Clarke's Favorite
CLARKE'S FAVORITE. Irish, Reel. A Dorian. Standard tuning. AABB. Eleanor Neary of Chicago recorded this tune in the 1930's and gave it this title. The melody was also in the repertoire of accordion player Paddy Gavin (Balbriggan, Co. Dublin) who played it in a medley entitled "John Bowe's" (the name of another great accordion player).
Recorded source: Green Linnet SIF-104, Liz Carroll - "The Celts Rise Again" (1990). Green Linnet SIF-1092, "Liz Carroll" (1988).
X: 1 T:Clarke's Favourite R:reel S:(Liz Carroll) H: N: D:Solo Album Z:Adrian Scahill M:4/4 L:1/8 K:C A,DFD A,DFD|(3EDC A,C G,CEC|A,DD2 A,DFD|GCEC D3C| A,DFD A,DFD|(3EDC A,C G,CEC|A,DFD CFAF|(3EFG cG EDD2:|| D2fg efdf|ecc2 acgc|aff2 efdB|cAG_B ADD2| D2fg efdf|ecc2 acgc|DEFG (3ABA FA|GEcE ED D2:||