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Sheet Music for "Hughie's Cap"Hughie's CapReelEd Reavy33123312Notes: A favorite story of Ed's tells of Hughie, an easygoingsort who had a fierce look when he wore a certain cap. Friends wouldtake Hughie along whenever a fight was anticipated. One look fromHughie and his cap would silence the most quarrelsome bullies. Onenight, as it would happen, Hughie's friends found themselves in theworst sort of mix and quickly looked for Hughie's help. But Hughie,alas, had ventured out this time without his menacing capeen. "Oh God,"one exclaimed, "somebody go fetch Hughie's cap, or there'll be hell topay for all of us this night!"Transcription: Joe Reavy



HUGHIE'S CAP. Irish, Reel. D Minor ('A' part) & D Dorian ('B' part). Standard tuning (fiddle). AA'BB'. Composed by County Cavan/Philadelphia fiddler and composer Ed Reavy (1898-1988). Hughie, according to a story by Reavy, was an easygoing character who could look particularly menacing when he wore a particular cap, and when intimidation was needed apparently Hughie was the man to call.

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Source for notated version: -

Printed sources : - Reavy (The Collected Compositions of Ed Reavy), No. 26, p. 27.

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