Annotation:Castlebar Traveler (The)

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 CASTLEBAR TRAVELLER, THE. AKA and see "Spence's Reel [1]," "The Showman's Reel," "The Reel of Bogie," "The West Gale," "The Yeoman's Reel," "The Laurel Bush," "The Humours of Loughrea," "Tuehey's Reel," "Lough Aisles Return," "The Gossan that beat his father." Irish, Reel. A Dorian. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The tune was recorded in 1927 as the last in a medley (along with "Dunmore Lasses" and "Manchester Reel [3]") by flute player Tom Morrison (1889-1958), originally from Whitepark near Glenamaddy, Co. Galway. Morrison lived in the north of England for a time, then emigrated to the United States where he settled in Brooklyn, N.Y. He recorded extensively during the 1920's. Source for notated version: Printed sources: Treoir Recorded sources: Rounder CD-1087, Tom Morrison - "From Galway to Dublin" (1992. Reissue of 1927 original). See also listing at Alan Ng's Irishtune.info.

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