Annotation:Fred Finn's (1)
X:1 T:Fred Finn's [1] T:Berkshire Heights, The R:reel D:Music at Matt Molloy's D:Paul Brady & Andy Irvine Z:id:hn-reel-469 Z:transcribed by henrik.norbeck@mailbox.swipnet.se M:C| L:1/8 K:D ~A3F ABde|fdec d2cA|BE~E2 ~G3B|AF~F2 EFDF| ~A3F ABde|fdec d2cA|BGGB ABde|1 f2eg fddB:|2 f2eg fdde|| |:fdad bdaf|dfaf fede|fbba b2ba|fbaf feeg| fdad bdaf|dfaf fedB|~A3F ABde|1 f2eg fdde:|2 f2eg fddB|| P:"variations" |:A2FA ABde|fdec dBcA|BE~E2 BEGB|AF~F2 DEFG| A2FA ABde|fdec dBcA|BEGB ABde|1 faeg fddB:|2 f2eg fdde|| |:fdad bdaf|dfaf fede|fbba b2ba|fbba fe~e2| fdad bdaf|dfaf fedB|AF~F2 ABde|1 faeg fdde:|2 faeg fddB||
FRED/FREDDY FINN'S [1] (Ríl Fhrederic Uí Fhinn). AKA and see "Berkshire Heights," "Molly What Ails You?" "You're Right My Love." Irish, Reel. Ireland, County Sligo. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB (Miller, Mulvihill, Taylor): AABB' (Breathnach): AA'BB' (Flaherty). Fred Finn (1919-1986) was a renowned fiddler from the Killavil, County Sligo, region, called Coleman Country because it was also the birthplace of famous fiddler Michael Coleman. Finn was a member of the Glenview Céilí Band with fiddlers Peter Horan, Willie Coleman, Dick Brennan, among others. Both Brendan Breathnach and Bernard Flaherty (Trip to Sligo) maintain in their respective publications that the original name for this tune was "Berkshire Heights." Sean Ryan recorded a version of the tune in 1969.