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This two-part version is a Co. Donegal fiddlers’ arrangement of the tune, which I learned from the playing of fiddler John Doherty. The contrast of these two slip jigs brings to mind the wonders of musicianship in Ireland, and how tunes compare from one place to another.
d3 | cAG GDG G3 | DGG GBd cA=F | cAF GAG GDE | =FEF =f2 d cA^F |[M:6/8] GAG G3 |[M:9/8] DGG GBd cA=F | cAF GAG GDE | =FEF =f2 d cA^F || GBd gaf g2 b | dgg gag fdc | Bcd =fge f2 d | ^cde =fed =cAF | GBd gaf g2 b | dgg gag fga | bag age =f2 d | ^cde =fed =cA=F || cAF GAG G2 G, | B,DG GBd cA=F | cAF GAG GDE | =FEF =f2 d cA^F |[M:6/8] GAG G2 d |[M:9/8] cAG GAB cA=F | cAF GAG GDE | =FEF =f2 d cA^F || GBd gaf g2 b | dgg gag fdc | Bcd =fge f2 d | ^cde =fed =cAF | GBd gaf g2 b | dgg gag fga | bag age =f2 d | ^cde =fed =cA=F | cAF G3- G3 |