Remembering Curly Item Info
- Title:
- Remembering Curly
- Sound Cloud:
- Description:
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Paula, a fiddle student in one of my classes at the Rocky Mountain Fiddle Camp, asked me to 'make a tune' in honour of her late father, Curly. Paula really wanted to play something new at the student concert which was to be held at the end of the week of classes. I agreed at the time, but somehow managed to forget her request until one afternoon, I awoke from a nap in a panic. I had only then remembered my promise to Paula, and then panicked more. Never having known Curly or anything about him, it was not easy to make a tune for him. However, I did take out my fiddle and gave it a few strokes. Happily, I began to get some ideas into my head of what 'Remembering Curly' might sound like. With some shape to the tune, Paula was able to play it at the concert.
A more complete version of the tune is heard on this track, with my good friends the late John McGann playing guitar and Gabriel Donohue on keyboard. John was very involved with the transcription of the tunes for this project but, alas, he left us too soon. So in John's memory, perhaps 'Remembering Curly Remembering John McGann' might be a perfect title for this tune. Thanks, John, for all the music, stories, laughs, and friendship. - Publisher:
- Séamus Connolly, Boston College Libraries
- Creator:
- Connolly, Séamus McGann, John Donohue, Gabriel
- Type:
- Some transcriptions are based on historical source recordings. More info.
- Subjects:
- Folk music Fiddle tunes Airs McGann, John
- Playlist:
- Playlist 07
- Collection:
- Airs
Source
- Preferred Citation:
- Connolly, Séamus ;McGann, John ;Donohue, Gabriel, "Remembering Curly", The Séamus Connolly Collection of Irish Music, accessed July 10, 2025, https://library.bc.edu/ds/connolly/document/401.html.
- Reference Link:
- https://library.bc.edu/ds/connolly/document/401.html
Rights
- Rights:
- This website was created through a partnership with Séamus Connolly and the Boston College Libraries (2016). All materials on this site may be freely shared and adapted according to the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.