Annotation:John Bowe's (2)

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 JOHN BOWE'S [2]. AKA and see "Dinny O'Brien's Reel (1)." Irish, Reel. D Major/Mixolydian. Standard tuning (fiddle). AA'BB. The tune was associated by source O'Leary with Birr, County Offaly, B/C accordion player John Bowes, in England since 1965. It was a composition, however, of Paddy O'Brien of Nenagh, named after his father, Dinny. See also the related "Collier's Reel (The)."  Source for notated version: accordion player Johnny O'Leary (Sliabh Luachra region of the Cork-Kerry border) [Moylan].  Printed sources: Moylan (Johnny O'Leary), 1994; No. 319, p. 182.  Recorded sources:

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