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This reel has its roots in the Scottish fiddling tradition. I first heard it played by Brockton, Massachusetts fiddler Jerry Holland.
B3 c | A2 Bd edBA | GB AB GE FG | AA Bd ed Bd |
ed gd BA AG | AABd edBA | GB AB GEFG | A2 Bd edBd |
edgd BAAG || Aa ab agef | ggdg Bgdg | eaab agef |
gf gd BA AG | ag ab gdef | g/f/g eg dg Gg | de ga bg ag |
ef ga ge dB || A2 B/^c/d ed BA | GB AB GE{/G} EE | A2 Bd ed Bd |
ed gd BA AG | AA Bd ed BA | GB AB GE FG | A2 Bd ed Bd |
ed gd BA{/B} AG || Aa ab ag ef | g2 dg Bg dg | ea ab ag ef |
gf gd BAAG | ag ab gd ef | g/f/g eg dg Gg | de ga bg ag |
ef ga ge dB || AB ^cd edcA | GB AB GE FG | A2 B/^c/d edBd |
edgd BAAG | AA Bd ed BA | GGGA GEFG | A2 Bd ed Bd |
ed gd BA AG || Aa ab agef | g2 dg Bg dg | ea ab ag ef |
gf gd BA AG | ag ab gd ef | g/f/g eg dgGg | de ga bg ag |
ef ga ge dB | sA8 |