Kevin Barry march

There are 3 recordings of this tune.

Kevin Barry has been added to 4 tunebooks.

Two settings

X: 1
T: Kevin Barry
R: march

M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Dmaj
DF|:A3A^G2A2|B2A4FA|f3dA2F2|E6cd|
e3dc2G2|B2A4^GA|1 c3BG2A2|F6DF:|2 c2B2G2E2|D6||

X: 2
T: Kevin Barry
R: march

M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Dmaj
M:3/4
D2F2|:A4A2|^G4A2|B2A4-|A2F2A2|
f4d2|A4F2|E6-|E2c2d2|
e4d2|c4G2|B2A4-|A2^G2A2|
[1 c4B2|G4A2|F6-|F2D2F2:|
[2 c4B2|G4E2|D6-|D2||

Four comments

Kevin Barry

Transcribed from the album Celtic Ceili where it’s the 3rd tune in a set of Marches. Kevin Barry is a song about Kevin Barry, member of the Irish Republican Army who lost his life in the Irish war of Indenpendce. In the recording mentioned above, the St. Peter’s Ceili Band play this at March tempo.

Kevin Barry, X:2

The Diamond Accordion Band play this as a waltz despite this being a song/march.

Re: Kevin Barry

If it’s done in waltz time, should the F# in bar 2 be a minim?

Re: Kevin Barry

Just fixed it.

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