Annotation:Larry Redican's Bow

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LARRY REDICAN'S BOW. This title was given to the tune by Seamus Connolly as a tribute to Redican's unique bowed triplets. In New York, it was known to Andy McGann as "Mary Claflin," a tribute to a friend of Redican's. AKA "Gavin's." Irish, Reel. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AA'BB'. Composed by the late Larry Redican, a multi-talented musician born in Boyle, Roscommon who emigrated to the U.S. in 1928.

Source for notated version: Phillip Duffy (b. London, 1966, since to County Sligo) [Flaherty]; the Gavins of Ballina [O'Malley].

Printed sources: Black (Music's the Very Best Thing), 1996; No. 186, p. 98. Flaherty (Trip to Sligo), 1991; p. 34 (appears as "unknown"). O'Malley, 1976; No. 13.

Recorded sources: Green Linnett GLCD 1987, Seamus Connolly - "Notes From My Mind" (1988). Rounder Records, Tim Britton - "Light Through the Leaves" (appears as "Redigan." Learned from Jimmy Devine in Philadelphia).

See also listing at:
Alan Ng's Irishtune.info [1]




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