Bonny Bunch of Ferns (The)

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Also known as	Keady Piper, Maire Bhan's Wedding, Nellie Donovan, Piobaire a' Cheidigh (An), Piper of Keadue
Composer/Core Source
Region	Ireland
Genre/Style	Irish
Meter/Rhythm	Reel (single/double)
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Accidental
Mode
Time signature	4/4
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Artist	Biography:Paddy Glackin and Robbie Hannon
Title of recording	Whirlwind
Record label/Catalogue nr.	Shanachie 79093
Year recorded	1995
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BONNY BUNCH OF FERNS, THE. AKA and see "Keady Piper," "Maire Bhan's Wedding," "Nellie Donovan," "An Piobaire a' Cheidigh," "Piper of Keadue." Irish, Reel. As "Piobaire an Cheidigh" the tune was a favorite of the famous Donegal piper Tarlach Mac Suibhne, claim the Doherty's. Both Donegal fiddling brothers John and Mickie Doherty played the tune in pipe imitation in scordatura tuning. Similar in parts to the Sliabh Luachra tunes "Doon Reel" and "Callaghan's" or "O'Callaghan's Reel." Clare piper Willie Clancy had a setting of the tune called "Nellie Donivan."

Recorded source: Shanachie 79093, Paddy Glackin and Robbie Hannon - "Whirlwind" (1995).

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