Tune Req: Stone outside Dan Murphy's Door

Subject: Stone Outside Dan Murphy's Door
From: donann
Date: 17 Dec 99 - 12:44 AM

Anybody know of a site where I can locate a midi for this tune?? I can't seem to handle ABCs.

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Subject: RE: Tune Req: Stone Outside Dan Murphy's Door
From: Kernow John
Date: 17 Dec 99 - 06:21 PM

Hi there Donann
If you search for Dan Murphy among the threads you'll find a midi text file I posted a while back. If this doesn't help leave a message and I email you a midi.
It's a great song, we've just recorded it as one of the tracks on a CD and are waiting on the final mix with fingers crossed.
Regards Baz

Subject: RE: Tune Req: Stone Outside Dan Murphy's Door
From: Frank Maher
Date: 17 Dec 99 - 10:47 PM

Hi Baz, I'd love to get a Copy of That CD...Great to see some of the Old Stuff coming back!!!!!

Subject: RE: Tune Req: Stone Outside Dan Murphy's Door
From: Fergus
Date: 18 Dec 99 - 05:32 AM

The Stone Outside Dan Murphy's Door was written by Johnny Patterson. Patterson became a famous Circus clown in the United States in the 19th century. He was also an accomplished Uillean Piper. The song is about his memories of his birthplace - Ennis, County Clare. Dan Murphy's house is there to this day. It's at the end of Simm's Lane at the junction of Cornmarket and Carmody Street. For many years a man named Johnny Guiran ran a tiny saddlemaking shop there. It was a great meeting place for conversation and discussion among the local men of the area. Johnny was a renowned character and wit. He was keeping up the tradition of Dan Murphy. Johnny's family now run a grocery shop in the building. A small mural on the front of the shop commemorates the song. The actual stone is reputed to have been incorporated in the foundation of the nearby Mill Road. Back in the mid-70s I met briefly with some people from the Chicago area who believed that they were decendants of Dan Murphy. However some evidence suggests that Dan Murphy was not the one of the song. I hope this is of interest Regards Fergus

Subject: RE: Tune Req: Stone Outside Dan Murphy's Door
From: donann
Date: 18 Dec 99 - 06:02 PM

Thanks Baz...I managed to locate your posting but being a novice on the PC, I'll have to find someone who can show me if that huge batch of numbers can produce a playable midi file. In the meantime,I'm wrestling with the ABCs you included in that posting...your kind offer of an emailed midi is very appealing about now. And thanks to Fergus for the brief history...quite interesting. I'll pass that on to my Irish friends the next time I hear them sing the song.

donann

Subject: RE: Tune Req: Stone Outside Dan Murphy's Door
From: donann
Date: 18 Dec 99 - 06:09 PM

Baz, I guess my address for some reason didn't "stick" to my last post!!! It's... [e-mail]

Thanks...donann