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Bridge at Newtown, The Item Info
- Title:
- Bridge at Newtown, The
- Sound Cloud:
- Description:
- 'The Bridge', as it was affectionately called, was home to Dinny O'Brien, concertina and fiddle player. It was also the home of accordionist Paddy O'Brien, my musical colleague in the 1960s and '70s. The bridge in question is on the road between Portroe and Nenagh, County Tipperary. As a tribute to the O'Brien family, and in particular to Paddy, I composed this reel. It is played on this track by a former student of Máire O'Keeffe's, Tara Breen, a young fiddle player who has won the Fiddler of Dooney competition and the All-Ireland Championship. Tara's playing is a special treat. The tune is in E major, a key not commonly used in Irish music.
- Publisher:
- Séamus Connolly, Boston College Libraries
- Creator:
- Breen, Tara (fiddle) Connolly, Séamus (composer) 33682623
- Date:
- 2016-02-12
- Type:
- Some transcriptions are based on historical source recordings. More info.
- Subjects:
- Folk dance music--Ireland Reels (Music) Fiddle tunes--Ireland O'Brien, Paddy 28799446
- Playlist:
- Playlist 04
- Collection:
- Reels
Source
- Preferred Citation:
- Breen, Tara (fiddle);Connolly, Séamus (composer) 33682623, "Bridge at Newtown, The", The Séamus Connolly Collection of Irish Music, accessed December 5, 2024, https://library.bc.edu/ds/connolly/document/609.html.
- Reference Link:
- https://library.bc.edu/ds/connolly/document/609.html
Rights
- Rights:
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.