Curragh of Kildare Item Info
- Title:
- Curragh of Kildare
- Sound Cloud:
- Description:
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The Curragh is a flat open plain in County Kildare, an area well-known for Irish horse breeding, training, and racing. My original source for this tune was Cathal McConnell, the master musician and singer from County Fermanagh. He played it for me when on that visit to Boston with his musical friends, The Boys of the Lough (see Cathal's Reel).
I gave the recording to my good friend Jerry O'Sullivan, who plays the tune on this track, but with his very own arrangement and interpretation. The phrasing, as one will see, is different from that of the written transcription of Cathal's playing. Fascinating, really, when one thinks of how music can be changed to suit the performer and the instrument. Thanks to both these fine exponents for their contrasting versions. - Publisher:
- Séamus Connolly, Boston College Libraries
- Creator:
- O'Sullivan, Jerry
- Type:
- Some transcriptions are based on historical source recordings. More info.
- Subjects:
- Folk music Uilleann pipe music Airs McConnell, Cathal
- Playlist:
- Playlist 08
- Collection:
- Airs
Source
- Preferred Citation:
- O'Sullivan, Jerry, "Curragh of Kildare", The Séamus Connolly Collection of Irish Music, accessed July 10, 2025, https://library.bc.edu/ds/connolly/document/402.html.
- Reference Link:
- https://library.bc.edu/ds/connolly/document/402.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.