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Baltimore fiddler Jim Egan recorded this Ed Reavy reel on a CD of his, which featured several selections of tunes composed by the famous Co. Cavan fiddler. I learned the tune from Jimmy’s playing. Roarty was a Philadelphia fiddler who operated a taproom there during the 1930s.
G3- | GE{/G} EE Gceg | fagf ecce | d{/c} GBd cBGE |
FA GE FD DA | GE{/G} EE c2 eg | fa gf ecce | dG Bd gf dc |
BG FD ECCA || GE{/G} EE c2 eg | fa gf ecce | dGBd cB GE |
FA GE FD DA | GE{/G} EE c2 eg | fa gf ecce | dG Bd gf dc |
BG FD EC Cf || ge{/g} ee ce Ge | fd d2 BdGF | EGcE FA dc |
B/A/G Gg agfa | ge{/g} ee ceGe | fddd Bd GF | EGcE FA dc |
BGFD EC Cf || ge{/g} ee ce Ge | fddc Bd GF | EGcE FA dc |
B/A/G Gg ag fa | ge{/g} ee ce Ge | fddd Bd GF | EGcE FA dc |
BGFD ECCA || G-E{/G} EE c2 eg | fagf ecce | d{/c} GBd cBGE |
FA GE FD DA | GE{/G} EE c2 eg | fa gf ecce | dG Bd gf dc |
BG FD ECCA || GE{/G} EE c2 eg | fa gf ecce | dGBd cB GE |
FA GE FD DA | GE{/G} EE c2 eg | fa gf ecce | dG Bd gf dc |
BG FD EC Cf || ge{/g} ee ce Ge | fddc Bd GF | EGcE FA dc |
B/A/G Gg agfa | ge{/g} ee ceGe | fddc Bd GF | EGcE FA dc |
BGFD EC Cf || ge{/g} ee ce Ge | fd d2 BdGF | EGcE FA dc |
B/A/G Gg ag fa | ge{/g} ee ce Ge | fddc Bd GF | EGcE FA dc |
BGFD EC C2- | C6 |