Re: [Harp-L] Danny Boy



Yeah, like he said.... I knew the MUSIC part was old.
smokey


On Dec 5, 2006, at 8:38 PM, Tom Ball wrote:


RE; Danny Boy (AKA Londonderry Air, Derry Air and Old Irish Air:)

The music is credited to Rory Dall O'Cathain who was chief harpist to Hugh O'Neill, the last of the great Gaelic Chieftains (d. 1616.) Incidentally the "London" add on to "Derry" is relatively recent by Irish standards, occurring around 1610, but "Derry" itself is only the Anglicized version of the earlier Gaelic name of the town, "Doire Colmcille." Translated to English, "Doire Colmcille" means "The Oak Wood Of Colmcille." Therefore, since the Gaelic word for 'air' is 'fonn,' perhaps the most accurate name for this piece might be "Fonn Doire Colmcille" (pronounced 'fun deera collumkill.')

-Tom Ball
In Santa Babs but sipping on a Jameson's
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