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There are several settings of th is welI-known reel. I remember Andy McGann, Paddy Cronin, and Bobby Casey all had different versions of it. The setting here is from the Cape Breton fiddlers.
A3 G | FA{/B} AA B2 AG | FA Ad BAGE | FA Ad BAGF |
GF EF GB AG | FA AA B2 AG | FA Ad BAGE | FA Ad B2 AG |
GF EF GA de || ff df ee ce | dB GA BAAd | ff df ee ce |
dB AG FD-DA | ff df ee ce | dB GA BAAF | G2 BG FG AF |
EFGE FD-DE || FA{/B} AA B2 AG | FA Ad BAGE | FA Ad BAGF |
GF EF GB AG | FA AA B2 AG | FA Ad BAGE | FA Ad B2 AG |
GF EF GA de || ff df ee ce | dB GA BAAd | ff df ee ce |
dB AG FDDA | f2 df eece | dB GA BAAF | G2 BG FG AF |
EFGE FD-DE || FAAA B2 AG | FA Ad BAGE | FA Ad B2 AF |
GF EF GB AG | FA AA B2 AG | FA A2 G3 A | FA AA B2 AG |
GF EF GA de || ff df ee ce | dB GA BAAd | ff df ee ce |
dB AG FDDA | f2 df eece | dB GA BAAF | G2 BG FG AF |
EFGE FD-DE || FA{/B} AA B2 AG | FA Ad BAGE | FA Ad B2 AF |
GF EF GB AG | FA AA B2 AG | FA Ad BAGE | FA Ad B2 AG |
GF EF GA de || ff df ee ce | dB GA BAAd | ff df ee ce |
dB AG FDDA | f2 df eece | dB GA BAAF | G2 BG FG AF |
EFGE FD D2- | D6 |