Annotation:Paddy Kelly's Reel (1)

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PADDY KELLY’S (REEL) [1]. AKA and see “Aggie Whyte’s (Reel),” "Aggie Whyte's Chattering Magpie," "Chattering Magpie (The)," “Father Ahearn’s.” G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AA’BB’. The tonality shifts between G and D Major. According to the liner notes on tin whistle player Mary Bergin’s “Feadoga Stain 2” recording, east County Galway fiddler Paddy Kelly composed this tune.

Source for notated version: John Loughran [Feldman & O’Doherty].

Printed sources: Breathnach (CRÉ II), 1976; No. 186 (appears as untitled reel). Feldman & O’Doherty (The Northern Fiddler), 1979; p. 242 (appears as first “Untitled Reel” on the page).

Recorded sources: Shanachie 34014, James Kelly, Paddy O’Brien & Daithi Sproule – “Traditional Music of Ireland” (1995). Shanachie 79083, Mary Bergin – “Feadoga Stain 2” (1989).

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