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Preston's

reel

Key signature: Gmajor

Submitted on May 23rd 2003 by Kenny.

This tune has been added to 11 tunebooks.

Also known as Michael Preston's.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

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X: 1
T: Preston's
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Gmaj
GB B2 GBdB | FA A2 FA d2 | GB B2 GBdg | fgaf gedB|
GB B2 GBdB | FA A2 FA d2 | GB B2 GBdg | fgaf g2 de|
gb b2 fgab | agef ge d2 | gb b2 fgab | agef g2 de|
gb b2 fgab | agef ge d2 | abaf gfed | egfa gedB|

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Preston's sheetmusic
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Preston's

Source - Patsy Hanly: Ennis Fleadh 1977.

# Posted on May 23rd 2003 by Kenny

"Preston's Reel" ~ one way with it ~ Jim McAuley, fiddler

The following is a quick rough out of one way Jim played this number, without given the rolls and other twiddles...

Jim's video of this tune:
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=WDbNhd_cbB8

X: 2
T: Preston's
S: Jim McAuley
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: G Major
|: GABA G2 G2 | FGAG FDDF |
GB B2 Bcdg |[1 fgaf geBA :|[2 fgaf g3 d ||
|: gb b/b/b fgaf | gedg geea |
[1 gb b/b/b faaf | gede g2 gf :|
[2 g2 fg e^cdB | c2 df geBA |]

# Posted on March 6th 2008 by ceolachan

Many Thanks - ceolachan

ceolachan
Many thanks again ,this it really the the one I am playing on my
Video - As above,,
jim,,,

# Posted on March 6th 2008 by FIDDLE4

I forgot to say, nice version and variations... ;-)

# Posted on March 6th 2008 by ceolachan

I also forgot to say ~ I found a really nice highland fling in this one, so thanks to you for directing my attention here. It is perfect, AABB, 16 bars, with the second ending for the B-part. Now to spend a bit more time with it that way before I add a swung version of it here... Dow or someone else may give me guff for doing it... :-P

# Posted on March 6th 2008 by ceolachan

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