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NANCY IN THE HOBBLE. AKA and see "Garda Nua (An)," "Lady Cork's Reel," "New Policeman (3) (The)," "Paddy Bolster's Reel," "Tinker's Stick (The)," "Twin Brothers (1)." Irish, Reel. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AAB. The first strain of "Monsignor's Blessing" seems distantly related to the first strain of "Nancy in the Hobble."

Source for notated version:

Printed sources: Kennedy (Traditional Dance Music of Britain and Ireland: Reels and Rants), 1997; No. 146, p. 35.

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