Opinion piece on "Drowsy Maggie"
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Opinion piece on "Drowsy Maggie"
Description
This op-ed published in 1920 in the Los Angeles Times Illustrated Magazine shares a story about someone's neighbor replaying the record "Drowsy Maggie." The author says that both their neighbor and surrounding California birds could not get enough of the song. They speak nostalgically of the Irish Uilleann pipes, stating that the "reel...was danced in Kerry long before there was an organ grinder in Italy or a ukulele in Honolulu." This signifies the global trends of the music scene at the time. The author also differentiates between Irish and Scottish bagpipes, in that the former is for dancing and the latter for fighting. This is just one aspect of many where the op-ed reflects Irish immigrants' pride and nostalgia for their homeland through listening to the "Drowsy Maggie" record.
Date
May 16, 1920
Source
LA Times Illustrated Magazine,
Type
Magazine article
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This op-ed published in 1920 in the Los Angeles Times Illustrated Magazine shares a story about someone's neighbor replaying the record "Drowsy Maggie." The author says that both their neighbor and surrounding California birds could not get enough of the song. They speak nostalgically of the Irish Uilleann pipes, stating that the "reel...was danced in Kerry long before there was an organ grinder in Italy or a ukulele in Honolulu." This signifies the global trends of the music scene at the time. The author also differentiates between Irish and Scottish bagpipes, in that the former is for dancing and the latter for fighting. This is just one aspect of many where the op-ed reflects Irish immigrants' pride and nostalgia for their homeland through listening to the "Drowsy Maggie" record.