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FANTASTIC REEL, THE. AKA and see "Glencolmcille," "Inver Races (The)," "John Doherty's." Irish, Reel. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AAB.
Source for notated version: John Doherty (County Donegal) [Phillips]
Printed sources:
Breathnach (CRÉ 3), 1985; No. 86 (appears as "Gan ainm/No title").
Phillips (Fiddle Case Tunebook: British Isles), 1989; p. 19.
Recorded sources:
Comhaltas Ceoltoiri 10, John Doherty.
Nimbus NI 5320, Ciaran Tourish, Dermot McLaughlin, Tommy Peoples, Seamus Gibson, Seamus Glackin, Kevin Glackin – "Fiddle Sticks: Irish Traditional Music from Donegal" (1991).
See also listings at:
Alan Ng's Irishtune.info [1]
Jane Keefer's Folk Music Index: An Index to Recorded Sources [2]
Hear John Doherty's version at the Comhaltas Archive [3]
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