Annotation:Nelly Mahony's Slide (2)

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NELLY MAHONY'S (SLIDE) [2]. AKA and see "Bunratty Boys," "John Kelly's Slide (2)." Irish, Slide (12/8 time). Ireland, Sliabh Luachra region of the Cork-Kerry border. D Major. Standard tuning. AA'B. The tune begins on an E Minor chord. Moylan's source, Johnny O'Leary, explained that Nelly Mahony was a sister of Mick Mahony, and was the "first one ever to bring it (i.e. the tune) around to us."

Source for notated version: accordion player Johnny O'Leary (Sliabh Luachra region, Kerry), recorded in recital at Na Píobairí Uilleann, February, 1981 [Moylan].

Printed sources: Ceol, vol. 5, No. 1 (untitled), 1982. Moylan (Johnny O'Leary of Sliabh Luachra), 1994; No. 43, p. 26.

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