Annotation:Mary McMahon
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MARY McMAHON. AKA and see "Boys On The Hilltop (The)," "Foxhunter's Reel (2)," "Micho Russell's Reel (4)," "Noel Hill's," "Sister's Reel (The)." AKA - "Mary McMahon of Ballinahinch." Irish, Reel. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AA'BB. Button accordion player James Keane says the origin of this tune is in Ballinahinch, County Down.
Source for notated version:
Printed sources: Breathnach (CRÉ II), 1976; No. 269 (appears as untitled reel). Bulmer & Sharpley (Music from Ireland, vol. 2), 1974; No. 24. Miller (Fiddler's Throne), 2004; No. 202, p. 126.
Recorded sources: Green Linnet Records, Martin Hayes And Dennis Cahill - "Live in Seattle" (1999). Cherish the Ladies - "Across the Water." Shanachie 78015, James Keane - "With Friends Like These" (1998).
See also listings at:
Alan Snyder's Cape Breton Fiddle Recording Index [1]
Alan Ng's Irishtune.info [2]
Hear/see the tune played by Brid Harper Rafferty & Danny O'Mahoney on youtube.com [3]