Annotation:Noel Hill's

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NOEL HILL'S. AKA and see "Boys on the Hilltop (The)," "Foxhunter's Reel (2) (The)," "Mary McMahon," "Micho Russell's Reel (4)," "Sister's Reel (The)." Irish, Reel. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. Noel Hill [1] is an Anglo concertina player originally from West County Clare. His name was attached to the tune as it was recorded in a set called "Noel Hill's" by the group De Dannan in 1995 (paired with "Sleepy Maggie" and "Rolling in the Ryegrass"), although it is usually know by the "Mary McMahon" title.

Source for notated version:

Printed sources: Breathnach, (CRÉ II), 1976; No. 269 (appears as "Gan ainm"/Untitled).

Recorded sources: Shanachie 78005, De Dannan - "Hibernian Rhapsody" (1995).

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