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Going to work one morning in 1971, I was almost out the door when I heard the radio playing a track from an LP. I stopped and listened. It was Ceoltóirí Chulann playing to a live audience at the Gaiety Theatre. In the middle of Sean Ó Riada’s arrangement was the sound of an accordion playing this tune. The musician was Sonny Brogan and it was the first time I heard this tune.
d2 B | A/B/AA dcA d2 c | A/B/AA dcA GFG | AAA dcA d/e/dd | eaa ege dBG | A/B/AA dcA d2 c | A/B/AA dcA GFG | A2 A dcA d/e/dd | eaa ege dBA || GBB GBd gfg | GBB GAG FED | GBB GBd g2 g | fgf efe dBA | GBB GBd g2 g | GBB GAG FED | GBB GBd g2 g | fgf efe dBG || A/B/AA dcA d2 c | A/B/AA dcA GFG | A2 A dcA d/e/dd | eaa ege dBG | A/B/AA dcA d2 c | A/B/AA dcA GFG | AAA dcA d/e/dd | eaa ege dBA || GBB GBd gfg | GBB GAG FED | GBB GBd g2 g | fgf efe dBA | GBB GBd g2 g | GBB GAG FED | GBB GBd ggg | fgf efe dBG | A/B/A- A3 |
