Irish Folk Song - Oh! Dany Boy - arranged for solo Classical Guitar by Vincent Coley

Alternative title

The Londonderry Air

Composer

folklore

Arranger

Vincent Coley

Publisher

Vincent Coley

Genre

Classical / Instrumental

Instrumentation

Classical guitar

Scored for

Solo

Type of score

For a single performer

Key

C major

Duration

1'50"

Difficulty

Medium

Description
The Londonderry Air is an air that originated from County Londonderry in Ireland (now Northern Ireland). It is popular among the Irish diaspora and is very well known throughout the world. The tune is played as the victory anthem of Northern Ireland at the Commonwealth Games. The song "Danny Boy" uses the tune, with a set of lyrics written in the early 20th century.