Butcher's Apron (The)

 BUTCHER'S APRON, THE. Irish, Reel. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB (O'Neill {1850}): AA'BB' (O'Neill {Krassen}). The tune appears to be a distanced version of Alexander McGlashan's Scottish strathspey "Delvin House (1)." William Bradbury Ryan gives the tune (in the key of 'C') as "Hobble the Boutches" in Ryan's Mammoth Collection (1883). Source for notated version: Chicago Police Sergeant James O'Neill, a fiddler originally from County Down and Francis O'Neill's collaborator [O'Neill]. Printed source: O'Neill (Krassen), 1976; p. 148. O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903; No. 1483, p. 274.

X:1 T:Butcher's Apron, The M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel S:O'Neill - Music of Ireland (1903), No. 1483 Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:D d2 (AF) d2 (AF) | Efed cABc | defe dcdB | AdAF EFGE | d2 (AF) d2 (AF) | Efed cABc | defe dcdB | ABAG FD D2 || a2 (fa) dafa | b2 (gb) ebgb | a2 (fa) dafa | gefd ceef | a2 (fa) dafa | b2 (gb) ebgb | agfe dcdB | ABAG FD D2 ||

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