"The Girl I Left Behind Me" composed by LeRoy Anderson

[tipptoggy]

The earliest known printed version is from Ireland (1791) but as Ireland was garrisoned by the British , it could be English, but as there were thousands of Irishmen in the British forces it could equally be Irish. Check the "Fiddlers Companion" on line for a detailed account. The bottom line is both the English and Irish claim it, but there is no hard evidence either way. Brighton Camp was active 20 years before the American Revolution, not the Civil War.

[Violet491]

This song is not Irish! Its a traditional ENGLISH song called "Brighton Camp" and predates the American civil war by at LEAST 60 years! Its actually a traditional Morris dance tune!

[neilmak]

LeRoy Anderson did not write this song - though he might have arranged it. It is a traditional Irish folk song written long before Anderson and the American civil war...

[alger3041]

@neilmak True, he did not write the actual melody, but he completely transformed it by his own unique arrangement, constituting the last movement of his Irish Suite. Arrangers in those days (late 40's early 50's) were so skilled at this sort of thing that one could actually forget the melody and simply revel in the sounds of the conception.  One actually gets the iiiusion that it was so composed, and after all, why not?

[xSugarDonutsx]

awesome :D

[dachtorstrange]

Outstanding! Enough to make this old soldier cry.

[murpheeplaysflute]

Chamber Winds is a really great camp. Thanks for posting.