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Cathal McConnell taped this reel for me shortly after he received it from its composer, Vincent Broderick. Vincent is a flute player from Co. Galway who has lived in Dublin most of his life and is the composer of many jigs and reels. This setting I heard from Minnesota harper Ann Heymann on a rare occasion when she played her timber flute.
f3 d | cF AF{/E} CFAF | D2 AD cDAD | c2 AF{/E} CFAC |
DF Gc AF fd | cF AF{/E} CFAF | D2 AD cDAD | c2 AF{/E} CFAC |
DF Gc A F2 A || cc- cd F3 c | CF AF{/E} CFAF | D2 AD cDAD |
ccAF{/E} CFAF | cA cd F3 c | CF AF CF AC | DF GA Bc de |
fc BG AF fd || cF AF{/E} CFAF | D2 AD cDAD | cc AF{/E} CFAC |
DFGc AFfd | cF AF{/E} CFAF | D2 AD cDAD | c2 AF{/E} CFAC |
DF Gc A F2 A || cc-cd F3 c | CF AF{/E} CFAF | D2 AD cDAD |
ccAF CFAF | cA cd F3 c | CF AF CF AC | DF GA Bc de |
fc BG AFfd || cF AF CF AF | D2 AD cD AD | ccAF CFAC |
DF Gc AF fd | cF AF{/E} DFAF | D2 AD cDAD | c2 AF{/E} CFAC |
DFGc A F2 A || cc-cd F3 c | CF AF{/E} CFAF | D2 AD cDAD |
cc AF CFAF | cA cd F3 c | CF AF CF AC | DF GA Bc de |
fcBG AF F2- | F6 |