Annotation:Pure Drop (1) (The)

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PURE DROP [1], THE. AKA and see “Honeymoon Reel (2) (The),” "Rap Halfpenny Reel (The)," “Maid Who Left the County (1) (The).” Irish, Hornpipe. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB (Kennedy): AABB (Levey, Roche). The term 'pure drop' refers to the distillation of liquor, but is used euphemistically to describe core traditional Irish music and traditional performance. The tune was recorded in 78 RPM era as "The Honeymoon."

Source for notated version:

Printed sources: Kennedy (Traditional Dance Music of Britain and Ireland: Reels and Rants), 1997; No. 160, p. 38. Levey (Dance Music of Ireland, 2nd Collection), 1873; No. 81, pp. 36-37. Roche (Collection of Traditional Irish Music, vol. 2), 1912; no. 225, p. 15.

Recorded sources:

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

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