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This reel is another from Lad’s bow. It was widely played by New York musicians after the Sligo fiddler introduced it as one of his new compositions. Lad also researched old tunes from manuscripts, which led to him resurrecting a lot of old music that later became popular among the Irish musicians around New York City. He died in the winter of 1978.
d4 D2 | DG{/c} GG DGBG | Ad BG AE{/G} EE | DG G/B/G DG Bd |
eg dg ed ge | dB/d/ B-B dBGB | cE{/G} EE GEDB, | DE GA BABe |
dB Ac BGGd || DG G/c/G AGBG | Ad BG AE E/G/E | DG G/c/G DGBd |
eg dg ed ge | dB B/d/B dB GB | cEEA GEDB, | DE GA B/d/B- Be |
dB Ac BGGe || d/e/d Be dG Bd | eg dg ed ge | dB{/d} BB dBGB |
cE E/G/E GEDd | Bd d/e/d ce af | gf ga ge dB | DE GA B/d/B- Be |
dB Ac BGGe || d/e/d Be dG Bd | eg dg ed ge | dB{/d} BB dBGB |
cE E/G/E GEDd | Bddd ceaf | gf ga ge dB | DE GA B/d/B- Be |
dB Ac AG- Gd || DG B/A/G dG BG | Ad BG AE GE | DG G/B/G DGBd |
egdg edge | dB B/d/B dBGB | cE{/G} EA GEDB, | DE GA Bd/B/- Be |
dB Ac BGGd || DG G/c/G DGBG | Ad BG AEGE | DG G/c/G DGBd |
eg dg ed ge | dB B/d/B dB GB | cEEA GEDB, | B,/D/E GA B3 e |
dB Ae dGge || dd Be dGBd | eg dg ed ge | dB B/d/B dB GB |
cE E/G/E GEDd | Bddd ceaf | gf ga ge dB | DE GA B3 e |
dB Ac BG DD || d/e/d Be dG Bd | eg dg ed ge | dB B/d/B dBGB |
cE E/G/E GE Dd | Bd g/e/d edef | gf ga ge dB | DE GA B/d/B- Be |
dB Ac BG G2- | G8 |