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Lady Carberry’ is another name for this reel, although it was originally a Scottish reel called ‘The Perthshire Hunt’. I learned it from the playing of several musicians, including fiddler Dan Cleary of Ballinamere, Co. Offaly.
d3 B | A2 FA DA F/G/A | DA FA BEEd | BA FA DA FA |
AB de fe dB | A2 FA DA F/G/A | DAFA BE Ed | BA FA DA FA |
AB de fd{/=f} de || fa- af a2 af | gf ga bg eg | fa ab a a2 f |
eA de fdde | faaf abaf | gf ga bg eg | fd ec de dB |
AB de fe dB || A2 FA DA F/G/A | DA FA BEEd | BA FA DA{/G} FA |
AB de fe dB | A2 FA dA FA | dA FA BEEd | BA F/G/A DA{/G} FA |
AB de fd de || fa af aaea | gf ga bg eg | fa ab aafd |
e/f/e de fd{/=f} de | fa- af aa- af | gf ga bg eg | fd ef de Bd |
AB de fe dB || AAFA dAFA | dA FA BEEd | BA F/G/A DAFA |
AB de fe dB | A2 FA DA F/G/A | DA FA BE Ed | BA FA DB FA |
AB de fd{/=f} de || fa-af adfa | gf ga bg eg | faab a/b/a fd |
e/f/e de fd{/=f} de | fa ab adfa | gf ga bgeg | fd ef de dB |
AB de fe dB | sA8 |