Annotation:Gleanntán Reel (1) (The)

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GLEANNTÁN REEL [1], THE. AKA - "Glountane Reel." AKA and see "Glentown," "O'Keeffe's Dream." Irish, Reel. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB. A version of "MacDonald's Reel," "McDonald's Reel," "Lord MacDonald's Reel", AKA "Slanty Gart," Leather Britches." The "Glenntan" title given here is a variation of the title for the tune used by fiddlers Denis Murphy and Julia Clifford, on the 1969 album "Star Above the Garter," where it was called "Glentaun Reel (The)." See also "Talk:Glentown." The tune also appears as "O'Keeffe's Dream" on the RTE album "Denis Murphy: Music from Sliabh Luachra."

Source for notated version:

Printed sources: Bulmer & Sharpley (Music from Ireland), vol. 4; No. 31.

Recorded sources:

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

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