Annotation:Green Garters (2)
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GREEN GARTERS [2] (Crioscosa Glais). AKA and see "Geehan's Reel," "Grazier (The)," "Kiss the Maid Behind the Barrel," "Trim the Velvet," "Humors of Flip (The)," "Potlick (The)," "Sally Kelly (2)." Irish, Reel. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB (O'Neill/1850 & 1001): AA'BB' (O'Neill/Krassen). Versions of the tune also appear in the key of G major in several collections, including the Stephen Greir manuscript from County Leitrim. Breathnach (1963) says "Blacksmith's Reel (1)," also known as "Blacksmith's Daughter," is a version of this tune. See also the related "Leslie's Reel."
Source for notated version: Chicago fiddler James Kennedy had the tune from his father, Peter Kennedy, a celebrated local fiddle master from Ballinamore, County Leitrim [O'Neill]. In a 1906 letter to Alfred Percival Graves in 1906 (printed in "A Few Gossipy Notes" in the Journal of the Irish Folk Song Society, London), O'Neill wrote: "James and [sister] Ellen Kennedy, Ballinamore, Leitrim, fine violinists: father a noted player, said to be the best in the country–James is remarkable for his smooth, round tones, and the entire absence of scratching of bow."
Printed sources: O'Neill (Krassen), 1976; p. 147. O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903; No. 1478, p. 273. O'Neill (Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems), 1907; No. 706, p. 124.
Recorded sources:
Drumlin Records BMNCD2, Brian McNamara – "Fort of the Jewels" (2004).
See also listing at:
Alan Ng's Irishtune.info [1]