Annotation:Cap and Bell (The)

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 CAP AND BELLS, THE. Irish, Reel. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. Composed by fiddle and piano player Josephine Keegan (b. 1935) who lives in Mullaghbawn, South Armagh. The title is a reference, she says, to one of the times when she briefly thought herself foolish, imagining that donning the cap and bells of a jester would be appropriate.  Source for notated version:  Printed sources: Keegan (The Keegan Tunes), 2002; p. 21.  Recorded sources: Outlet Records, Josephine Keegan - "Josephine Keegan: Irish Traditional Music." Spin CD1001, Eoghan O'Sullivan, Gerry Harrington, and Paul DeGrae - "The Smoky Chimney" (1996. Learned from east Galway fiddle player Conor Tully).

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