Annotation:Rafferty's Mustache

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RAFFERTY’S MUSTACHE. AKA and see "Katie Taylor," "Mick O'Connor's Reel," "Paddy Taylor's Reel (3)." Irish, Reel. D Major/Mixolydian. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The tune was named for a tonsorial affectation of New Jersey flute player Mike Rafferty for the 1996 recording "The Dangerous Reel." However, it is a composition of Paddy Taylor's entitled "Katie Taylor."

Source for notated version:

Printed sources: Black (Music’s the Very Best Thing), 1996; No. 320, p. 171.

Recorded sources: Kells KM 9509, Mike & Mary Rafferty - "The Dangerous Reel" (1996).

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

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