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It’s back to old Donegal fiddle music with this reel, which Simey Doherty was known to play. I got it from the playing of Simey’s brother, John Doherty, who sometimes played it as a duet with his brother Mickey.
d>c | Bc AB GA Bc | dB de de dc | BG AB G2 AB |
cB cd ce dc | BG AB GA Bc | dB de dedc | BG AB GGAB |
cB cd{/e} ccde || fd ec dB GB | d^c de dB Gd | ec eg dB GB |
c/e/c cB ccde | fdec dBGB | dd de dB Gd | ec eg dB GB |
cB ce ge dc || BG AB GA Bc | de dB de dc | Bc AB G/B/G AB |
cB cd ce dc | BG AB GA Bc | de dB dedc | Bc AB G/B/G AB |
cB cd cdeg || fd ec dB GB | d^c de dB Gd | ec eg dB GB |
cBcd ccde | fdec dBGB | dd de dB Gd | ed eg dB GB |
cB ce ge dc || Bd Ad GA Bc | de dB de dc | BG AB GGAB |
cB cd ce dc | BG AB GA Bc | d3 B dedc | BG AB GABd |
c/e/c cB ccde || fd ec dB GB | d^c de dB Gd | ec eg dB GB |
cBcd ccde | fdec dBGB | dB de dB Gd | ec eg dB GB |
c3 d e/g/e dc || BG AB GA Bc | de dB de dc | BG AB GABd |
c/e/c cB cedc | BG AB GA Bc | d/e/d dB dedc | BG AB GGAB |
cB cd cdeg || fd ec dB GB | dB de dB Gd | ec eg dB GB |
cBcd ccde | fdec dBGB | dd de dB Gd | ed eg dB GB |
cc ce ge dc | BG AB G4 |