X: 1
T: Fergus, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Gmaj
|:fd (3ded ed^cA|BGEF G2 AG|FA (3ABA GA (3BAG|Adef gbag|
fd (3ded ed^cA|BGEF G2 AG|FA (3ABA GA (3BAG|A2 ag fd d2:||
|:fd (3ded fdaf|ge (3ege gebe|fdAF G2AG|FAef gbag|
fd (3ded fdaf|ge (3efe gebe|fdAF G2 AG|FAag fd d2:||
The Fergus Reel
This tune was composed by my uncle John Joe Casey (R.I.P)from Clarecastle, County Clare, a fiddler and concertina player. It won 1st prize for composition at the All-Ireland Fleadh in 1960. It can be found on the Green Linnet CD - Trian/Trian II. In 2001, GL formally acknowledged in a letter to him that they had mistakenly credited the tune on the CD cover to someone else.
# Posted on September 21st 2002 by shanaway
The Fergus Reel
The correct title of this tune is "The Fergus Reel" not "The Fergus". Apparently, The Session will edit out "Reel" in any title, perhaps thinking that members have mistakenly included the tune "type" in the title, when submitting the tune.
# Posted on September 21st 2002 by shanaway
Lovely tune - It caught my eye whilst browsing as my wee boy is called Fergus, so I was curious. So I'll HAVE to learn it now!
Danny.
# Posted on November 14th 2003 by danny flute whistle box