Baltimore Reel

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 Theme code Index    136L1 7L6L1H3
 Also known as    Ballinamore Reel, Baltimore (3) (The), Hickey's (2), Reel (132)
 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    Ireland
 Genre/Style    Irish
 Meter/Rhythm    Reel (single/double)
 Key/Tonic of    G
 Accidental    1 sharp
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    2/2
 History    
 Structure    AB
 Editor/Compiler    Biography:Brendan Breathnach
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Ceol vol. 1 No. 4
 Tune and/or Page number    p. 26
 Year of publication/Date of MS    
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 Score   (1)   




X:1 T:Baltimore Reel, The M:C| L:1/8 N:From the repertoire of Dublin fiddler John Kelly B:Breathnach - "Ceol vol. 1 No. 4" K:G G2 BG EFGE|FDFA dAFD|G2 BFG EFGE|GEAF GEEF| (3.G.G.G (3.B.A.G EFGE|FDFA dAFD|G2 BG EFGE|GEAF GE E2|| e~B3 efge f~d3 Adfd|e~B3 egfe|dBAF GEE2| e~B3 efge|f~d3 Adfd|e~B3 dBAB|[D3d3]e fdAF||


X:1 T:Reel [132] M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel B:Stephen Grier music manuscript collection (1883, Book 1, No. 16) N:Grier (c. 1824-1894) was a fiddler and uilleann piper originally N:from north Longford, but who moved around 1852 to Newpark, N:Bohey, Gortletteragh, south Leitrim. N:The first strain is cognate with "Baltimore Reel" K:G (3DEF|G2 BG E2 AG|FDEF GFED|G2 BG E2 AG|FDEF G3z| G2 BG E2 AG|FDEF GFED|GFGE DGBd|dcAB G2|| (3DEF|G2 BG dGBG|ABcd ecAF|G2 BG dGBG|AcAG FDEF| G2 BG dGBG|ABcd ecAF|GFGE DGBd|dcAB G3z||