Annotation:Farewell to Leitrim

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 FAREWELL TO LEITRIM. AKA and see "Kennaw's Reel (1)," "Lawson's Favorite," "Fiddler's Frolic (1) (The)," "Maude Miller (1)," "Molloy's Favourite," " Reidy Johnson's," "Take Her Out and Air Her (2)," "Roll Her in the Haystack," "Hawthorn's Reel." Irish, Reel. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB. Sligo fiddler Michael Coleman recorded the tune in New York in 1921 under the title "Lawson's Favorite" (the second tune in a set entitled "Reidy Johnson's").  Source for notated version:  Printed sources: Breathnach (CRÉ II), 1976; No. 279 (appears as untitled reel). Breathnach (CRÉ V), 1999; No. 139. Carlin (Master Collection), 1984; No. 215, p. 126.  Recorded sources:  See also listing at: Jane Keefer's Folk Music Index: An Index to Recorded Sources Alan Ng's Irishtune.info Hear Hugh Gillespie's 78 RPM recording at Capeirish.com

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