Down The Broom
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Transcription: by Darryl D. Bush
"Down the Broom", also known as "Down the Broom to Joe", "Down Through the Broom",<br> "The Crosses of Annagh" or "Paddy Cronin's Reel" in an Irish reel in 4/4 time and A Dorian.<br> The parts are played AABB (most versions) or AA'BB (Mitchell).<br> "Down the Broom" is part of the core South Sligo repertoire. An early recording of<br> "Down the Broom" was by Ballybay, County Monaghan, piper Robert William "Willie" Clarke (1889–1934)<br> for Columbia Records of London in 1928, for a series of records entitled "The Pipes of Three<br> Nations" (which included a Highland piper and a Northumbrian small-piper).<br> It was printed in Brody's Fiddler's Fakebook (1983),<br> Bulmer & Sharpley's Music from Ireland, vol. 1 (1974),<br> Carlin's Master Collection (1984),<br> Cotter's Traditional Irish Tin Whistle Tutor (1986),<br> Harker's 300 Tunes from Mike Rafferty (2005),<br> Miller & Perron's Irish Traditional Fiddle Music, vol. 1 (1977),<br> Miller & Perron's Irish Traditional Fiddle Music, 2nd Edition (2006),<br> Mitchell's Dance Music of Willie Clancy (1993),<br> Moylan's Johnny O'Leary of Sliabh Luachra (1994) and<br> Taylor's Music for the Sets: Blue Book (1995). <br> It was recorded by Seamus Quinn & James McDonagh on The Mountain Road,<br> Paddy Killoran (1937),<br> The Irish Tradition on The Corner House,<br> Brendan Mulvihill & Donna Long on The Morning Dew (1993),<br> Boys of the Lough on Good Friends, Good Music (1977).<br> Theresa and Marie MacLellan (Cape Breton) on A Trip to Mabou Ridge and<br> Seamus and Manus McGuire on Humours of Lissadell.<br>
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