Big Pat

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Theme code Index	3H61H3H 1H3H75
Also known as	Big Pat's Dandy Reel, Big Pat's Reel (1), Clady Reel (The), Dandy Reel (2) (The), Dublin Reel (2) (The), Hills of Clady (The), Jimmy the Creelmaker, Murtough Molloy, O'Connell's Trip to Parliament (2), Pigeon House (The), Reel (84), Salamanca (3), Tie the Ribbons (1), Trim the Bonnet
Composer/Core Source
Region	Ireland, United States
Genre/Style	Contra, Irish
Meter/Rhythm	Hornpipe/Clog, Reel (single/double)
Key/Tonic of	B
Accidental	2 sharps
Mode	Aeolian (minor)
Time signature	4/4
History	USA(New England)
Structure	AABB
Editor/Compiler	Biography:Newt Tolman
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Nelson Music Collection
Tune and/or Page number	p. 163
Year of publication/Date of MS	1969
Artist	Biography:John McKenna
Title of recording	Roscommon Reels
Record label/Catalogue nr.	New Republic 2302
Year recorded	1922
Media	"Roscommon Reels", Fire Patrolman John McKenna, 1924 (New Republic 2302). Medley consists of Over The Moor to Maggie & Big Pat's Reel or Tie The Ribbons.
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Big Pat: Annotations

X:1 T:Big Pat's M:C L:1/8 R:Hornpipe K:Bm ag|fdBc d2 fd|d2 fd ce A2|fdBc d2 fa|d'2 c'd' b2 ag| fdBc d2 fd|d2 fd ce A2|fdBc defa|bd'c'd' b2:| |:Bc|dcde fded|ceed cA A2|BABc d2 cB |AFEG FB, B,z| BAFA BABc|d2 fd cA A2|{fg}a2 af g2 ge|fdec d2:||

X:1 T:Big Pat's Reel M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel K:G (dc)|BGEF G2(BG)|G2(BG) (FA)D2|BGEFG2(Bd)|g2(fg)e2(dc)| BGEFG2(BG)|G2(BG)(FA)D2|BGEF GAB^d|egfge2|| (ef)|gfga bgag|(fa)ag (fd) dz|gfga bgag|fe^dfe2(ef)| gfga bgag|(fa)ag (fd) dz|g2(ge)f2(fd)|egfge2||

X:1 T:Reel [84] T:Untitled N:Fr. John Quinn and Conor Ward find cognates in “Big Pat’s Reel,” N:”Dandy Reel (The),” “Tie the Ribbons,” “Maids of Galway (The),” “Dublin N:Lasses (The),” “Piper’s Chanter (The),” “Murtagh Molloy,” “Virginia Reel” etc. M:C L:1/8 R:Reel B:Stephen Grier music manuscript collection (Book 2, c. 1883, No. 243, p. 51) B: http://grier.itma.ie/book-two#?c=0&m=0&s=0&cv=50&z=-195.5136%2C224.3791%2C3934.3469%2C1594.3287 N:Stephen Grier (c. 1824-1894) was a piper and fiddler from N:Newpark, Bohey, Gortletteragh, south Co. Leitrim. Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:Emin d|BGEF G2 BG|G2 BG FAAc|BGEF G2 fa|gefd Ae e:| f|gfga bgeg|fgag fedf|gfga bgef|gfed Beef| gfga bgeg|fga fedf|g2 bg f2 af|gfed Be e2||

Big Pat: Annotations