Gary Owen
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Transcription: by Darryl D. Bush
Garryowen, also known as Garyowen, Garry Owen and Gary Owens, is an <br> Irish tune for a quickstep dance. It was selected as a marching tune <br> for British, Canadian, and American military formations, most notably <br> Gen. George Armstrong Custer's 7th Cavalry. <br> The word garryowen is derived from Irish, the proper name Eóin (an Irish form of John)<br> and the word for garden garrai – thus "Eóin's Garden". A church dating to the 12th<br> century by the Knights Templar, dedicated to St. John the Baptist, is the source of<br> the modern area of Garryowen in the city of Limerick, Ireland. Owen's Garden,<br> overlooking the River Shannon was a fashionable retreat and recreational area for the<br> citizens of Limerick.<br> I play this tune in a medley with one or more of the following:<br> The Boys of Wexford<br> The Flowers of Edinburgh<br> Irish Washerwoman, The<br> Scotland the Brave<br> All of which are in this section.<br>
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