BLESSINGS OF SILVER, THE. Irish, Reel. G Dorian. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB'. A interesting reel composed by County Cavan/Philadelphia fiddle player and composer Ed Reavy (1898-1988), that shifts through various minor-sounding modes, with a hint of major tonality in places. Ed's son Joe remarks that the tune was written for the 25th wedding anniversary of Lou and Mary Quinn. Reavy's friend, Armagh-born, Flushing, Queens-based, Louie Quinn was a fellow fiddler of some skill.
Printed source: Reavy (The Collected Compositions of Ed Reavy), No. 10, p. 10.
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T:Blessings of Silver, The
M:2/2
L:1/8
C:Ed Reavy
S:The Collected Compositions of Ed Reavy
R:Reel
N:Written for Lou and Mary Quinn's
N:twenty-fifth wedding anniversary. Ed loved the connotations of
N:the title: the blessings of twenty-five years of marriage, the
N:blessings of a couple growing old together, and the many rewards
N:of family life. Ed admired Lou not only because of his musical
N:talent, but also because he was a self-made man who set high standards
N:for other immigrants who followed him to the New World.
Z:Joseph Reavy
K:Bb
G/2A/2 | BdBF DGGF | (3D=EF CF DFCF | DGGA Bcdg | g^fdg fdcA |
Bdce dcBA | DGBG ^FDCA, | DGGA Bcdg | ^fdcA G3 :|| g | bfa^f gfdc |
=Bcd=e fdcd | bga=e f2 ge | fdcA BG[G,G]g | (3bag (3ag^f gfdc |
=Bcd=e fefa | gbag ^fag= e|1 =fdcA BGG :|2 =fdcA BGG ||
