Annotation:Charley the Prayermaster

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 CHARLEY THE PRAYERMASTER (Cormac na Paidireaca). AKA and see "Cow-Boys' Jig (1) (The)," "Fear a Fuair Bas (An)," "Girls of the Town," "I Will if I Can (2)." Irish, Double Jig. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. Charley Murphy/Cormac na bPaidreacha or 'Charley the Prayermaster' was a professional piper "who had a regular outdoor pitch at Tralibane Bridge, a few hundred yards from the O'Neill home" (N. Carolan). The tune was recorded by the McCusker brothers in 1959 and has also been recorded by Scottish fiddler Addie Harper (Wick). See also "Our Own Little Isle." Printed sources: O'Neill (O'Neill's Irish Music), 1915; No. 168, p. 93. O'Neill (Krassen), 1976; p. 35. O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903; No. 862, p. 160. O'Neill (Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems), 1907; No. 122, p. 35. Recorded sources: Brendan Mulvihill and Donna Long - "The Morning Dew" (1993. Appears as "Girls of the Town." Mulvihill remarks the tune was favored by his first cousin, Jerry Mulvihill, for his classes in dance.) See also listings at: Jane Keefer's Folk Music Index: An Index to Recorded Sources Alan Ng's Irishtune.info X:2 T:Charley the Prayermaster D:Wick S.C.D., The Sound of the North (1970) Z:Nigel Gatherer L:1/8 M:6/8 K:A B|AFE A2 B|cff ecB|AFE ABc|dcB AFE| AFE A2 B|cff ecB|AFE A2 B|1cAA A2:|2cAA Ace| f2 e f2 e|faf fec|e2 c e2 c|eaf ece| f2 e f2 g|agf ecB|AFE A2 B|1cAA Ace:|2cAA A2||

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