Galway Piper, The

DESCRIPTION: "Every person in the nation Or of great or humble station Holds in highest estimation Piping Tim of Galway." He plays for all occasions. Even the birds are impressed by his playing
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1964 (48MuchLovedFolkSongs)
KEYWORDS: music nonballad bird
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REFERENCES (3 citations):
48MuchLovedFolkSongs, p. 2, "The Galway Piper" (1 text, 1 tune)
33MuchLovedSongs, p. 10, "The Galway Piper" (1 text, 1 tune)
DT, PIPNGTOM*
NOTES [58 words]: Every citation of this song that I've found calls it a "popular Irish folk song" or the like -- but I can find no hint of field collections. I suspect it is a fake song spread by campers or some such. But since it's listed as a "folk song," with no author, here it files.
The tune, at least, is genuinely traditional; it's "The Rakes of Mallow."- RBW
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File: CSGalPip

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