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Ciarán Mac Mathúna featured this reel on his program, ‘A Job of Journeywork’ on many occasions. It was usually played by Paddy O’Brien of Tipperary, accordionist Joe Burke of Galway or the Kilfenora Céilí Band from Clare. After listening to a few of Ciarán’s programs, I began to play the tune until it was time to learn another.
c2 BA | G2 BG EG DC | B,D GB AG AB | ccec BddB |
cA BG AG EG | GGBG EG{/A} DC | B,D GB AG AB | cd ef ge dc |
Bd AF G3 D || GG B/A/G EG DC | B,D GB A3 B | cd ec dB GB |
cA BG AG EG | GG BG EG DC | B,D GB AG AB | cd ef ge dc |
Bd AF G2 dc || B/A/G dG eGdG | B/A/G dG cBFA | B/A/G dG Bdef |
gd BG AGEG | B/A/G Bd ed ef | ge fg af df | g/f/e fd eB dB |
cA B/A/G AGEG || BG dG eGdG | DGBd cAdc | B/A/G dG B/A/G de |
gd BG AG EG | B/A/G Bd edef | g/f/e fg af df | ge fd eB dB |
cA BG AG EG || G2 BG EG{/A} DC | B,D GB A3 B | ce{/g} ee BddB |
cA BG AG EG | GGBG EGDC | B,D G2 AG AB | cdef ge dc |
BdAF GD EF || G2 B/A/G EGDC | B,D GB A A2 B | ceec dBGB |
cA BG AG EG | G2 B/A/G EG{/A} DC | B,D GB AG AB | cd ef ge dc |
Bd AB G2 dc || B/A/G dG eGdG | B/A/G dG cA FA | BG dG Bdef |
gd BG AG EG | B/A/G Bd ed ef | ge fg af df | g/f/e fd eB dB |
cA BG AGEG || BG dG eG dG | DGBd cAdc | B/A/G dG BG de |
gd BG AG EG | B/A/G Bd edef | g/f/e fg af df | ge fd eB dB |
cA BG AGEG | sG8 |