Bryan O'Lynn (1)
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Transcription: by Darryl D. Bush
"Bryan O'Lynn", in Gaelic "Briain Ua Rloinn", also known as "The Banks of Lough<br> Gowna", "Brian O'Lynn", "The Cockled Old Man", "Eamonn a' Chnoic",<br> "Emon Acnuck", "Geese in the Bog", "Hitler's Downfall",<br> "The Humors of Ballinafad" or "The Planting Stick" is an<br> Irish double jig in A Dorian (Harker/Rafferty, Mitchell,<br> O'Neill/Krassen) or A Minor (O'Neill/1850). The parts are played<br> ABB (Mitchell), AABB (Miller & Perron, O'Neill).<br> The alternate title "The Planting Stick" comes from a dance performed<br> to the melody in the Province of Connacht which<br> pantomimed the process of planting cabbages or potatoes with a stick.<br> English morris dance tradition has a stylized imitation of the work in<br> "Bean Setting". "Hitler's Downfall" is the title County Galway fiddler<br> Martin Byrnes had for the tune.<br> This is not related to the comic song of the<br> same name.<br> It was printed in Harker's 300 Tunes from Mike Rafferty (2005),<br> Miller & Perron's Irish Traditional Fiddle Music, 2nd Edition (2006),<br> Mitchell's Dance Music of Willie Clancy (1993) (appears as "Brian O'Lynn"),<br> Krassen's O'Neill's Music of Ireland (1976),<br> O'Neill's Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies (1903),<br> O'Neill's Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems (1907),<br> O'Neill's Irish Minstrels and Musicians (1913) (as "The Planting Stick, or Bryan O'Lynn"),<br> Ryan's Mammoth Collection (1883) and<br> Vallely's Learn to Play the Tin Whistle with Armagh Pipers Club, vol. 3.<br> It was recorded by <br> Patrick Street on Irish Times (1989),<br> Kevin Crawford on In Good Company (2001) and<br> Martin Byrnes on Martin Byrnes (1969) (appears as "Hitler's Downfall"). <br>
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