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Annotation:Old Connemara Stockings
X:1 T:Old Connemara Stockings T:Quinn's Reel S:Paddy O'Sullivan (fiddle), north Kerry R:reel Z:Transcribed by Paul de Grae M:4/4 L:1/8 N:Called Quinn's Reel in CRE 2, no. 171, from Denis Murphy, N:and on the RTE recording of Padraig O'Keeffe Z:Transcribed by Paul de Grae K:D FEFA ~B2 AB|d2 cd BE ~E2|FEFA B2 Bc|1dBAG FD D2:|2dBAG (3FED FA|| d2 fd Adfe|~d2 fA ~B2 AB|d2 fd Adfd|(3efg fg ed~B2| d2 fd Adfd|Adfd eB ~B2|g2 fg (3efg fe|dBAG FD D2||
OLD CONNEMARA STOCKINGS. AKA and see "Craig's Reel," "Padraig O'Keeffe's Reel." Irish, Reel. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AA'B. A popular tune in the Sliabh Luachra region of Ireland, where it is often called "Quinn's Reel (1)," the name given it by County Kerry fiddler Padraig O'Keeffe who had the tune (and several others) from John Quinn, a flute player from Cordal. No relation to "Connemara Stockings."
