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'''MAIDS OF CASTLEBAR, THE''' (Gearrchailiú Chaisleán an Bharraigh). AKA - "Girls of Castlebar." Irish, Reel. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB (Breathnach): AABB (Flaherty). "The Maid(s) of Castlebar" was recorded by Sligo fiddler Paddy Killoran in New York in the late 1930's. This reel is not to be confused with O'Neill's air "[[Maid of Castlebar (1)]]." Related tunes are "[[Barmaid (The)]]," "[[Green Mountain (2)]]," "[[Indy's Favorite]]," "[[Judy's Reel]]," and "[[Maid Behind the Bar (1) (The)]]." In fact, the 'Castlebar' title may be a corruption of "[[Maid Behind the Bar (1) (The)]]," or vice versa. See also the related "[[McFarley's Reel]]. | '''MAIDS OF CASTLEBAR, THE''' (Gearrchailiú Chaisleán an Bharraigh). AKA - "Girls of Castlebar." AKA and see "[[Fall of Ballisodare (The)]]/[[Falls of Ballisodare (The)]]." Irish, Reel. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB (Breathnach): AABB (Flaherty). "The Maid(s) of Castlebar" was recorded by Sligo fiddler Paddy Killoran in New York in the late 1930's. This reel is not to be confused with O'Neill's air "[[Maid of Castlebar (1)]]." Related tunes are "[[Barmaid (The)]]," "[[Green Mountain (2)]]," "[[Indy's Favorite]]," "[[Judy's Reel]]," and "[[Maid Behind the Bar (1) (The)]]." In fact, the 'Castlebar' title may be a corruption of "[[Maid Behind the Bar (1) (The)]]," or vice versa. See also the related "[[McFarley's Reel]]" (in the first strain). | ||
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MAIDS OF CASTLEBAR, THE (Gearrchailiú Chaisleán an Bharraigh). AKA - "Girls of Castlebar." AKA and see "Fall of Ballisodare (The)/Falls of Ballisodare (The)." Irish, Reel. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB (Breathnach): AABB (Flaherty). "The Maid(s) of Castlebar" was recorded by Sligo fiddler Paddy Killoran in New York in the late 1930's. This reel is not to be confused with O'Neill's air "Maid of Castlebar (1)." Related tunes are "Barmaid (The)," "Green Mountain (2)," "Indy's Favorite," "Judy's Reel," and "Maid Behind the Bar (1) (The)." In fact, the 'Castlebar' title may be a corruption of "Maid Behind the Bar (1) (The)," or vice versa. See also the related "McFarley's Reel" (in the first strain).
Source for notated version: fiddler Tommy Potts (Ireland) [Breathnach]; fiddler Philip Duffy (b. 1966, London, now residing in Dublin) [Flaherty].
Printed sources: Breathnach (CRÉ I), 1963; No. 134, p. 54. Flaherty (Trip to Sligo), 1990; p. 27. Lyth (Bowing Styles in Irish Fiddle Playing, vol. 1), 1981; 70.
Recorded sources: Lochshore CDLDL 1215, Craob Rua - "The More that's Said the Less the Better" (1992). Rounder CD 11661-7033-2, Natalie MacMaster - "My Roots are Showing" (2000).