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The Falcarragh

hornpipe

Key signature: Gmajor

Submitted on August 28th 2007 by Kenny.

This tune has been added to 13 tunebooks.

Also known as Fal Carragh.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

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X: 1
T: Falcarragh, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: hornpipe
K: Gmaj
dc |: BGcG dGeG | defa g2 gf | gece dBGB | Add^c ded=c |
BGcG dGeG | defa g2 gf | gece dBAF |1 DGGF G2 dc :|2 DGGF G2 ga ||
bd^cd adcd | gdAB G2 gf | gece dBGB | Add^c dega |
bd^cd adcd | gdAB G2 gf | gece dBAF |1 DGGF G2 ga :|2 DGGF G4 ||

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The Falcarragh sheetmusic
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The Falcarragh

From the playing of the young Clare band “Turas”. Apparently this is a composition of guitar player Alphie Duggan, probably best known as Tommy Peoples’ accompanist on “The Quiet Glen”. It’s one of those hornpipes that sounds more like a slow reel. Nice tune, it’s taken me a while to get round to posting it.

# Posted on August 28th 2007 by Kenny

OK, it's official. My name is Jason and I'm addicted to this tune. There. I said it.

# Posted on August 30th 2007 by Jason G

Nice mode

I like the second part. G-lidian a very rare mode in irish music.

# Posted on September 1st 2007 by Osher

It is indeed rare. But this isn't in G lydian, it's in G major with some C# accidentals, which is very common in Irish music. That's an important distinction, especially for backers.

# Posted on September 1st 2007 by Dow

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