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This is me >> protectionist) playing the tune Rights of Man. Key of G on the mandolin. I botched it just a bit at the end, but it's 99% OK. Hope you like it.
Here's a little historical background on the tune. It is a baroque tune from the time of William III & Mary II, in England (1689 AD). At the dual coronation of the English King and Queen, the English parliament drew up the Declaration of the Rights of Man (the English Bill of Rights), and the forerunner of our US Constitution. It's generally considered an Irish tune, but is really English in origin, probably composed by an Irish mandolinist or fiddler, whose name will never be known, but (just like classical music), the tune lives on, with those of us who love it, and play it, and respect its massive historical significance.
Here's a little historical background on the tune. It is a baroque tune from the time of William III & Mary II, in England (1689 AD). At the dual coronation of the English King and Queen, the English parliament drew up the Declaration of the Rights of Man (the English Bill of Rights), and the forerunner of our US Constitution. It's generally considered an Irish tune, but is really English in origin, probably composed by an Irish mandolinist or fiddler, whose name will never be known, but (just like classical music), the tune lives on, with those of us who love it, and play it, and respect its massive historical significance.