Denis Murphy's Slide
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Transcription: by Darryl D. Bush
"Denis Murphy's Slide", also known as "Pádraig O'Keeffe's Slide" or "The Weaver's Slide" is an<br> Irish slide in 12/8 time and D Major. The parts are played AABB'.<br> Denis Murphy (1910-1974) was born to musical family in an area called Sliabh Luachra.<br> It is a region at the intersection of three counties, Cork, Kerry, and Limerick and it is<br> well-known for its identifiable musical style and for producing some of the great southern<br> Irish players. Denis, born on the Kerry side is a fiddler known for a great pulsing<br> rhythm and clear ornaments. He was taught to play the fiddle by Pádraig O'Keeffe.<br> He lived in the U.S. for a while, from the 1930’s to around 1964<br> when he moved back to Ireland.<br> The banjo tab is from Ken Perlman's book New England and Irish Fiddle Tunes for Clawhammer<br> Banjo (1980). Ken's thinking is that there is no good reason for not playing any kind of tune<br> on the banjo. His Banjo Camp classes covering jigs (6/8), slip jigs (9/8) and slides (12/8)<br> are always fun.<br> It was printed in Cranitch's Irish Fiddle Book (1996).<br> It was recorded by The Chieftains on Chieftains 4 (1973) (as "O'Keefe's Slide").<br>
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