Annotation:Lady O'Brien's Reel (2)
X:1 T:Lady O'Brien's Reel [2] M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel B:James Goodman music manuscript collection, Book 1, p. 41 (mid-19th century) F:http://goodman.itma.ie/volume-one#?c=0&m=0&s=0&cv=44&z=-1049.9919%2C812.8866%2C11661.6638%2C4466.6667 F:at Trinity College Dublin / Irish Traditional Music Archive goodman.itma.ie Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G dc|BGGG DGGG|BGBd g2 dc|BGGG DGGG|BGdB A2 dc| BGGG DGG2|BGBd g2 ga|bgaf gfed|egdB A2|| Bd|efed e2 dB|d2 ef g2 dc|BGGG DGGG|BGdB A2 Bd| e2 ef e2 dB|d2 ef g2 ga|bgaf gfed|egdB A2||
LADY O'BRIEN'S REEL [2]. AKA and see "Honeymoon Reel (2) (The)," "Maid Who Left the County (1) (The)." Irish, Reel. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB. The melody appears in Church of Ireland cleric James Goodman's mid-19th century music manuscripts. wikipedia:James_Goodman_(musicologist) (1828-1896) was an uilleann piper and an Irish speaker who collected locally in County Cork and elsewhere in Munster. He also obtained tunes from manuscripts and printed collections.
