"Mist On The Mountain" (also: “Piper on Horseback
(The).” Irish, Reel or Fling) is a traditional Irish
Jig. The melody appears in the publication Hidden
Fermanagh, under the title O’Connell’s Reel, from
the playing of Eddy Duffy. The note with the melody
says it is one of the “more unusual William Carroll
tunes,” referring to a flute player from
Derrygonnelly. Philippe Varlet says the tune was
recorded by Paulette Gershen on the original “Cherish
the Ladies” album (prior to the f...(+)
"Mist On The Mountain" (also: “Piper on Horseback
(The).” Irish, Reel or Fling) is a traditional Irish
Jig. The melody appears in the publication Hidden
Fermanagh, under the title O’Connell’s Reel, from
the playing of Eddy Duffy. The note with the melody
says it is one of the “more unusual William Carroll
tunes,” referring to a flute player from
Derrygonnelly. Philippe Varlet says the tune was
recorded by Paulette Gershen on the original “Cherish
the Ladies” album (prior to the formation of the band
of the same name), where it is listed as “Jig Away
the Donkey.” About the same time, says Philippe, the
northern Irish duo Frankie Kennedy and fiddler Mairead
Ni Mhaonaigh were on tour in the United States playing
the tune as “The Piper on Horseback.” The title on
“Cherish the Ladies” is a mistakenly confused one
as the “Jig Away” title is actually the name of the
second tune in a set paired with the “Piper/Mist”
tune.
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