Annotation:Top of the Morning (3)
X: 1 T:TOP OF THE MORNING [3] (reel) C:ABC/arr. BB N:Single in CRE M:4/4 Q:1/4=180 R:reel K:G AF|DGBG FGAc|BGGB ABcA|d2cA BGEG|BdcA BGAF| DGBG FGAc|BGGB ABcA|d2cA BGEG|BdcA G2 :| ef|g2ge fdd2|eaag fdcd|g2ge fddc|defd g3z| gage fddc|BGGB ABcA|d2cA BGFG|BdcA G2:|
TOP OF THE MORNING [3] (Mora dhuit ar Maidin!). AKA and see "Boys of Forty-Five (The)," "Doonagore Reel," "Josie McDermott's Reel (4)," "Micho Russell's Reel (2)." Irish, Reel (whole time). G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The source for "Top of the Morning (3)" is County Clare musician Micho Russell, transcribed by Brendan Breathnach from his playing in May, 1971. Russell, said that his source for the reel was another Clare musician, Paddy Moloney, who played the harmonica (mouth organ). The tune has most often been recorded under titles "Doonagore" or "Micho Russell's Reel."
