Comhra Donn (An)

 COMHRA DONN, AN ("The Brown Casket" or "The Brown Chest"). AKA and see "An Cófra Donn," "The Brown Casket," "O'Connor Donn's [2]," "The Star of Bethlehem." Irish, Hornpipe. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The alternate title "O'Connor Donn's" is a corruption (Mondegreen) of the Gaelic title. See also the melodically similar (in the 'A' part) "Bonaparte Crossing the Rhine [1]," "Centenary March," "Caledonian March." Sources for notated versions: accordion player Sonny Brogan (County Sligo/Dublin, Ireland) [Breathnach]; Chieftains [Carlin, Sullivan]; set dance music recorded at Na Píobairí Uilleann, late 1980's [Taylor]. Printed sources: Breathnach (CRÉ I), 1963; No. 210, p. 85. Carlin (English Concertina), 1977; p. 33. Sullivan (Session Tunes), vol. 3; No. 29, p. 11. Taylor (Music for the Sets: Blue Book), 1995; p. 22. Vallely (Learn to Play the Fiddle with Armagh Pipers Club), 197?; No. 31, p. 30. Recorded sources: Green Linnet GLCD 1127, "Martin Hayes" (1993. Appears as "The Brown Coffin").

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