Annotation:Quinn's Reel (1)

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QUINN'S REEL [1] (Ríl Uí Chuinn). AKA and see “Doon Reel (5) (The),” "Murphy's Reel," “Old Connemara Stockings,” “Pádraig O'Keeffe's Reel," "Quille's.” Irish, Reel. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB’ (Flaherty): AA'BB' (Breathnach). Breathnach (1976) notes that Sean Quinn was a flute player from Cordal, County Kerry, who was the source for all Pádraig O’Keeffe’s tunes with the name Quinn in them. See also the related “Miss Lyons' Fancy.”

Sources for notated versions: fiddler Denis Murphy, 1966 (Gneeveguilla, Co. Kerry, Ireland) [Breathnach]; recorded by Breandan Breathnach in November, 1970, from the playing of accordion player Johnny O’Leary (Sliabh Luachra) [Moylan]; flute player Pat Meehan (b. 1960, south County Sligo) [Flaherty].

Printed sources: Breathnach (CRÉ II), 1976; No. 171, p. 89. Flaherty (Trip to Sligo), 1990; p. 107 (appears as “Unknown”). Moylan (Johnny O’Leary), 1994; No. 12, p. 8.

Recorded sources: RTE CD174, “The Sliabh Luachra Fiddle Master Padraig O’Keeffe.” Topic 12T312, Billy Clifford (appears as “Padraig O’Keeffe’s”).

See also listing at:
Alan Ng's Irishtune.info [1]