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GREEN RIBBONS REEL, THE. AKA and see "Dandy Reel (2) (The)," "Drogheda Bay," "Tie the Ribbons (1)." Irish, Reel. E Minor. Standard tuning (fiddle). AA'BB'. See note for "Annotation:Tie the Ribbons (1)" for more variants of this tune family. Bronx fiddler Martin Mulvihill (1923-1987), originally from Ballygoughin, west County Limerick, printed the melody as an accompaniment to the dance The Sixteen Hand Reel.
Source for notated version:
Printed sources: Mulvihill (1st Collection), 1986; No. 42, p. 127.
Recorded sources:
