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This four-part reel is a piece of poetry in terms of its flawless composition and old traditional flavor. It’s also a wonderful fiddle tune that I learned from Joe Delaney. Sean Keane’s playing provided me with some extra interpretations that were very much in keeping with the structure of the tune. It may be about 150 years old.
D2 FD AD FD | E2 cE dEcE | DD FA df ed | ^cAGE EDCG |
D2 ED ADFD | EEcE dEcE | DD FA df ed | ^cA GE ED De ||
fd d^c dfag | ec cd ef ge | fdde d^cAB | cA GE ED De |
fd d^c d2 ag | eccc efge | ddeg fagb | af ge fdde ||
fg ag fdd=f | ef gf ec ce | fg ag fd AB | cA GE ED De |
fg ag fd d/e/d | ef gf ec ce | ddeg eagb | af ge fd de ||
ffdf ffdf | eece Gece | ffda fded | ^cA GE EDDe |
ffdf dfdf | ee ce ce ce | dd eg fa gb | af ge fd Bd ||
D2 F/E/D AD FD | E2 cE dE cE | DDFA d3 B | cA GE EDCG |
D2 F/E/D ADFD | E2 cE dE cE | D2 FA dfed | ^cA GE EDDe ||
fd d^c df ag | eccc efge | fd de d^c AB | cA GE ED-De |
fdd^c d2 ag | eccc ef ge | d/e/d eg fagb | af ge fd de ||
fg ag fd dg | ef gf ec ce | fg ag fdAB | Bc- cG EDDe |
fg ag fd dg | ef gf ecce | ddeg fagb | af ge fd de ||
ff df ff df | e2 ce Ge ce | fd ad fd ed | ^cA GE EDDe |
ff df df df | e2 ce ce ce | dd eg fa gb | af ge fd Bd ||
D2 F/E/D ADFD | E2 cE dEcE | D2 FA df ed | ^cA GE ED CG |
D2 F/E/D AD FD | E2 cE dE cE | D2 FA d/e/f ed | ^cA GE E D2 e ||
fdd^c dfag | eccd efge | fd de d^c AB | cA GE E D2 e |
fd d^c d2 ag | ec{/e} cc efge | ddeg fagb | af ge fd de ||
fg ag fd dg | ef gf ec ce | fg ag fd/B/ AB | cB/A/ GE EDDe |
fg ag fd dg | ef gf ecce | dd eg fa gb | af ge fd Bd ||
ff df ffdf | e2 ce Ge ce | fd ad fd ed | ^cA GE ED De |
ffdf dfdf | e2 ce cece | ddeg fagb | af ge fd d2- |
d6 |