Star of the County Down ✧
A lively Irish ballad with a compact verse and a rising chorus.
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D whistle · E minor · 4/4 · 110 BPM · + upper octave
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About this tune
Star of the County Down tells of an encounter with Rosie McCann near Banbridge. Its compact phrases and rising chorus give the ballad a buoyant, conversational character.
The song uses a traditional melody that also circulates in slower, three-beat versions. Cathal MacGarvey wrote the familiar words; the tune is also associated with Dives and Lazarus.