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Jackson’s reel

There are 13 recordings of this tune.

Jackson’s has been added to 14 tune sets.

Jackson's has been added to 57 tunebooks.

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One setting

1
X: 1
T: Jackson's
R: reel
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Dmaj
A3 B AFDF|A2 FA GECE|A2 AB AFDF|EDCD EFGE:|
FD D2 FDGE|FD D2 GECE|FD D2 F2 FD|1 EDCD EFGE:|2 EDCD EFGA||
dffe f2 fe|dcdB AF F2|ceed efec|dcdB AFDF|
dffe fgfe|d2 dB AF F2|cdef gecd|1 eddc d2 AB:|2 eddc d4||
# Added by Kenny .

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Jackson’s

I posted comments about the Frankie Gavin/Alec Finn recording yesterday, and found that this tune isn’t in the database.[ If it is in, it’s under a name I don’t know.] It’s the 2nd of the 2 “Jackson’s” reels.
I first heard it played by the Donegal Mooney family and Frankie Kennedy at a concert in Edinburgh in the late 70s - pre-Altan days. Coincidentally, the concert was very much the brain-child of the Jackson brothers of “Ossian”, whose parents came from Donegal. A great Donegal fiddle tune.

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about Jackson’s reel

Coud it be possible to have the Micheal Coleman version of this tune as composed and registered by him.

Tank you

I don’t know for certain, but I don’t think that Michael Coleman ever recorded this particular “Jackson’s” reel.

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Re: Jackson’s

This reel is generally known as “Jackson’s Hi Ho”. Josephine Keegan published it in jig time as “Jackson’s Heigho”.