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MARTIN ANSBORO'S REEL (Ríl Mháirtín Uí Ainmhire). AKA - "Martin Ainsborough's." AKA and see "Bohola Reel." Irish, Reel. E Minor. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB (Connolly & Martin, Miller): ABB (Breathnach): AABB (Vallely). Named for Bohola, County Mayo, musician Martin Ansboro.

Source for notated version: flute player Matt Molloy (Ireland) [Breathnach].

Printed sources: Breathnach (CRÉ III), 1985; No. 91, p. 45. Connolly & Martin (Forget Me Not), 2002; pp. 64-65. Miller (Fiddler's Throne), 2004; No. 201, p. 126. Vallely (Armagh Pipers Club Play 50 Reels), 1982; No. 20, p. 11.

Recorded sources: Mulligan Records LUN 004, "Matt Molloy." Shanachie 79064, Matt Molloy - "Heathery Breeze" (1999. Re-release of Polydor 2904018, 1981). Cottage Music CM001, Christine Dowling, Martin Dowling, Daithe Sproule, "A Thousand Farewells" (1997).

See also listing at:
Alan Ng's Irishtune.info [1]




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