Composer | Traditional | ||
Instrumentation | Wind Trio | ||
Style | Celtic | ||
Arranger | MAGATAGAN, MICHAEL (1960 - ) | ||
Publisher | MAGATAGAN, MICHAEL | ||
Copyright | Public Domain | ||
Added by magataganm, 21 Aug 2012
The "Old Orange Flute" is an anonymous 19th century
composition that was originally an "Orange" song but is
now played by both Loyalists and Republicans.
Towards the end of the nineteenth century, Irish political ballads dealt less with the struggles of the Irish peasantry over land and concentrated on the struggle for independence. They told anew the story of Ireland?s troubled history with its more powerful neighbour, Britain, and captured and supported the political dreams of new ...(+) |