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The Buffett Double reel

Also known as Harbour Buffett Double.

There are 4 recordings of this tune.

The Buffett Double has been added to 1 tune set.

The Buffett Double has been added to 6 tunebooks.

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Three settings

1
X: 1
T: The Buffett Double
R: reel
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Edor
|:BEED EBAG|FDDE FDFA|BEED EBAG|FDDF E4|
BEED EBAG|FDDE FDFA|1 BEED EBAG|FDDF E4:|2 B2BA BcdB|AFDF E4||
|:B2BA BcdB|AFDE FDFA|B2BA BABc|d2 f2 e4|
c2BA BcdB|AFDE FDFA|B2BA BcdB|AFDF E4:|
2
X: 2
T: The Buffett Double
R: reel
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Ador
|:eAAG Aedc|BGGA BGBd|eAAG Aedc|BGGB A2Ad|
eAAG Aedc|BGGA BGBd|1 eAAG Aedc|BGGB A4:|2 e2ed efge|dBGB A4||
|:e2ed efge|dBGA BGBd|e2ed edef|g2 b2 a4|
f2ed efge|dBGA BGBd|e2ed efge|dBGB A4:|
3
X: 3
T: The Buffett Double
R: reel
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Ador
|:eAAG Aedc|BGGA BGBd|eAAG Aedc|BGBG A2Bd|
eAAG Aedc|BGGA BGBd|e2ed efge|1 dBGB A2Bd:|2 dBGB A4||
|:e2ed efge|dBGA BGBd|e2ed efgd|g2 b2 a4|
f2ed efge|dBGA BGBd|e2ed efge|1 dBGB A4:|2 dBGB A2Bd||

Two comments

The Buffett Double

Newfoundland reel.

Great Big Sea play it on their album “The Hard and the Easy”, and have it listed as a Rufus Guinchard tune.

Might be one of Baxter Wareham’s. He’s from Buffett Harbour, which was abandoned during resettlement ( https://www.mun.ca/mha/resettlement/harbour_buffett_1.php ), and seen a few references to him for the tune.
https://www.discogs.com/Baxter-Wareham-Buffett-Double/release/13442375

There was a discussion about it here some time ago, might be a variant of The Laurel Tree ( https://thesession.org/tunes/883 ). See:
https://thesession.org/discussions/33201

Shanneyganock, first tune (Harbour Buffett was on the South Side of Long Island in Placentia Bay):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_GWQhVSofQ


Another:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ct0JwaDAJpg

The Buffett Double, X:3

From the playing of Great Big Sea.

Subtle differences from X2 (which has been updated to represent Shanneyganock’s playing), the most significant being how the A Part ends the first time through.

The tune is also related to The Blackthorn Stick Reel (https://thesession.org/tunes/18345 ).