Bridget Cruise

Waltz · 3/4 · G mixolydian

Bridget Cruise is a traditional Irish waltz composed in the late seventeenth or early eighteenth century by the blind harpist Turlough O'Carolan. Written in 3/4 meter and G mixolydian mode, the tune features a graceful, lyrical character that is traditionally performed with a flowing and expressive playing style on the harp or fiddle. The melody is widely associated with O'Carolan's early, unrequited love for Bridget Cruise of County Longford, a prominent figure in the local gentry whom he reportedly recognized by her touch alone later in life.

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