Annotation:Peadar's Reel

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PEADAR’S REEL. AKA and see “Boil the Breakfast Early," "Court Her Along the Road," "Wild Irishman (8).” Irish, Reel. G Major (‘A’ part) & D Mixolydian (‘B’ and ‘C’ parts). Standard tuning (fiddle). AABC. The tune is perhaps named for All-Ireland champion Peadar O'Loughlin, an Irish flute, fiddle, and uilleann pipes player from Kilmaley, County Clare. He has been a member of Tulla Céilí Band and the Kilfenora Céilí.

Source for notated version:

Printed sources: Miller (Fiddler’s Throne), 2004; No. 229, p. 140.

Recorded sources: Tradition/Everest 2120, Kilfenora Fiddle Ceili Band – “Irish Traditional Fiddle Music” (1974).

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