Maggie on the Shore

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 Theme code Index    1326L 1361H
 Also known as    Henry's Scotch Reel, Master Henry's Reel (1)
 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    Ireland
 Genre/Style    Irish
 Meter/Rhythm    Reel (single/double)
 Key/Tonic of    G
 Accidental    1 sharp
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    4/4
 History    IRELAND(Connaught)
 Structure    AAB
 Editor/Compiler    Biography:Alex Sutherland
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Alex Sutherland music manscript collection Book 3
 Tune and/or Page number    No. 16
 Year of publication/Date of MS    early 20th century
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X:1 T:Maggie on the Shore N:From the Alex Sutherland ms., Book 3, No. 16 (early 20th century. N:Sutherland (1874-1969) was a fiddler from Toome, Drumreilly, Co. Leitrim. N:The tune was "found on a loose sheet in a ms. collection belonging N:to Mary Kate Gaffney (1919-1994), of Carrickmakeegan, Drumreilly, who N:was a fiddle student of Sutherland in the 1930's" [C. Ward]. M:4/4 L:1/8 Z:Transcribed by Connor Ward K:G G2 (BG) AGED|G2 (Bd) efge|G2 (BG) AGEG|cBAG E2D2:| g2 (dg) Bgdg|g2 (dg) eaaf|g2 (dg) BgdB|cBAG E2D2| g2 (dg) Bgdg|g2 (dg) eaaf|(gf)ed (ed)BA|(3Bcd (ef) gedB||


X:1 T:Maggie on the Shore N:From the Reilly fiddlers, neighbors of fiddler Alex N:Sutherland (1874-1969) of Toome, Drumreilly, Co. Leitrim, N:who also had the tune in his ms. collection. M:4/4 L:1/8 K:G G2 BF AGED|G2 Bd edgd|G2 BG AGED|cBAG EG D2:| g2 dg Bg dg|g2 sag ea ag|g2 dg Bg dg|cBAG DG D2| g2 dg Bg dg|g2 dg eaaf|gfed edBA|(3B/c/d/ ef ge dB||