Annotation:John Stenson's No. 2

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 JOHN STENSON'S NO. 2. AKA and see "Glass of Beer (The)," "Listowel Lasses," "McFadden's (2)." Irish, Reel. A Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. A more complex version is in Breatnach's CRÉ V (1999), under the title "Bright May Moon" (No. 121, pp. 62-63).  Source for notated version:  Printed sources: Songer (Portland Collection), 1997; p. 114.  Recorded sources: Green Linnet GLCD 3009, Kevin Burke - "If the Cap Fits" (1978. John Stenson, a County Sligo accordion player, was the first person Burke heard playing these tunes and, having no other name, they were awarded to Stenson).  See also listing at: Alan Ng's Irishtune.info

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