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Sligo continues to uphold the tradition of this reel, which all of its old masters played or recorded. Galway accordion player Joe Cooley also had a fondness for it, and included it often in his repertoire. I first heard it played by Dublin button accordionist James Keane.
DE FG AF FA | GE cE dE cE | DE FG AF FA | GE cE EDDC |
DE FG AF FA | GEcE dEcE | DE FG AF FA | GEcE E D2 e ||
d2 A/B/A de fd | eg{/c'} gg aege | dA AA defd | ec ec d3 e |
dA A/B/A defd | eg{/c'} gg aege | d/e/f- fd e/^f/e de | cA GE DE ^FG ||
A/B/A- AG AB cA | GEEE cE GE | DA AG AB cA | GE cE ED-DC |
DA AG A/^A/B c=A | GCEC G,CEC | DAAG A/^A/B c=A | GE cE E D2 C ||
DE FG AD FA | GE cE dE cE | DE FG AF{/A} FF | GE cE ED DC |
DE FG AF FA | GEcE BEcE | DE FG AFFA | GEcE EDDe ||
dA A/B/A defd | eg{/c'} gg aege | dA A/B/A defd | ec ec d3 e |
dA A/B/A defd | eg{/c'} gg aege | d/e/f- fd e/^f/e de |{/e} cAGE DE^FG ||
A/B/A- AG A/^A/B c=A | GE-Ed cGEC | DA AG A/^A/B c=A | GEcE E D2 C |
DA AG A/^A/B c=A | GE{/G} EE cE GE |{/F} DAAG ABcA | GCEC D4 |