Ciaran O'Reilly

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Theme code Index	5L3L5L3 7L4L6L4
Also known as	Ciaran Ó Raghallaigh, Master Seamus
Composer/Core Source	Biography:Charlie Lennon
Region	Ireland
Genre/Style	Irish
Meter/Rhythm	Reel (single/double)
Key/Tonic of	G
Accidental	1 sharp
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	4/4
History
Structure	AA'BB
Editor/Compiler	Biography:Randy Miller
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Fiddler's Throne (The)
Tune and/or Page number	No. 136, p. 89
Year of publication/Date of MS	2004
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CIARAN O'REILLY. AKA and see "Master Seamus." Irish, Reel. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AA'BB. The tune was composed by fiddler Charlie Lennon who originally titled it "Master Seamus." The man whose name is associated with the tune, Ciaran Ó Raghaillaigh, is a fiddler from Dublin with a strong Cavan background, active since the 1960's, associated with the Abbey Tavern players, according to Finbar Boyle.

Printed source: Miller (Fiddler's Throne), 2004; No. 136, p. 89.

Recorded source: Nimbus NI 5320, Tommy Peoples & Seamus Gibson - "Fiddle Sticks: Irish Traditional Music from Donegal" (1991).

X:1
T:Ciaran Ó Raghallaigh
T:Master Seamus
C:Charlie Lennon
M:4/4
L:1/8
Z:Ted Hastings
K:G
B,C|DB, ~B,2 DGBG|FC ~C2 EGcG|FD ~D2 FAdc|edcd BGEG|
DG,B,D GB,DG|ECDE GCEG|FADF AcBA|1 GFAF G2:|2 GEDB, G,2||
Bc|dggf gdBd|eccB ceag|fddc dfc'b|agfe dcBc|
d2 Bd gdBd|~c2 Bc ABAF|EccB cBAG|FDCA, G,2:||