Annotation:Blue Garters (The)

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BLUE GARTERS, THE. Irish, Reel. F Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AA'B (O'Neill {1850}): AA'BB' (O'Neill {Krassen}). The melody was recorded by Québec fiddler Joseph Allard in 1930 under the title "Reel de la tuque bleue," while Canadian 'down-east' style fiddler Don Messer later produced a similar variant called "Snowshoer's Reel (1) (The)."

Source for notated version: Chicago fiddler John McFadden, originally from County Mayo [O'Neill].

Printed sources: O'Neill (Krassen), 1976; p. 154. O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903; No. 1514, p. 280.

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