Daily Archives: December 21, 2021
Wind that Shakes the Barley
In addition to this reel, there is a song, a novel, and a movie with the same title title. None bear any close relation to the tune, save the name, the concept of which is itself a deeply ensconced in Irish consciousness. There’s also many-a CD that contains the tune. The song is an Irish […]
Peeler’s Jacket
The title of this tune does not refer to the jacket worn while peeling potatoes, carrots, or cucumbers. Rather, it is an eponym (not an aptonym!), since part of a person’s name is used to refer to a thing, specifically an occupation; but it is also a synecdoche since one man (a part) is used […]