The Croppy Boy - SATB, a cappella
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SKU: A0.1006776
Composed by Steve Danielson. Arranged by Danielson Publications. A Cappella,Contemporary,Folk,Traditional,World. Octavo. 8 pages. Steve Danielson #4822309. Published by Steve Danielson (A0.1006776).cropped their hair short, thus earning the nickname "croppies."The bulk of the fighting happened in
Wexford Town. In this song, a young rebel is captured and taken before Lord Cornwallis (Cornwall in the
song), commander of the British forces. He is sentenced and sent to Duncannon, a government prison on the
Wexford side of the Waterford Harbor, to await his sad fate. The green he wears is a symbol of Irish nationalism
and for refusing to denounce the "green," he is charged with treason, a capital crime.
is a conglomeration of five of these variations. Each was written in triple meter and with a similar rhythmic
impetus so combining them creates a seamless setting. For further study, the melodies can be found in the
Verse 1 and 3, A Heritage of Songs by Carrie Grover, Norwood Editions, 1973
Verse 2, The Voice of the People, Ed. by MichaelMulcahy and Marie Fitzgibbon, O'Brien Press, 1982
Verse 4, Old Irish Folk Music and Songs: A Collection of 842 Irish Airs and Songs Hitherto Unpublished, by
P.W. Joyce, Hodges, Figgs, and Co., Ltd., 1909
Verse 5. Cecil Sharp's Collection of English Folk Songs, Ed. by Maud Karpeles, Oxford University Press, 1974
Verse 6 and 7, Folk Songs of England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales, Ed. by William Cole, Doubleday & Co.,
Using a comparison of the lyrics of all the versions (12 possible verses), a new set of lyrics was created
melding elements from all five variations.
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