Annotation:High Road to Dublin (2) (The)

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 HIGH ROAD TO DUBLIN [2], THE (An Bóthar Mór go Baile Átha Cliath). AKA and see "Humors of Whiskey (3)," "Sally Hegarty's." Irish, Slip Jig. E Dorian. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB (Breathnach): AABB (Feldman & O'Doherty). Breathnach (1985) collected the tune from Paddy O'Brien who had no name for it, and it has a different 'B' part than "High Road to Dublin (1). The tune was recorded by the group Altan under the title "Humors of Whiskey (3)]."   Source for notated version: accordion player Paddy O'Brien, 1970 (Dublin, Ireland) [Breathnach]; fiddler John Doherty (1895-1980, County Donegal) [Feldman & O'Doherty].   Printed sources: Breathnach (CRÉ II), 1976; No. 97, p. 52. Feldman & O'Doherty (Northern Fiddler), 1979; p. 61 (appears as last tune on page, "Untitled Slip Jig").  Recorded sources:    See also listing at: Alan Ng's Irishtune.info

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