Annotation:Green Groves of Erin (1)

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 GREEN GROVES OF ERIN [1] ("Tor-Coillte Glais n-Éirinn," "Doiri Glasa na h-Éireann" or "Garráin Ghlasa na hÉireann"). AKA and see "Castlecomer Lasses (The)," "Down the Groves," "Erin's Groves," "Gay Fellow's Favourite (The)," "Good Fluter (The)," "Green Fields of Erin (1) (The)," "Groves of Erin (The)," "Heather Breeze (The)," "Low Highland (The)," "Mary in the Mall," "Miss Shaw's Reel," "Miss Stewart of Grantully (2)," "Padaí Bhilli na Rópaí's Highland," "Queenstown Lasses (The)." Irish, Reel or Highland. A Major (Cole, O'Neill/1850): A Mixolydian (Kerr/vol. 2, Moylan, O'Neill/1915 & 1001): A Dorian (Breathnach, Kerr/vol. 1, Mallinson, Mitchell, O'Neill/Krassen, Tubridy, Vallely): E Minor (Giblin). Standard tuning (fiddle). AB (Mitchell, O'Neill/1915 & 1001, Tubridy): AAB (Cole, Kerr. Moylan): AA'B (O'Neill/Krassen): ABB' (Breathnach, Vallely): AA'BB' (Harker/Rafferty, Mallinson). A highland version of this tune was associated with Padai Bhilli na Ropai of Kiltyfanad, southwest Donegal. Breathnach (1976) says the tune was known as "Erin's Groves" and "Down the Groves" in Kerry. "Green Fields of Erin (The)" is R.M. Levey's title and it appears as "The Groves of Erin" in Giblin's 1928 collection. The first sound recording of the reel was on a wax cylinder by Jem Byrne, a student of the Rowsome family of pipers. Flute player Mike Rafferty played this tune with accordion player Joe Burke, and followed it up with "Kiss Me Kate" (Harker, 2005). See also the related "Cornhill."  Source for notated version: piper Felix Doran, 1968 (Co. Kilmanny, Ireland) [Breathnach]; Tom Fleming via accordion player Johnny O'Leary (Sliabh Luachra region of the Cork-Kerry border) [Moylan]; piper Willie Clancy (1918-1973, Miltown Malbay, west Clare) [Mitchell]; New Jersey flute player Mike Rafferty, born in Ballinakill, Co. Galway, in 1926 [Harker].  Printed sources: Breathnach (CRÉ II), 1976; No. 234, p. 122. Cole (1000 Fiddle Tunes), 1940; p. 48. Giblin (Collection of Traditional Irish Dance Music), 1928; No. 17, p. 16. Harker (300 Tunes from Mike Rafferty), 2005; No. 108, p. 33. Kennedy (Traditional Dance Music of Britain and Ireland: Reels and Rants), 1997; No. 57, p. 16. Kerr (Merry Melodies), vol. 1; No. 13, p. 35. Kerr (Merry Melodies), vol. 2; No. 222, p. 25. Lyth (Bowing Styles in Irish Fiddle Playing, vol. 1), 1981; 53. Mallinson (100 Enduring), 1995; No. 4, p. 2. Mitchell (Dance Music of Willie Clancy), 1993; No. 71, pp. 70-71. Moylan (Johnny O'Leary), 1994; No. 303, pp. 174-175. O'Neill (O'Neill's Irish Music), 1915; No. 256, p. 133. O'Neill (Krassen), 1976; p. 136. O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903; No. 1429, p. 265. O'Neill (Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems), 1907; No. 666, p. 119. Ryan's Mammoth Collection, 1883; p. 76. Tubridy (Irish Traditional Music, Book Two), 1999; p. 18. Vallely (Learn to Play the Fiddle with Armagh Pipers Club), 197?; No. 40, p. 37.  Recorded sources: Cló Iar-Chonnachta CICD 167, Peter Horan & Gerry Harrington - "The Merry Love to Play" (2007). Green Linnet Records, Jack & Charlie Coen - "The Branch Line (1992. Originally recorded for Topic Records in 1977. Learned from older Galway musicians). HMV B 2549, Liam Walsh. Intrepid Records, Michael Coleman - "The Heyday of Michael Coleman" (1973). Shanachie 29003, Tommy Peoples and Paul Brady (1976).  See also listings at: Jane Keefer's Folk Music Index: An Index to Recorded Sources  Alan Ng's Irishtune.info

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