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PRIDE OF MOYVAN(E), THE. Irish, Reel. E Dorian. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB (Black): AABB'(Alewine). Moyvane [1], north County Kerry near the border with Limerick, was the near the home town of fiddler Martin Mulvihill (1919-1987) in Ballygoughlin, County Limerick. Mulvihill was the composer (c. 1971) of the tune.

Source for notated version:

Printed sources: Alewine (Maid That Cut Off the Chicken’s Lips), 1987; p. 29. Black (Music’s the Very Best Thing), 1996; No. 336, p. 179.

Recorded sources: Green Linnet CSIF 1012, Martin Mulvihill - "Traditional Irish Fiddling from County Limerick" (1978).

See also listing at:
Alan Ng's Irishtune.info [2]
Jane Keefer's Folk Music Index: An Index to Recorded Sources [3]




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