Annotation:O'Dwyer's Reel

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O'DWYER'S {REEL} (Seisd/Cor Ui Duibidir). Irish, Reel. D Mixolydian. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB (O'Neill/1850 & 1001): AA'B (O'Neill/1915 & Krassen). Reminisent of "Devil's Dream (1)." The first strain reappears as the 'A' part in Bayard's Pennsylvania-collected "Cheat River."

Source for notated version:

Printed sources: O'Neill (O'Neill's Irish Music), 1915; No. 337, p. 166. O'Neill (Krassen), 1976; p. 112. O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903; No. 1287, p. 242. O'Neill (Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems), 1907; No. 552, p. 102.

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