Annotation:Brid Harper's (1)

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BRID HARPER'S [1]. Irish, Reel. C Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB'. Fiddler Brid Harper Rafferty, originally from Castlefin, Donegal, now lives in Tyrone. In an interesting journey, the tune was learned by Harper in the 1980's in a session in Ottawa from the playing of Denis Lanctôt, originally from Quebec, composed in honor of a Cape Breton fiddler, "Sam Cormier's Reel". As a result it has been ascribed French-Canadian origins. It is a Canadian tune, however, similar to one composed by western Canadian fiddler Grant Lamb, who plays in a Canadian "old-tyme" style. There is a hornpipe version of the tune ("Dermot Byrne's") also traveling in Irish trad. circles.

Additional notes

Source for notated version: - fiddler Brid Harper (Donegal) [Taylor/Tweed].

Printed sources : - Taylor (Traditional Irish Music: Karen Tweed's Irish Choice), 1994; p. 24.

Recorded sources: -