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George played the fiddle with the old Ballinakill Céilí Band from Co. Galway. This was one of his favorite reels. It was originally known as ‘The Carracastle Lassies’.
B6 d2 | eB{/d} BB eBdB | AG AB GE DE | GB{/d} BB GABd |
eg dB AA Bd | eB{/d} BB eBdB | AG AB GE DE | GA Bd ge dB |
AG AB G2 Bd || eB{/d} BB eBdB | AG AB GE DE | GB{/d} BB GABd |
eg/e/ dB A2 Bd | eB{/d} BB eBdB | AG AB GE DE | GA Bd eg dB |
AG AB{/c} G3 g || eede gaba | gf ga ge dB | dg{/c'} gg bgag |
ea ag ab ga | bg eg dg eg | ge de ga ba | gf gd e/f/e dB |
AG AB G2 Bd || ge de gaba | gf ga ge dB | dg g/b/g bg ag |
eaag abga | bg eg dg eg | ge de ga ba | gf gd e/f/e dB |
AG AB G2 Bd || eB{/d} BB eBdB | AG AB GE DE | GB{/d} BB GABd |
eg dB A2 Bd | eB{/d} BB eedB | AGAB GE DE | GA Bd ge dB |
AG AB GA Bd || eB{/d} BB eBdB | AG AB{/c} GEDE | GB{/d} BB{/c} GABd |
eg dB A2 Bd | eB{/d} BB eBdB | AG AB GEDE | GA Bd ge dB |
AG AB G3 g || ge de ga ba | gf ga ge dB | dg g/b/g bg ag |
{/=f} eaag abga | bg eg dg eg | ge de ga ba | gf gd e/f/e dB |
AGAB G3 g || ge de ga ba | gf ga ge dB | dg g/b/g bg ag |
ea ag abga | bg eg dg eg | ge de ga ba | gf gd e/f/e dB |
AG AB G4- | G4 |