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Mage on a Cree
musician/member name: Mark Gilston
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Mark Gilston plays an English country dance from John Playford's "English Dancing Master" (1651) on mountain dulcimer.
There is quite a bit of speculation on the name of this tune. It has been proposed that it refers to "mag" or a magpie, possibly on a tree.
Another theory holds that it is "Magina cree", a name of Irish origin, where cree refers to the Gaelic chroi (as in mother, mo chroi) meaning 'dear'. Other names include "Madge on a Tree" and "Margery Cree". The Irish origin seems unlikely to me, but the true origin of the name will probably never be known.
For tabs, CDs, books, and Skype lessons, visit http://www.markgilston.com/
There is quite a bit of speculation on the name of this tune. It has been proposed that it refers to "mag" or a magpie, possibly on a tree.
Another theory holds that it is "Magina cree", a name of Irish origin, where cree refers to the Gaelic chroi (as in mother, mo chroi) meaning 'dear'. Other names include "Madge on a Tree" and "Margery Cree". The Irish origin seems unlikely to me, but the true origin of the name will probably never be known.
For tabs, CDs, books, and Skype lessons, visit http://www.markgilston.com/
Very pretty tune, nicely done Mark.
I like that! Very nice!