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Journal of the Irish Folk Song Society, Volume 6, Issue 26, Page 55

Journal of the Irish Folk Song Society, Volume 6, Issue 26, Page 55
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Irish Folk Song Society
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Journal of the Irish Folk Song Society
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6
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94harp with him, and under the inspiration of copious libations of hi favouriteliquor not only produced the melody now known as Bumper Squire Jones, butalso very indifferent English words to it. While the bard was thus employed,however, the Judge was not idle. Being possessed of a fine musical ear, as well asof considerable poetical talents, he not only fixed the melody on his memory, butactually wrote the noble song now incorporated with it, before he retired to rest.The result may be anticipated. At breakfast on the following morning, when Carolansung and played his composition, Baron Dawson, to the a8tonishme t of all presentand of the bard in particular, stoutly denied the claim of Carolan to the melody,charged him with audacious piracy, both musical and poetical, and to prove thfact sung the melody to his own words amidst the joyous shouts ot approbation ofall his hearersthe enraged bard excepted, who vented his execrations on theJudge in curses both loud and deep.Whether this version of the incident be true or not, Dawson was not a judge atthe time; for he was not elevated to the Bench till 1741th roe years afterCarolaris death.It can scarcely be disputed that Carolans tune and Dawsons words togetherform one of the finest Bacchanalian songs in the English language. It quicklybecame popular, and readers of Smollelt will remember that, at the close of a baiiquetin Paris, Mr. Pallet the painter, at the request of Peregrine Pickle, favoured thecompany with the song of Bumper Squire Jones. Peregrjn Pickle (published1751), chapter 45.9586. Crnn Na Banna.(THE MURMURING OF TEE BARN.)TITLE: 1809, p. 30: Oronan na BannThe Humming of the Bann.flJ J 1fJ7: r ) rji cl Irr r.n ri( J).Ii ITm jT] iJ SLKNOTES.No manuscript copy of the air has been discovered. Moores Sail on, sail on,thou fearless bark in the Eighth Number of the Melodies (1821). No variant hasbeen published, but the air entitled Balliuderry and cJronan in Bunting (1840),p. 42 appears to be related.The River Bann rises in County Armagh, passes through Portadown and flowsnorthward into Loch Neagh.Bunting had English prose renderings made of numbers of the Irish songscollected by Lynch aiid others, and some of these were quoted by the late Mrs. Foxin chapter XXIII of her book, Annals of the Irish Harpers ( Song Words in theBunting Collection ). Speaking of our tune, she says (p. 272) :Two specimen verses are given of the style of words that were adapted to thispopular air by parties of country people, who were accustomed to come down to thebanks of the River Bann, and from opposite sides of the water taunted and hailedeach other in sons:11809, p, 30.
issue Number
26
page Number
55
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[Periodical]
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1967-01-01T00:00:00
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