Annotation:Starry Lane to Monaghan (The)
X:1 T:The Starry Lane to Monaghan R:reel C:Ed Reavy M:2/2 L:1/8 Z:Joe Reavy N:Barnagrove is near the Monaghan border. N:On a starry night, so the story goes, one N:could look down this lane and see clear through N:to the neighboring county. Ed's mother came N:from Monaghan. To this day, he has a special N:fondness for Monaghan people. K:G EF | GEBE eEBE | GFGB AFDF | GEB,E GABd | (3efg fg ed^cd | BEEF GEB,E | GFGB AFEF | GABG FGAF |1 EFGA BEEF :|2 EFGA BEEf || gbef gbeg | fdd^c defa | gbef g2 fe | defd Beef | geBA ^GABd | ^cdeg fddf | (3gab eg fe^ce |1 dBAF E2 ef :|2 dBAF E2 ||
STARRY LANE TO MONAGHAN, THE. Irish, Reel (cut time). E Dorian. Standard tuning (fiddle). AA’BB’. Composed by County Cavan/Philadelphia fiddler and compser Ed Reavy (1898-1988).
