The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #59038   Message #939607
Posted By: Mary in Kentucky
24-Apr-03 - 08:12 PM
Thread Name: Irish Music Midi Archive
Subject: RE: Irish Music Midi Archive
I suspected this page when I saw "An immigrant's daughter" listed. (Even though Barry titled it "An Emigrant's Daughter," his words to the tune "The Grenadier and the Lady." I always forget which is which, emigrant and immigrant...) But it really is a lovely story, one I suggest y'all check out. I looked for it at the Contemplator site, but the link to the lyrics didn't work. Since so many people link directly to Lesley's site, and she has to spend a lot of time renaming files, I figured the name just got lost in the shuffle. Sure 'nuf, I found it...http://www.contemplator.com/tunebook/irelandmidi/emigdau.htm

In case someone doesn't know how to check authorship of midi files...If you have sequencing software such as Cakewalk, open the file in that program and there is often text describing the name, author, date, etc. Like Barry said, many people just grab a midi from another page, but the author is often still attached, (author's name, that is) as in the case of "An Emigrant's Daughter."