Annotation:Baker's Reel (1) (The)

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BAKER'S REEL, THE (Ríl an Bháicéara). AKA and see "Acrobat's Reel," "Whistler and His Dog." Irish, Reel. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AA'BB'. The melody is from Breathnach's own manuscripts. Paul de Grae finds variants in Ryan's Mammoth Collection (1883, p. 137) under the title "Spit Fire Reel."

Source for notated version:

Printed sources: Breathnach (CRÉ IV), 1996; No. 137, p. 67.

Recorded sources:

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