Swallow's Tail Reel (The)
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T:Swallow’s Tail, The
T:Pride of the Ball (The)
M:C
L:1/8
R:Reel
B:Stephen Grier music manuscript collection (Book 2, c. 1883, No. 152, pp. 32-33)
B:http://grier.itma.ie/book-two#?c=0&m=0&s=0&cv=31&z=-759.8197%2C183.8508%2C4495.7388%2C2304.1667
N:Stephen Grier (c. 1824-1894) was a piper and fiddler from
N:Newpark, Bohey, Gortletteragh, south Co. Leitrim.
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:Amix
e2 cA eAcA|Bc/d/ ef gfge|d2 Bd dGBG|GABc dcdf|
eA cB/A/ eA cB/A/|Bc/d/ ef gefg|afge dfeA|A2 AB A4||
a2 ab aged|Bdef gfge|d2 Bd dGBG|GABc defg|
a2 ab aged|Bdef gefg|afge dfec|A2 AB A4|
a2 ab aged|Bdef gfge|d2 Bd dGBG|GABc defg|
afbf gfed Bdef|gefg afge|dfec A2 af||
X:1
T:The Swallow’s Tail
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L:1/8
B:O'Neill's Music of Ireland. 1850 Melodies, 1903, p. 238, no. 1268
Z:François-Emmanuel de Wasseige
K:A
gf|eA (3cBA eAcA|cdef gedB|=G2 BG dGBG|Bdef =g2 fg|
eA (3cBA eAcA|cdef =g2 fg|af=ge dB^GB|cABG A2||
cd|eaag abag|e^def gedB|=G2 BG dGBG|cdef =g2 f^g|
eaag abag|e^def =g2 f^g|af=ge dB^GB|cABG A2|]
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T:The Swallow’s Tail
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L:1/8
B:O'Neill's Music of Ireland. 1001 Gems, 1907, no. 536
Z:François-Emmanuel de Wasseige
K:Ador
gf|eA (3cBA eAcA|cdef gedB|G2 BG dGBG|Bdef g2 fg|
eA (3cBA eAcA|cdef g2fg|afge dBGB|cABG A2||
cd|eaag abag|edef gedB|G2 BG dGBG|cdef g2 fg|
eaag abag|edef g2 fg|afge dBGB|cABG A2|]
X:1
T:Swallowtail Reel
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L:1/8
K:A dor
gf|eA (3cBA eA cA|cd ef ge dB|G2 BG dG BG|Bd ef g2 fg|
eA (3cBA eA cA|cd ef g2fg|af ge dB GB|cA BG A2:|
|:cd|ea ag ab ag|ed ef ge dB|G BG dG BG|cd ef g2fg|
ea ag ab ag|ed ef g2fg|af ge dB GB|cA BG A2:|
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T:Swallow's Tail Reel
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L:1/8
N:From an August 1, 1966, field recording of the playing of Fidel
N:Martin (1891-1976) of Berlin N.H., originally from Rogersville, NB, recorded
N:by folklorist Art Rosenbaum. Martin, a WWI veteran, had a repertory that
N:consisted of Acadian, Irish, American and French-Canadian tunes.
D: https://bmac.libs.uga.edu/index.php/Detail/objects/331630
F:UGA Brown Media Archives: identifier artrosen_00180 (Track 4 -27:54 of the tape)
Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz
K:Ador
Sgf|e-Ae-A eAAB|cdef gedB|(G/F/G) BG dGBG| ddef gagf|
e-Ae-A eeAB|cdef {f}.g2fg| af{a}ge dBGB|[M:2/4]A2gf|
[M:C|](e-A-A)A eAAB|cdef (g/a/g) dB|G2 BG dGBG| dGBd gg ((3fgf)|
e-Ae-A eAAB|cdef ggfg|af ((3gfg) ((3fgf) ed|cA (B/c/B) AAcd||
eaag abaa|fdef gfge|d2 BG ((3GAG) BG|dGBd gg (3fgf|
eaag agaa|fdef ggfg|af ((3gfg) dBGE|[M:2/4]AAcd|
[M:C|]eaea agag|fdef gagg|d2 BG ((3GAG) BG|dGBd gg (3fgf|
eaag agaa|fdef (f/-g/g) f-g|af{a}ge dBGB|[M:2/4]A2S ||