Annotation:Blind Nora O'Neill
X:1 T:Blind Norry's M:2/4 L:1/8 R:Reel S:Ryan's Mammoth Collection (1883) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:C g{a}g/^f/ g/e/c/e/ | g/a/g/e/ f/d/d/e/ | g{a}g/^f/ g/e/c/e/ | (f/a/)g/f/ e/c/c | g{a}g/^f/ g/e/c/e/ | g/a/g/e/ f/d/d/f/ | e/f/g/e/ a/g/f/e/ | f/a/g/f/ e/c/c :| |: G/c/E/c/ G/c/B/c/ | G/c/B/c/ A/F/D | G/c/E/c/ G/c/B/c/ | B/a/g/f/ e/c/c | G/c/B/c/ G/c/B/c/ | G/c/B/c/ A/F/D | a/g/f/e/ f/e/d/c/ | B/a/g/f/ e/c/c :|
BLIND NORA O'NEILL. AKA and see "Blind Norry's," "Highland Plaid (3) (The)," "Lady Lomon's," "Lady Loudon." Scottish, Reel and/or Strathspey. C Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB (Cole): AA'B (Cranford). The melody was originally composed as "Lady Loudon," by William Gow (1751-1791), eldest son of Scots fiddler-composer Niel Gow, and the leader of the Edinburgh Assembly Orchestra until his death at age 40. It is a frequently recorded tune by Cape Breton fiddlers, played as both a reel and strathspey, albeit mostly under the "Blind Nora" (or variants) title, indicating that it came to the island via the popular Ryan's Mammoth Collection (1883), disseminated by sight-reading fiddlers. Breandan Breathnach/Jackie Small (CRE V) believe the Irish "Donegal Traveler (The)" (Donegal Rambler) is related to this tune.
