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The Bridge Of Bamore

reel

Key signature: Amajor

Submitted on September 29th 2006 by domnull.

This tune has been added to 16 tunebooks.

Also known as Bridge Of Bamore.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

Details ABC Sheetmusic Comments

X: 1
T: Bridge Of Bamore, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Amaj
A,2 e>f edcA|BF F/F/F GEEF|A2 ef edcA|BABc A/A/A A2:|
aece aecA|BF F/F/F GEEg|aece aecA|BABc A/A/A Ag|
aece aecA|BF F/F/F GEEF|A,2 ef edcA|BABc A/A/A Ag|]

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The Bridge Of Bamore sheetmusic
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This fine reel appears on, inter alia, Natalie MacMaster's CD 'No Boundaries'. Advanced search suggests it is not on this site - I found the ABC and some notes on the Fiddler's Companion site:

BRIDGE OF BAMORE, THE. Scottish (originally), Canadian; Reel. Canada; Cape Breton, Prince Edward Island.

# Posted on September 29th 2006 by domnull

More notes

Copy & paste , I know, is somewhat frowned upon but here are some more notes on this tune (again from ibiblio)

Standard or AEae (Cape Breton). AAB (Dunlay & Greenberg, Stewart-Robertson): AA?B (Perlman). The tune is frequently played in raised or ?high? bass tuning on Cape Breton. See notes under "High Bass Reel." Sources for notated versions: Mary MacDonald (Cape Breton) [Dunlay & Greenberg]; George MacPhee (b. 1941, Monticello, North-East Kings County, Prince Edward Island) [Perlman]. Dunlay & Greenberg (Traditional Celtic Violin Music of Cape Breton), 1996; pg. 135. Perlman (The Fiddle Music of Prince Edward Island), 1996; pg. 94. Stewart-Robertson (Athole Collection), 1884; pg. 3. ACC-4968, Kinnon Beaton - ?A Sprig of Ivy? (1989). CLM 1001, Carl MacKenzie - ?And his Sound is Cape Breton? (1981). Overton 1829-I-LM 88, Dwayne Cote - ?Introduction? (1992). Rounder 7012, Winnie Chafe - ?Highland Memories of Cape Breton? (1979). Rounder RO7023, Natalie MacMaster - ?No Boundaries? (1996. Learned from her uncle, Buddy MacMaster).

# Posted on September 29th 2006 by domnull

I don't see any reason to frown upon it as long as you state your source, which you did, so good on you.

# Posted on September 29th 2006 by Dow

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