Annotation:New Policeman (2)
X:1 T:New Policeman's [2] M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel S:Ryan's Mammoth Collection (1883) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:G D2 |: G2 (BG) F2 (AG) | FGAB c2 (Bc) | .d(fge) d2 (eg) | fdcA BGAF | G2 (BG) F2 (AG) | FGAB c2 (Bc) | dgge d2 (de) fdcA BG G2 :| |: {a}gfge d2 (ef) | {a}gfga bgaf | (3.g.g.g (ge)d2 (de) | fdcA (BG) G2 | {a}gfge d2 (ef) | {a}gfga bgaf | {a}gfge d2 (de) | fdcA BG G2 :|]
NEW POLICEMAN'S [2]. AKA and see "Flannel Jacket," "Hibernia's Pride," "Peeler's Jacket (2)," "Peeler's Cap (1) (The)." Irish, Reel. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. Researchers Fr. John Quinn and Conor Ward find a version of "New Policeman (2)" was entered as an untitled reel (Grier No. 265) into Book 2 of the large c. 1883 music manuscript collection of County Leitrim fiddler and piper biography:Stephen Grier (c. 1824-1894).
