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The Wrecking

reel

Key signature: Gdorian

Submitted on February 7th 2010 by slainte.

This tune has been added to 13 tunebooks.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

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X: 1
T: Wrecking, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Gdor
g|:fdcA BGGA|BGAF DGAg|fdcA BGGA|1 BGAF DGGg:|2 BGAF DGG2||
gBdg abag|fdcB AGFa|g3a bgdg|fdcB AFAc|
gfga bgdg|fdcB AGFa|bgaf gbag|fdcA G3||

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The Wrecking sheetmusic
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The Wrecking Reel

This beautiful tune comes from the fiddle playing of Pat McManus on Hidden Fermanagh Vol.2. Strangely enough, it's not on Hidden Fermanagh tune book! So, there's absolutely no info available on it.

Flute players would find it easier to play in Edor like this:

K: Edor
e|:dBAF GEEF|GEFD B,EFe|dBAF GEEF|1 GEFD B,EEe:|2 GEFD B,EE2||
eGBe fgfe|dBAG FEDf|e3f geBe|dBAG FDFA|
edef geBe|dBAG FEDf|gefd egfe|dBAF E3||

# Posted on February 7th 2010 by slainte

Perhaps it's under copyright?

And they couldn't get permission to print it?

Lovely tune, though!!!!

# Posted on February 7th 2010 by muspc

The Wrecking Reel

The Wrecking Reel is from the Gunn MS of 1865. It was inadvertently missed from the book Hidden Fermanagh. Glad to see it in the tunes here.
I will shortly be putting up a website dedicated to the Gunn MS (the Gunn Book) with full index etc. I'll put it as a link on The Session.
Sharon Creasey

# Posted on February 8th 2010 by The Archivist

Oh, and I have no information on this tune. Haven't found anything even similar anywhere else. Any suggestions welcome as to its derivation.
Sharon

# Posted on February 8th 2010 by The Archivist

1865...

hmmm... I suppose it could be in the public domain, then! :)

# Posted on February 8th 2010 by muspc

Cheers, Sharon. I'm planning to transcribe a couple of more obscure Fermanagh tunes from Mick Hoy's fiddle playing, which are not on either of the CDs.

# Posted on February 12th 2010 by slainte

Good news.....

I'm off work sick at the moment, but the thought of a few more Mick Hoy tunes being posted here, and the news of that website has cheered me up no end. Thanks, folks - looking forward to both.

# Posted on February 12th 2010 by Kenny

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