Annotation:Ale is Dear (The)
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ALE IS DEAR, THE. Scottish, Reel. A traditional reel, and especially popular as a pipe reel. In this case "dear" in the title means 'expensive'. See also "Lady Mary Stewart", which may or may not be a cognate tune.
Source for notated version:
Printed sources: Martin (Ceol na Fidhle), vol. 1, 1991; p. 46. Martin (Traditional Scottish Fiddling), 2002; p. 85.
Recorded sources: Philo 1042, Boys of the Lough - "The Piper's Broken Finger" (1972).