Aging Boomers This Is Your Song

This mixes vocals from two traditions.  It is the start of an idea.

Chantmix1

This was a song made up by my late uncle George in the late 1960's. He'd always play it on the piano at holiday family gatherings, and pretty much any time there was a piano around. It has words: "So, I'm off, I'm off, to Offaly. To an island green far away. It's a place I've never known but a spot I call my own, in a dream that I dream every day. So I'm off I'm off, to Offaly. Many tears may fall when we say....dum de dum dee dee dee.. dum de dum dee dee dee...so I'm off to a dream far away. (sorry I forgot some of his lyrics). I hand entered the notes to make a midi file using MuseScore and then made mp3 with iTunes.

Off to Offaly

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When I was courting my wife, I dog-sat for her, during which time I wrote this song for her dog, whose name is Peaches.

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