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Thread #16862   Message #160487
Posted By: Bob Bolton
09-Jan-00 - 06:40 PM
Thread Name: Irish Astronomy 1884 poem-was it a song?
Subject: RE: Irish Astronomy 1884 poem-was it a song?
G'day All,

McGrath (and Kat): The Girl I left behind me/Brighton Camp is a well-known old tune - much used as a march in the British Army (and thus well-known to Irish serving in same). It also made a lot of mileage in the American Civil War.

We still use it as a dance tune, here in Australia and I can send you a MIDI, but I'm sure it would be in DigiTrad under one of its many aliases.

Reagrds,

Bob Bolton