely done on the Murphy family album Trip to Cullenstown where it travels under the title "The Wistful Lover". There is a different setting of the tune posted on the site here: http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/4970
# Posted on November 9th 2007 by octogreg