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Annotation:Eight and Forty Sisters
X: 1 T:Eight and Forty Sisters, The R:reel H:See also "Tie the Ribbons", #137 D:Frankie Gavin: Frankie Goes to Town Z:id:hn-reel-266 M:C| F:http://www.norbeck.nu/abc/i/hnr2.abc K:Edor d=c|:BE~E2 GBAF|DFA=c BGAF|GFEF GAB^c|1 d^cdf efd=c:|2 d^cdf ~e3f|| |:gfef gbag|fddc dfaf|1 gfef gbaf|gefd Beef:|2 bgaf gfed|Bcdf ef||
EIGHT AND FORTY SISTERS, THE (Ochtar deirfiúr is daichead). AKA and see "Dandy Reel (2) (The)," "Dublin Reel (2) (The)," "Hills of Claudy (The)," "Walls of Limerick (2) (The)," "Tie the Ribbons," "Trim the Bonnet," "Jimmy the Creelmaker" "Murtough Molloy," "Salamanca (3)," "Tie the Ribbons (1)." Irish, Reel. E Dorian (Breathnach, Roche): E Minor (Darley & McCall). Standard tuning (fiddle). One part (Darley & McCall): AB (Breathnach): AAB (Roche). "Eight and Forty Sisters" is a member of the large and varied "Tie the Ribbons (1)" tune family. The 'B' part of Darley & McCall's version of the tune is shared with "Dublin Lasses (2)." Breathnach's has a different second part.
