The Silver Spear
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Transcription: by Darryl D. Bush
"Silver Spear", in Gaelic "Sliabh Bana", also known as "Anderson’s Reel","Lark in the Morning",<br> "Miss Lane's Fancy", "My Love is on the Ocean", "The New Mown Meadows",<br> "Old Silver Spear", "The Silver Tip", "The Top of the Cliff" or<br> "The White Mountain" is an Irish reel in D Major. The parts are played AABB.<br> It is a popular session tune and part of the core session repertoire.<br> Brendan Breathnach’s translation of the title into Irish suggests the title refers to<br> a mountain. Piper Willie Clancy played the tune under the title "White Mountain".<br> It was printed in Bulmer & Sharpley's Music from Ireland, vol. 1 (1974),<br> DeMarco & Krassen's Trip to Sligo (1978),<br> Giblin's Collection of Traditional Irish Dance Music (1928),<br> Harker's 300 Tunes from Mike Rafferty (2005),<br> Mallinson's 100 Essential (1995),<br> Mulvihill's 1st Collection (1986),<br> Songer's Portland Collection (1997) and<br> Tubridy's Irish Traditional Music, Book Two (1999).<br> It was recorded by Seán Keane on Gusty's Frolics (1975),<br> Martin Mulhaire, Seamus Connolly & Jack Coen on Warming Up (1993),<br> Kevin Burke on Promenade (1981),<br> Wild Asparagus on In Season (1985),<br> Grainnan on Maid of Erin,<br> Seamus Ennis on Return from Fingal,<br> Lamprey River Band on Choose Your Partners!: Contra Dance & Square Dance Music of<br> New Hampshire (1999). <br>
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