Annotation:Shepherd's Daughter (1) (The)

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X:1 T:Shepherd’s Daughter [1] T:Shepherd’s Flock R:reel Z:Michael Hogan M:C| L:1/8 K:G Bd|:e2ge edBd|e~A3 ed(3Bcd|e2ge edBc|dGBG DG(3Bcd| e2ge edBd|e~A3 AcBA|G2(3Bcd g2ga|bgaf gbag:|| eaaf g2ag|eaag edBd|e2af gbag|eede gdBd| eaaf g2ag|eaab c'bag|eaaf gbag|e2de gd(3Bcd:||e4|

SHEPHERD'S DAUGHTER [1], THE. AKA and see “Dan Breen's Reel,” “John Egan's (Reel (3),” “John O'Neill's Reel,” “Shepherd's Flock (The), "West Clare Reel (The).” Irish, Reel. E Minor. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB (Miller & Perron): AA'BB (O'Neill). Known especially as a flute tune, this melody appears as an untitled reel in Breathnach’s Ceol Rince na hÉirreann, vol. II (1976, No. 230). According to Philippe Varlet, it was recorded in 1928 by Galway flute player Tom Morrison, and by fiddler Michael Coleman on a private recording. The first strain of “Dan Breen’s Reel” is similar to the second strain of “Shepherd’s Daughter,” while the 'B' part of “Merry Sisters of Fate” is identical with the ‘B’ part of “Shepherd’s Daughter [1].”

Additional notes

Source for notated version: - Roscommon flute player Patsy Hansley [Miller & Perron].

Printed sources : - Breathnach (CRÉ II), 1976; No. 230 (appears as untitled reel). Bulmer & Sharpley (Music from Ireland, vol. 3), 1976; No. 13. Cotter (Traditional Irish Tin Whistle Tutor), 1989; 70. Miller & Perron (Irish Traditional Fiddle Music, vol. 2), 1977; No. 12. Miller & Perron (Irish Traditional Fiddle Music), 2ndEdition, 2006; p. 105. O'Neill (Krassen), 1976; p. 104.

Recorded sources: -Comhaltas Ceoltoiri Eireann No. C18, Patsy Hansley – "From the Homes of Ireland" (1973). Green Linnett GLCD 1119, Cherish the Ladies - "The Back Door" (1992).

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

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