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This is an old Donegal fiddle march that came from the playing of John Doherty. It was taken from the sean n6s (old style) slow air and reinterpreted into a regimental style march. The air is one of the great classics from the old Gaelic harp tradition.
Bd | g>f gb | af gG | Bd g>f | gb af | g>g gf | e2 ef/g/ | a/g/f/e/ d>e | dc Bd | gd f/e/d/c/ | BG AF | G2 G2 || dc B>A | GA Bc | d>^c de | fd g>g | gb af | g>g gf | e2 ef/g/ | a/g/f/e/ d>e | dc Bd | gd f/e/d/c/ | BG AF | G2 G2 || Bd g>f | gb af | gG Bd | g>f gb | af g>g | gf e2 | ef/g/ a/g/f/e/ | d>e dc | Bd gd | f/e/d/c/ BG | AF G2 | G2 dc || BA GA | Bc d>d | de fd | g>f gb | af g>g | gf e2 | ef/g/ a/g/f/e/ | d>e dc | Bd gd | f/e/d/c/ BG | AF G2 | G4 |