Annotation:Belfast Lasses
X:1 T:Belfast Lasses, The M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel S:O'Neill - Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems (1907), No. 629 Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:G G2 BG dGBG|EAAG FAFD|G2 BG dGBG|1 EcAF G2G2:|2 egfa g2g2|| gddc BdBG|FAAG FAFD|gddc BdBG|EFGF G2G2| gddc BdBG|EAAG FAFD|gdec BdBG|egfa g2g2||
BELFAST LASSES, THE (Cailini Belfeirste). AKA and see "Humors of Castlecomer (2)". Irish, Reel. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AA'B (O'Neill/1001): AABB' (O'Neill/Krassen). The name Belfast means 'crossing place by a sandbank'. The melody appears in the music manuscript copybook of fiddler John Burks, dated 1821 as "A Scotch Reel." Unfortunately, nothing is known of Burks, although he may have been from the north of England. The reel was contributed to Captain O'Neill's collection by fiddler and Chicago police sergeant James O'Neill, originally from northern Ireland.
