"The Cliffs of Dooneen" for Harp & Strings Traditional Harp and Orchestra Skill level :
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Composer | ![]() Traditional |
Instrumentation | Harp and Orchestra |
Sheet central | Cliffs of Dooneen (3 sheet music) |
Style | Celtic |
Arranger | ![]() |
Publisher | MAGATAGAN, MICHAEL |
Copyright | Public Domain |
Added by magataganm, 31 Jul 2012 | |
The Irish folksong "The Cliffs of Dooneen," is a ballad
likely about the cliffs around Dooneen Point near
Beale, North Kerry in the south west of Ireland. Like
many folksongs, does not have a clear point of origin
or author. It is a tremendously popular song, though,
and in a grand tradition in Irish balladry, speaks of
the longing for the Emerald Isle. It's also not clear
exactly where the Cliffs of Dooneen are. They may have
been just an invention of the author, though based on
geographical cl...(+)
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