Annotation:Cat that Ate the Candle (1) (The)

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X:1 T:Cat d'Ith an Coinneal, An T:Cat that Ate the Candle [1], The S:CRE I 153 M:C| K:Dmix A2 GB ADDE | FGAB c2 dB | (3ABA GB AGAB | cAGE FEFG | (3ABA GB ADDE | FGAB cAdB | (3ABA GB A3 B | cAGE F3 G || Adde {g}fedf | edce dcAd | Adde {g}fefg | af (3gfe fde^c | Adde {g}fedf | edce dcAd | Adde f3 g | afge fde^c || "Bar 1 of the first part after the second part:"dcAG ADDE |]**



CAT THAT ATE THE CANDLE [1], THE (An Cat d'ith an choinneal). AKA and see "Morning Star (6) (The)." Irish, Reel. D Mixolydian. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB. Breathnach (1963) notes that Hardebeck has a faulty version he calls "The Morning Star."

Additional notes

Source for notated version: - piper Tommy Reck/Tomas Riabhach (Ireland), who had the tune from piper Seán Potts [Breathnach].

Printed sources : - Breathnach (CRÉ I), 1963; No. 153, p. 61.

Recorded sources: - Green Linnet SIF 1008, Tommy Reck - "At Stone in the Field" (1977)



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