Annotation:Master Henry's Reel (1)

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MASTER HENRY'S REEL [1] (Ríl an Mháistir Mhic Annraoi). Irish, Reel. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB. Breathnach (1985) records that the master referred to was a schoolteacher named Batt Henry, from Ballymote. Henry also taught fiddle and dancing, and was the first person in the district to obtain Michael Coleman records from America.

Source for notated version: flute player Tommy Hart (Co. Sligo, Ireland) [Breathnach].

Printed sources: Breathnach (CRÉ II), 1976; No. 157, p. 83.

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