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Thread #36011   Message #495887
Posted By: Finn McCool
01-Jul-01 - 11:25 AM
Thread Name: Tune Req: Farewell My Own Dear Native Land
Subject: RE: Farewell My Own Dear Native Land
Malcolm,

There is a very slight similarity to the Queenstown Harbor version that I am familiar with. I can see your midi being used for Lily of the West, as it is much more like one of the tunes that I know for that song than it resembles Queenstown Harbor.

BTW, it seems to be a characteristic of Irish traditional music to use the same tune with a number of different lyrics. I have heard versions of Rosin the Bow, Boys of Kilmichael, and something else all using the same tune. I know this is also true of other contries, particularly the U.S., but it seems to be rampant among Irish singers.

--Finn