The Foggy Dew ✧
A solemn Irish melody with a rising middle passage and a strong return.
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A · first phrase
A · second phrase
B · rise
A · return
D whistle · E minor · 4/4 · 80 BPM · + upper octave
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A · first phrase
A · second phrase
B · rise
A · return
About this tune
The Foggy Dew is widely associated with the Irish song about the Easter Rising of 1916, whose words were written by Charles O’Neill. The sombre melody gives the story a reflective, commemorative character.
Several unrelated songs share this title. This is the minor-key air familiar from the Irish ballad, with a rising middle passage and a return to its opening phrase.