Annotation:Lagan Slashers (1)

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LAGAN SLASHERS. AKA and see "Atholl Brae/Atholl Braes," "Drinking Reel (The)," "Drunken Tailor (The)," "Gallagher's Best," "League and Slasher (1)," "Pigeon on the Pier (2)," "Pigeon on the Gate (1) (The)," "Reidy's Reel," "Scotch Braes (The)," "Wandering Tinker (The)." Irish, Reel. E Dorian. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The Lagan is a river in the north of Ireland that runs through Belfast, but it also refers to the locality of East Donegal/West Tyrone; the word itself refers to 'low-lying ground'. "Lagan Slashers" was contained in a few late 19th century musicians' manuscripts from Counties Leitrim and Longford.

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See also listing at:
Alan Ng's Irishtune.info [1]

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