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NEW YEAR'S NIGHT. Irish, Reel. A Dorian. Standard tuning (fiddle). AA'B. The melody belongs to the "Reel of Bogie (1) (The)" family of tunes. See also the related "Style of Ballylanders." O'Neill (1922) remarks: "This reel memorized probably from "Barney" Delaney's wonderful piping seems to have been omitted from former O'Neill collections."

Bernard Delaney, born near Tullamore, County Offaly (?-1923)



Source for notated version:

Printed sources: O'Neill (Waifs and Strays of Gaelic Melody), 1922; No. 284.

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