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Paddy Murphy was a well-loved Co. Clare concertina player. This is a lovely old reel that he gave to fellow Clare musician Joe Ryan who played it on his fiddle on special occasions when good listeners aroused his appetite for something new.
d2 ed cAGE | A/B/A AG ABcA | df ed ^cA GF | DG GF GB AG |
FG EG FD{/=F} DD |{/=F} Ddde fe fg | af ge fd ed | fd AF Gg fe ||
d2 ed cA GE | A/B/A- AG ABcA | df ed ^cA GF | DG GF GB AG |
FG EG FD{/=F} DD | Dd de fe fg | af ge fd ed | fd AF G2 fg ||
{/=f} a3 a ag^fg | ab af ge fg | ad{/=f} dd bd^fa | Bg gf ge fg |
a a2 g fged | ^cA Ae fe fg | af ge fd ed | fd AF G2 fg ||
a3 a ag fg | ab af ge fg | ad{/=f} dd ad ^fa | Bg gf ge fg |
a a2 g fg ed | ^cA Ae fe fg | af ge fd ed | fd AF Ggfe ||
dd ed cA GE | A/B/A- AG ABcA | dfed ^cAGF | DG GF GB AG |
FG EG FD{/=F} DD | Dd de fe fg | af ge fd ed | fd AF Ggfe ||
d2 ed Bc AG | A/B/A AG AB cA | df ed ^cA GF | DGGF GBAG |
FG EG FD{/=F} DD | Dd de fe fg | af ge fd ed | fd AF G2 fg ||
{/=f} a3 a ag^fg | ab af g2 fg | ad{/=f} dd bd^fa | Bg gf ge fg |
aa ag fg ed | ^cAAe fefg | af ge fd ed | fdAF G2 fg ||
a3 a agfg | ab af ge fg | ad{/=f} dd bd^fa | Bg gf ge fg |
aaag fged | ^cA Ae fe fg | af ge fd ed | fd AF G4 |