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Annotation:Glorious Return to Milltown (The)

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Sheet Music for "The Glorious Return to Milltown"The Glorious Return to Milltownreel33"Variations:"1233"More variations:"Transcription: id:hn-reel-318History: This is the Donegal version. There is also a rather different Kerryversion, "Tap the Barrel", CRE 2 #266, Roche 1 #145. The"Glorious" title is the original one from John Doherty.



GLORIOUS RETURN TO MILLTOWN, THE (An Pilleadh Galanta). AKA and see "Return to Milltown," "Tap the Barrel," "Tommy Peoples Reel (6)." Irish, Reel (cut time). Ireland, County Donegal. The reel was in the repertoire of Donegal fiddler John Doherty whose title was "Glorious Return to Milltown". See note for "annotation:Return to Milltown."

A Sliabh Luachra (Munster) version of the tune is "Tap the Barrel."


Additional notes
Source for notated version : - fiddler Tommy Peoples (Co. Donegal) who had it from John Doherty) [Bulmer & Sharpley].

Printed sources : - Bulmer & Sharpley (Music from Ireland, vol. 2), 1974; No. 30 (appears as untitled tune).



See also listing at :
Alan Ng's Irishtune.info [1]



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