X: 1
T: R\'il an Bh\'aic\'eara
S: B.Breathnach:"Ceol Rince na hEireann" IV/137
Z: B.Black
L: 1/8
M: 4/4
R: reel
F:http://www.capeirish.com/webabc/s/191775.abc
K: G
d|g2 dc BA G2|AGFA G2 GE|DGFG AB c2|BAGB A2 z d|
g2 dc BA G2|AGFA G2 GE|DGFG AB c2|1 BAGF G2 z :|2\
BAGF G2 ||
Bc|: dBGB dBed|dBGB d2 ed|dBGB dBed|cBAB c2 Bc|
dBGB dBed|dBGB d2 ef|gfed cBAG|1 FGAB c2 Bc :|2\
FGAB c2 z ||
BAKER'S REEL [1], THE (Ríl an Bháicéara). AKA and see "Acrobat's Reel," "Whistler and His Dog (The)." Irish, Reel. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AA'BB'. The melody is from Breathnach's own manuscripts. Paul de Grae finds variants in Ryan's Mammoth Collection (1883, p. 137) under the title "Spitfire Reel (1)."
Additional notes
Printed sources : - Breathnach & Small (Ceol Rince na hÉireann vol. IV), 1996; No. 137, p. 67. Corfield (Tunes from New Brunswick), 2024; p. 12.
