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The Sligo musician Jackie Coleman composed this reel, which I first heard played on the wooden flute by fellow Sligo man Seamus Tansey. It was also widely played by several céilí bands during the 1960s.
c3 A | GE{/G} EE DCA,C | E2 GE AEGE | D2 AD cDAD |
GA cd ed cA | GE{/G} EE DCA,C | EEGE AEGE | D2 AD cD A/F/D |
GA cd ed cA || GE{/G} EE DCA,C | EEGE AEGE | D2 AD cDAD |
GA cd edcA | GE{/G} EE DC A,C | EEGE AEGE | D2 AD cDAD |
GA cd ec cd || ec{/e} cB cegf | ec ce gg fe | dG{/c} GG dGec |
dGGA Bcdf | ec cB ce gf | eccd efge | ff df af gf |
ef df ec- cd || ec cB ce gf | ecce gcec | dG{/c} GG dGeG |
dG{/c} GA Bcdf | ec cB ce gf | ec cd ecgc | fffe fagf |
ef df e c2 A || GE{/G} EE DE CD | EEGE AE GE | D2 AD cD AD |
GA cd ed cA | GE E/G/E DC A,C | EEGE AEGE | D2 AD cD AD |
GA cd ed cA || GE E/G/E DD CD | EE GE AEGE | D2 AD cD AD |
GA cd ed cA | GE E/G/E D C2 F | E-EGE AE GE | D2 AD cD AD |
GA cd ec cd || ec{/e} cB c2 gf |{/d} e2 ce gcec | f/d/G GG dGeG |
dG{/c} GA Bcdf | eccB cegf | ec cd ecgc | fffe fagf |
ef df{/g} e c2 d || ec Gc ec gc | ec cd ecge | dG{/c} GG dGeG |
dG{/c} GA Bcdf | eccB cegf | ec-cd efge | fdeg afgf |
ef df{/g} ec c2- | c6 |