Annotation:Jackson's Reel (1)

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X:1 T:Jackson's (Reel) [1] T:Jackson's Favourite O:england R:reel H:A version of "Ships are Sailing", #151, #687 D:Matt Molloy: Stony Steps D:Frankie Gavin: Frankie Goes to Town D:Dervish: The Boys of Sligo Z:Henrik Norvek M:C| L:1/8 K:Edor efed BcdB|ABGB AFGF|EFGA BAFB|ABdf eB~B2| efed BcdB|A2GB AFGF|EFGA (3Bcd ef|gefd Beed:| efed Bdeg|fddc dfaf|gfed BddB|dBAd BE~E2| efed Bdeg|fdad bdad|bgaf gfed|BdAd BE~E2| efed Bdeg|fdad bdad|gfed Bdef|gfga bgef| g2ef gfeg|fddc defa|bgaf gfef|~g3f efgf|| P:"Variations:" ~e3d B2dB|~A3B AFGF|EFGA BF~F2|ABdf eB~B2| ~e3d B2dB|~A3B AFGF|EFGA Beef|(3gfe fd Beed:| ~e3d Bdeg|fdad bdad|e3d BdAB|dBAF GE~E2| ~e3d Bdeg|fd~d2 defa|bagf gefd|BdAd BE~E2| ~e3d Bdeg|fddc dfaf|gfed Bdef|gfga bgef| gbef gecg|fddc dfaf|bagf gfef|~g3f efgf||

JACKSON'S REEL [1]. AKA - "Jackson's Favourite," "Jackson's No. 1," "Johnson's Reel (2)." Irish, Reel. E Dorian (Em). Standard tuning (fiddle). AAB (Taylor): AABB' (Brody, Mulvihill). David Taylor (1992) suggests this tune also may have been composed by the 18th century Uilleann piper Walter "Piper" Jackson, however, there have been many tunes with the name Jackson in the title that have been rather routinely attributed to the historical piper, albeit with little or no evidence. The tune was popularized by County Sligo/New York fiddler Michael Coleman, who recorded it as the first tune in his medley "Jackson's Reels." See also the similar "Johnson's Reel (2)."

Additional notes

Source for notated version: - Jean Carignan (Montreal, Canada) [Brody].

Printed sources : - Breathnach (CRÉ 1), 1965; No. 201. Brody (Fiddler's Fakebook), 1983; p. 142. Mulvihill (1st Collection), 1986; No. 146, p. 40. Taylor (Crossroads Dance), 1992; No. 6, p. 7.

Recorded sources: -Cló Iar-Chonnachta CICD 173, Brian Conway - "Consider the Source" (2008. Appears as "Jackson's No. 1"). Philo 2001, "Jean Carignan" (first tune of "Jackson's Medley). Shanachie 33002, Michael Coleman- "The Legacy of Michael Coleman" (first tune of "Jackson's Medley," first recorded in 1925 for Columbia). Shanachie 29002, "Kathleen Collins." Shaskeen - "The Mouse Behind the Dresser."

See also listings at:
Jane Keefer's Folk Music Index: An Index to Recorded Sources [1]
Alan Ng's Irishtune.info [2]

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