Annotation:Bill McEvoy's (1)
X:1 T:Bill McEvoy's [1] T:Bill McEvoy's No. 1 C:Seán Ryan M:C L:1/8 R:Reel K:G gf|d2 cA dG (3GFG|DGBd gdBd|c2 (3Bcd c=F (3FEF|C=FAc =fagf| d2 cA dG (3GFG|DGBd gdBd|c2 Ac =fage|=fdcA G2:| |:Bd|gfga bgaf|gbag fd d2|ec (3cBc gceg|fgag fdef| gfga bgaf|gbag fd d2|ec (3cBc gceg|fdcA G2:|]
BILL McEVOY'S NO. 1. Irish, Reel. G Mixolydian. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. Composed by Nenagh, County Tipperary, fiddler Seán Ryan (1988-1985) in honor of fiddler Bill McEvoy, a County Laois native and long-time resident of Long Island. McEvoy and Ryan were close friends. Ryan composed the tune (alongs with "Bill McEvoy's (2)") early one morning in the 1970's when he was stying at Bill and Lil McEvoy's home on Long Island, while on tour with a Comhaltas group. The tune is similar to Ryan's first cousin, Paddy O'Brien's, “Nervous Man (The)," and published versions of Ryan's tune predate those of O'Brien's.
