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This tune is usually played as a Donegal highland. I named the reel version after a man who has many such tunes and plays them with his own unique Donegal fiddling style. I learned this from flute players Patty Bronson and Laura MacKenzie, who reside in Saint Paul, Minnesota.
A2 eg fdeA | B/c/d ef gf gf |{/e} AAeg fd ef | ge dB e A2 G |
A/B/A eg fdeA | B/c/d ef gfgf |{/e} AAeg fdef | ge dg e A2 e ||
a2 eg fd gf | eA AG B/c/d ef | a2 e g2 d ef | ge dB e A2 G |
a2 eg fd gf | eA AG B/c/d ef/g/ | a2 eg fd ef | ge dB =cA A/B/A ||
A2 eg fd eA | B/c/d ef gfgf |{/e} AAeg fd ef | ge dB =c A2 G |
A2 eg fdeA | B/c/d ef gfgf | A2 eg fd ef | ge dB e A2 G ||
a2 eg fd gf | eA AG B/c/d e/f/g | a2 eg fd ef | ge dB eAAG |
a2 eg fd gf | eA AG B/c/d e/f/g | a2 eg fd ef | ge dB =cd BG ||
A2 e/f/g fdeA | Bd ef gf gf | AA eg fd ef | ge dB =cA BG |
A2 e/f/g fdeA | cd ef gf gf |{/e} AA eg fd ef | ge dB e A2 G ||
a2 eg fd gf | eA A2 Bd e/f/g | a2 eg fd ef | ge dB =c A2 G |
a2 eg fd gf | eAAG B/c/d e/f/g | a2 eg fd ef | gedB eA (A2 |
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