Concert Band - Level 1 - Digital Download
SKU: A0.1087691
By Alan Wagstaff. By Patrick Joseph McCall. Arranged by Alan Wagstaff. Celtic,Folk,Irish,Multicultural,World. Score and parts. 15 pages. Alan Wagstaff #691533. Published by Alan Wagstaff (A0.1087691).
'Boolavogue' was written in 1898 by Patrick Joseph McCall to honour Father John Murphy, the parish priest of Boolavogue (Wexford, Ireland), who led his parishioners in battle during the 1798 uprising. For his participation, Father Murphy was tortured, flogged, decapitated, burned, and ultimately, had his head put on a stake to warn his countrymen against further rebellion. This folksy arrangement is for solo voice (tenor), bass guitar, pipes (uillean or Northumbrian), fiddle, flute, and accordion. A lyric sheet is included on the last page.