Lonesome Boatman, The

Reel · 4/4 · D major

The Lonesome Boatman is a well-known Irish tune composed by Finbar Furey, originally released as a slow air on the 1969 debut album of the Furey family band. Despite being categorized as a reel in meter and structure, it is typically performed as a haunting, melancholic slow air that showcases expressive ornamentation on the tin whistle or uilleann pipes. Over the decades, it has become a modern standard in traditional Irish music, widely recorded and performed by numerous folk artists worldwide.

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