Big John’s reel

Also known as Big John McManus.

There are 14 recordings of this tune.

This tune has been recorded together with

Da Nippin Grund (a few times),
Square Da Mizzen (a few times) and
Wha’ll Dance Wi’ Wattie? (a few times).

Big John’s appears in 2 other tune collections.

Big John’s has been added to 6 tune sets.

Big John's has been added to 59 tunebooks.

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One setting

X: 1
T: Big John's
R: reel

M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Dmaj
DFAd fdAF|~G2GF GABc|defd ecAF|E2ED EGFE|
DFAd fdAF|~G2GF GABc|defd edce|1 ~d2dc dBAF:|2 ~d2dc d2ef||
(3gfe Be g3f|(3gfe be geeg|(3fed Ad f3e|fdad fddf|
(3gfe Be g3f|(3gfe be geeg|fa~a2 gecd|1 eddc d2ef:|2 eddc dBAF||

Five comments

Nomos

Fermanagh

Trad Girl might be interested in this reel, as I think Cathal McConnell might have been first to record it, and he has it as a Co. Fermanagh reel. Frankie Kennedy also had it as part of a solo on an “Altan” recording, I seem to remember.

‘Big John’ is fiddler John McManus of Fermanagh, a friend of Cathal McConnell’s. He appears on Cathal’s album, ‘Long Expectant Comes at Last’ - and also on the recently released ‘Hidden Fermanagh’ CD.

Here’s another lovely reel named after John McManus: https://thesession.org/tunes/5950

Re: Big John’s

https://youtu.be/XgBg9PmDGtk

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