I think it is described only as An Old Irish Air or something of that sort. From Bantry Bay up to Derry Quay And from Galway to Dublin town No maid I've seen like the sweet colleen That I met in the County Down. The Star Of The County Down, X:4 . Maybe some of you more devout Anglicans/Episcopalians can assist here. There is an Anglican hymn sung to the tune of the Star of The County Down. Stuart's 'Musick for Allan Ramsay's Collection of Scots Songs [Tea Table Miscellany]', c 1726, and there's an ABC of it as B159 in the broadside ballad tunes on my website. INTERMEDIATE, ALL HARPS Based on a piano arrangement by Lorie Line. The tune is similar to that of several other works, including the almost identical English tune "Kingsfold", well known from several popular hymns, such as "Led By the Spirit". From the star of the County Down. Submit yours! September: Cockles and Mussels * * * In Dublin's fair city where the girls are so pretty, I first set my eyes on sweet Molly Malone, As she wheeled her wheelbarrow Through the streets broad and narrow Crying "Cockles and mussels, alive, alive-oh!" Date: 15 Oct 99 - 12:08 AM There is an old thread on this.
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Alive, alive o-oh! Star of the County Down - Chords, Lyrics and Origins. Ballads, Celtic Music, Hymn tunes, Pentatonic, Traditional/Folk: Performances. This old Irish ballad is set near Banbridge in County Down, in Northern Ireland. From an Irish ballad about a young man who becomes infatuated with a young lady, American hymnist Rory Cooney adopted this tune for his hard-hitting hymn text that focuses on justice and peace: Canticle of the Turning. Tune of the Day: Star of the County Down. In case you're wondering, 'cailín' is an Irish word for a young girl. Star of the County Down, The / Star of the County Down / My Love Nell / Sliabh na in Ban [Sliabh na m Ban] (also in A, also as march and jig on SHernon, or as single jig in CRE 2) To get to your personal tune notes, Log in or Create an account STAR OF THE COUNTY DOWN. I don't have a hymnal in my possession and I keep forgetting to ask my brother-in-law which one it is. Alive, alive o-oh!" The Star of the County Down is a song from Northern Ireland. The tune has a fun, rhythmic melody and I hope to write a piano arrangement of it sometime this year but, in the meantime, you can hear a lovely … STAR OF THE COUNTY DOWN NOTE: This hobby home recording is a tribute cover only, done under fair use and no monetary gain from the posting of it … The tune for "Star of the County Down" has been claimed by both the Scots and the Irish. Star of the County Down Leadsheet Musicnotes Edition: This digital sheet music was arranged by Musicnotes' staff of professional arrangers and composers or is a new engraving of the composition's original printed arrangement. April: Star of the County Down May: Robin Hood and the Tanner June: Come Lads and Lasses. Star of the County Down. The tune itself is of English origin, a folk tune called “Kingsfold” that has also been used frequently in hymn settings.