Annotation:John Frank
Tune properties and standard notation
JOHN FRANK (Seán Frank). AKA and see "Colonel McBain's," "Dan Sullivan's Reel," "Brian Boru's March (1)," "General McBean," "Duke of Clarence Reel (The)," "Devonshire Reel (1) (The)," "Sporting Molly." Irish, Reel. E Dorian. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB. Breathnach (1963) states that O'Neill's "Colonel McBain" is a version of this tune, as is Levey's "Sporting Molly." See note for "Colonel McBain."
Source for notated version: accordion player Sonny Brogan (County Sligo/Dublin, Ireland) [Breathnach].
Printed sources: Breathnach (CRÉ I), 1963; No. 182, p. 71.
Recorded sources: James Keane - "Roll Away the Reel World" (appears as "Seán Frank").