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FILL UP THE BOWL. American (?), Reel. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. Peter Kennedy suggests a relatedness with the reel "Flowing Bowl (1) (The)" as printed by Francis O'Neill, but they are completely different tunes. The "Fill up the Bowl" melody sounds English in character.

Source for notated version:

Printed sources: Cole (1000 Fiddle Tunes), 1940; pg. 16. Kennedy (Traditional Dance Music of Britain and Ireland: Reels and Rants), 1997; No. 47, p. 13. Ryan's Mammoth Collection, 1883; p. 39.

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