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Fiddler Eddie Kelly and his brother, accordion player Martin Kelly, played this reel in a pub in Woodford in 1970. It was the first time I heard it. Later on, I learned it from a tape of accordion player Joe Burke and flute player Paddy Carty.
D6 C2 | A,2 DC DEFG | AG{/c} GG AcGF | EA,A,B, CDEF |
GGEG FDEC | A,D DE FDDE | FD ED CD EG | cded cAGE |
FDEC D3 C || A,2 DC DE FG | AG{/c} GG AcGF | E A,2 B, CD EF |
G_B AG FD EC | A, D2 E F/E/D _B,D | A,D ED CD EG | cd ed cA GE |
FD EC D2 E/^F/G || Adde efdf | eaed cAGc | A/B/A AB cB cd |
eaag ed^cA | d^c de e f2 d | eaed c A2 B | cB cA BBAG |
FD EC D2 ^FG || Adde f/e/f df | ea ed cA Gc | A/B/A AB cBcd |
ea ag ed ^cA | d^c de fe df | ea ed c A2 B | cB cA B/d/B AG |
FD EC D3 C || A,2 DC DE FG | AG{/c} GG AcGF | E A,2 B, CD EF |
G_B AG FD EC |{/D} A, D2 E FD_B,D | A,D ED CD EG | cd ed cA GE |
FD EC D3 C || A,2 DC DE FG | AG{/c} GG AcGF | EA,A,B, CDEF |
G2 EG FDEC | A, D2 E FDDE | F/E/D ED CDEG | cd ed cA GE |
FDEC D2 E/^F/G || Ad de e f2 d | ea ed cAGc | A/B/A AB cB cd |
ea ag ed cA | d^c de fe df | ea ed cA AB | cB cA B2 AG |
FD EC D2 E/^F/G || Ad de fedf | ea ed cA Gc | A/B/A AB cB cd |
ea ag ed cA | dAde fedf | eaed cAAB | cB cA B2 AG |
FDEC D4- | D8 |