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KNOCKBRIDE. Irish, Reel. D Major/Mixolydian. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. Composed by County Cavan/Philadelphia fiddler and composer Ed Reavy (1898-1988). The Reavy family lived mid-way between Knockbride and Maudabawn Chapels in County Cavan, according to Reavy's son Joe, who said "they had the luxury of attending both...and did."

Source for notated version:

Printed sources: Reavy (The Collected Compositions of Ed Reavy), No. 24, p. 25.

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