"Lillibullero" satirical tune (~1688)

This arrangement from Playford's The English Dancing Master, edited by John W. Duarte I've adapted to give it a drone, using 5th string in G. It definetely lacks tambourine & drum. This is a March / Jig with Irish-like melody. Many have put lyrics to it, which I think we can do without. Enjoy the music! Thanks for commenting...

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[catheh06]

Did you tab this? I'll buy it if necessary

[nomusician]

@catheh06 If I remember correctly, it's an arrangement by John Duarte which I adapted ever so slightly.

[JimBell1984]

Hey, do you reckon you could put me onto where you got the sheet music for this? I have the basic tune and can play it, but not the way you do!

[nomusician]

@JimBell1984 see my comment @catheh06 (got so much music notation, can't put my finger on it. )

[ThomasW605]

heya, its irish for the lily saves the day.

refering to the orange lily. orange being worn by the protestant king william who defeated the catholic, king James at the battle of the Boyne in 1690.

[nomusician]

@ThomasW605 next on my repertoire is A Farewell to Kings. ;)

[PastorRob62STL]

Magnificent Recording. I'll purchase it if you ever offer it for sale as an audio recording at classicalarchives .

[PastorRob62STL]

Magnificent Recording.

[Pawnbroker00]

@netherledy missing all things english you mean..

[netherledy]

Glad to hear that it is English and not exclusive to the Irish religious wars as I was always led to believe.

Maybe someone could point that out to the BBC World Service so we can hear their stirring version more often. It makes the hairs on my neck stand up when I hear it away from home and missing all things British.

[wwefigurerey]

it is english 

[SeniorSuperstud]

Definitely English and not by Purcell. . It was first played as a march by the forces of Oliver Cromwell many years before the Battle of the Boyne.

[SeniorSuperstud]

The Orangemen revived the song, but it actually goes back much earlier than that. It was first played many years earlier by the Parliamentary forces led by Oliver Cromwell. It was played as a march when Cromwell's troops fought against the army of King Charles the First in the war between parliament and the king. Parliament won, the king was arrested, he was tried for treason for defying the wishes of parliament, he was found guilty, and be-headed.