Annotation:Sally Grant
X:1 T:Sally Grant M:4/4 L:1/8 R:Reel B:Finnegan/Curtin Manuscript (Sliabh Luachra, Co. Cork, mid-19th century, No 37, p. 14) B: https://www.itma.ie/digital-library/manuscript/finnegan-curtin-manuscript N:The ms. predates the introduction of quadrille-based polkas and slides that N:now characterize the music of Sliabh Luachra region, thought to have been N:introduced in the latter 19th century. S:Breandán Breathnach (1912-85) obtained the ms. from E. Finnegan, who had it S:from D. Curtin of Stagmount, Rockchapel, Co Cork. Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:Emin Beef gefd|BdAF DEFD|Beef gefd|BdAF E2E2:| |:EBBA BGAF|dBAF DEFD|EBBA BGAF|dBAF E2E2:|]
SALLY GRANT. Irish, Reel (whole time). E Minor. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. "Sally Grant" is contained in the mid-19th century music manuscript collection of Sliabh Luachra musician D. Curtin (No 37, p. 14 [1]). It resembles some members of the large tune family that includes "Autumn Leaves," "Handsome Sally (1)," "Man of the House (The)," "Old Tom," "Through the Heather," "Ivy Leaf Reel (3)," "Day I Met Tom Moylan (The)," "Paddy Carthy's Reel (2)," and "Handsome Sally (3)," although there is a wide variation among its members.
