Annotation:Rap Halfpenny Reel (The)

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RAP HALFPENNY REEL, THE. American, Irish (?), Reel. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. A version of the "Honeymoon Reel (2) (The)" family of Irish tunes that includes "Pure Drop (1) (The)," "Windy Gap (The)," "Maid Who Left the County (1) (The)." The first strain is shared also with New York publisher Harding’s “Old Crow (The).”

Source for notated version:

Printed sources: Howe (1000 Jigs and Reels), c. 1867; p. 64.

Recorded sources:




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