"The Croppy Boy" is an Irish ballad set in 1798 rising
relating to the despair of a doomed young "croppy" or
rebel. Versions of the ballad first appeared shortly
after the rising sung by street pedlars and there are
several broadside songs printed. These typically
include the phrase "500 Guineas" or "one thousand
pounds", and are also sung to the tune of the old Irish
air Cailín Óg a Stór. They may be the basis for the
later ballad, Lady Franklin's Lament.
A version by Carroll Mal...(+)
"The Croppy Boy" is an Irish ballad set in 1798 rising
relating to the despair of a doomed young "croppy" or
rebel. Versions of the ballad first appeared shortly
after the rising sung by street pedlars and there are
several broadside songs printed. These typically
include the phrase "500 Guineas" or "one thousand
pounds", and are also sung to the tune of the old Irish
air Cailín Óg a Stór. They may be the basis for the
later ballad, Lady Franklin's Lament.
A version by Carroll Malone first appeared in the Irish
newspaper The Nation in 1845 and tells of a young man
who stops in a church on his way to fight. He sees a
cloaked figure in a confessional and kneels for the
penitential rite. The figure is actually a British
soldier who sought refuge from rebels by hiding in the
confessional. After the youth completes his confession,
the soldier reveals himself and proceeds to arrest the
youth and take him to prison and execution. The legend
is the subject of Canadian artist Charlotte Schreiber's
painting The Croppy Boy (The Confession of an Irish
Patriot), now in the National Gallery of Canada.
Source: Wikipedia
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Croppy_Boy).
Although originally written for Traditional Irish
instruments, I created this Interpretation of the Irish
Ballad "The Croppy Boy" for Flute, Oboe & Celtic or
Concert (Pedal) Harp.