Blue Garters (The)

 BLUE GARTERS, THE. Irish, Reel. F Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AA'B (O'Neill {1850}): AA'BB' (O'Neill {Krassen}). Lisa Ornstein points out that the melody was recorded by Québec fiddler Joseph Allard in 1930 under the title "La Tuque Bleue," and that Canadian 'down-east' style fiddler Don Messer later produced a similar variant called "The Snowshoer's Reel [1]." Source for notated version: Chicago fiddler John McFadden, originally from County Mayo [O'Neill]. Printed versions: O'Neill (Krassen), 1976; p. 154. O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1979; No. 1514, p. 280.

X:1 T:Blue Garters, The M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel S:O'Neill - Music of Ireland (1903), No. 1514 Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:F e | f>c (3ccc a2 gf | (3gab ag fdde |1 f>c (3ccc a2 gf | (3gab ag f2 fg :|2 fgag fdcA|BGcA F2 F || c | AFcF AFcF | BGdG BGdG | AFcF AFcF | BGcA F2 Fc | AFcF AFcF | BGdG BGdG | FA (3cde fdcA | BGcA F2F ||

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