Annotation:Ravelled Hank of Yarn (2) (The)

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RAVELED HANK OF YARN [2]. AKA and see “Nellie Donovan.” Irish, Reel. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB. O’Neill (1922) remarks: “A few years ago as Mr. Leech was fingering a stray reel on his flute, Prof. John Cummings (mentioned on page 282-4, Irish Minstrels and Musicians, 1913) remarked that's The Raveled Hank of Yarn and I had forgotten it for the last forty years. Although then in his 85th year he buckled on his pipes, and played the tune in a style which astonished his audience. It is a variant of No. 638 (“Nellie Donovan”), O'Neill's Dance Music of Ireland.”

Source for notated version: flute player George Leech (San Francisco) [O’Neill].

Printed sources: O’Neill (Waifs and Strays of Gaelic Melody), 1922; No. 216.

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