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NEW POST OFFICE, THE (Oifig Nua an Phoist). AKA and see "Humors of Scartaglen," "Gleanntán Reel (4) (The)," "Tom Billy's Reel (2)." Irish, Reel. D Mixolydian. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB (Treoir): ABC (Breathnach). Editor Jackie Small (CRÉ V) says the tune is heard in two versions: in two and three parts. Kerry fiddler Denis Murphy recorded both two and three part versions. Researcher Conor Ward finds "New Post Office" in several musicans' manuscripts from Counties Leitrim and Longford dating to the late 19th and early 20th centuries. See also Sliabh Luachra slide versions as "Denis Murphy's Slide (1)," "Dark Girl Dressed in Blue (4) (The), Dark Girl in Blue (1) (The)," "Girl in the Dress (The)," "Gleanntán Slide," "Julia Clifford's Slide (1)," "Murphy's Slide," "Napoleon Crossing the Alps (2)," "Pádraig O’Keeffe’s Slide (4)."

Source for notated version: a radio broadcast recording from Kerry fiddler Denis Murphy [Breathnach].

Printed sources: Breathnach & Small (CRÉ V), 1999; No. 146, p. 73.

Recorded sources: RTÉ CD 183, "Denis Murphy-Music from Sliabh Luachra" (three part version). Shanachie 34002, Denis Murphy & Julia Clifford - "The Star Above the Garter" (two-part version-appears as "Tom Billy's", originally released on Claddagh CC5CD, 1969).

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