Annotation:John Brosnan's Reel

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 JOHN BROSNAN'S (REEL). AKA and see "Corner House (1) (The)," "Fleming's Reel." Irish, Reel. A Dorian: B Dorian. Standard tuning. AA'BB'. Brosnan is an accordion player from Kilcummin, between Killarney and Castleisland, County Kerry, who composed the tune in 1974. In addition to playing boxes, Brosnan tunes and repairs them, as well as deals in new instruments. See also the very close "Fleming's Reel" by Kerry musician Tom Fleming, and the similar first strain of Junior Crehan's "Corner House (1) (The).  Source for notated version:   Printed sources:   Recorded sources: Reedblock Records JB CD 01 or MC 01, John Brosnan - "The Cook in the Kitchen" (1996). Vinnie Kilduff - "Boys of Bluehill."   See also listing at: Alan Ng's Irishtune.info  Hear the tune played by fiddler Justin Toner (1996) at the Comhaltas Archive

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