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I heard a thoughtful and well-played setting of this from east Clare concertina player Mary MacNamara. It’s one she recorded on her solo CD. I’ve had this reel in the back of my mind for many years, but having heard Mary play it on her CD, ‘The Blackberry Bush,’ my appetite for playing it has returned!
Bc | dG B/A/G dG Bd | c=F AF cF Ac | dG B/A/G dG Bd |
cA =FA GA Bc | dG B/A/G dG Bd | c=F AF cF Ac | dG B/A/G dG Bd |
cA =FA GA Bc || dG GA ABcd | A=F{/A} FF cFAc | dG B/A/G dG BG |
BdcA GABc | dd BG DG Bd | c=F AF cF Ac | dG B/A/G dG B/A/G |
Bd cA GA Bc || dg gf gd eg | =fd c_B A=F Ac | dg g/b/g dgbg |
de fg af gf | dg gf gd eg | =fd c_B A=F Ac | dG B/A/G dG B/A/G |
Bd cA GA Bc || dggf ggde | =fd c_B A=F Ac | dg g/b/g dg bg |
de fg af gf | dggf gdeg | =fd c_B A=F Ac | dG B/A/G dG B/A/G |
BdcA GABc || dG GA ABcd | A=F{/A} FF cFAc | dG B/A/G dG Bd |
cA=FA GABc | d2 BG dGBd | c=F AF cF Ac | dG B/A/G dG BG |
cA =FA G3 B || dG B/A/G dG Bd | c=F AF cF Ac | dG{/c} GG dGBd |
cA =FA GABc | dGGA ABcd | A=F{/A} FF cFAc | dG B/A/G dG BG |
Bd cA GA Bc || dg gf gd eg | =fd c_B A=FAc | dg g/b/g dg bg |
de fg af gf | dggf ggde | =fd c_B A=F Ac | dG B/A/G dG BG |
Bd cA GABc || dggf ggde | =fd c_B A=F Ac | dg g/b/g dg bg |
de fg af gf | dggf gd eg | =fdc_B A=FAc | dG BG DG BG |
Bd cA G4 |