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As played by Alex Brossault on
CoMando Sessions Vol. II, Disc 1, track 15

This old reel was first published in Scotland in 1743. There are some nice touches to the playing: note the hammer-on and pull-off in the eight bar of the A part and the B part.

Alex Brossault: "I learned this tune from Simon Mayor while attending one of his workshops in Collingwood, Ontario, Canada. I rented some mics and set-up my 4-track for a day of recording with an old work mate of mine. We spent most of the day trying some Simon Mayor originals with mixed success. Finally I suggest trying this reel (it's quite a bit easier than the others we were playing) and played through it once then recorded on the second take. After recording it I heard an old Dave Swarbrick version of the same tune, he played it twice as fast with possibly a little less concern about tone!" (Email Alex)   (ABC version)
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