Annotation:Slaney Bog (The)
X:1 T:The Slaney Bog M:2/2 L:1/8 C:Ed Reavy S:The Collected Compositions of Ed Reavy R:Reel N:The Slaney Bog. This tune became an instant favorite with "the N:New York fellows" back in the forties. Z:Joseph Reavy K:D ||:[F3A3] G FGAB|=cAFA G2 FG|(3AB=c AG FGAg|fdec dfec| AGAG FGAB|=cAFA G2 FG|(3AB=c AG FGAg|fdec Adde|| f2 gf gfed|cAAB cdeg | fdfa g2 fg | (3agf (3gfe fddf |(3agf (3gfe fdec | dfed cAGE | Dddc defg |1 (3agf (3gfed fec:|2 (agf gfe d4||
SLANEY BOG, THE. Irish, Reel. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB. Composed by County Cavan/Philadelphia fiddler Ed Reavy (1898-1988). According to his son Joe, the tune gained currency with New York Irish musicians in the 1940's.