Annotation:Gerry Conroy's

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 GERRY CONROY'S. AKA and see "Father Quinn's." Irish, Jig. E Dorian. Standard tuning (fiddle). AA'BB'. Composed by fiddler Seán Ryan. Named for tin whistle player Gerry Conroy, the "Woodford Whistler," of County Galway, southwest of Portumna.  Source for notated version: New Jersey flute player Mike Rafferty, born in Ballinakill, Co. Galway, in 1926 [Harker].  Printed sources: Harker (300 Tunes from Mike Rafferty), 2005; No. 216, p. 67. Ryan (Hidden Ireland), p. 9.  Recorded sources: Larraga Records TR1103, Mary Rafferty - "Hand Me Downs" (2002).

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