Annotation:Morrison's Reel (1)
Back to Morrison's Reel (1)
MORRISON'S (REEL) [1]. AKA and see "Dunmore Lasses (The)," "High Road to Sligo," "Road to Knock (The)." Irish, Reel. E Dorian. Standard tuning (fiddle). AA'BB'. The title refers to Galway flute player Tom Morrision (1999-1958), the 'Dunmore Flash' (who was from Glenamaddy, in the Dunmore area of Co. Galway), who recorded the melody on a 78 RPM in 1927. Morrison sometimes partnered with renowned south County Sligo fiddler Michael Coleman for duet recordings.
Source for notated version: New Jersey flute player Mike Rafferty, born in Ballinakill, Co. Galway, in 1926 [Harker].
Printed sources: Harker (300 Tunes from Mike Rafferty), 2005; No. 121, p. 37.
Recorded sources: Larrage LR090098, Mike and Mary Rafferty - "Old Fireside Music" (1998).
See also listing at:
Alan Ng's Irishtune.info [1]