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Laura’s reel

There are 9 recordings of this tune.

Laura’s has been added to 3 tune sets.

Laura's has been added to 66 tunebooks.

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One setting

1
X: 1
T: Laura's
R: reel
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Amaj
E2CE cBAc|BecB AFED|CE~E2 DFAF|EAcA Bcdf|
ec~c2 dcBd|caec BAFE|CE~E2 DFAF|1 EAcB A3F:|2 EAcB A2cd||
|:ec~c2 AcEc|cAce aece|fd~d2 dcBA|GABa gfed|
cE~E2 AEAB|caec BAFE|CE~E2 DFAF|1 EAcB A2cd:|2 EAcB A3F||

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Laura’s Reel

Composed by the fiddler Philip Duffy, featured on his album ‘Killin Clocks’ (2003). He writes in the sleeve notes that he named this tune after
"…..Laura’s, the location of our Friday night trad session which was originally a local shop and hostelry ran by Laura Barber (1906-1989) in Carney, Co. Sligo."

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I replaced all the CEE/D/E with CE~E2, ecc/B/c with ec~c2, fdd/c/d with fd~d2, cEE/D/E with cE~E2. Looks better for reading, and seems accurate.

This first reel was composed by the fiddler Philip Duffy, a highly respected fiddler from Co. Sligo. The reel featured on Philip’s 2003 album ‘Killin Clocks’ which displayed his discerning understanding of the musical legacy of the great fiddle masters of Sligo. This composition ‘Laura’s Reel’ has already become one the most highly regarded tunes in present-day repertoire. Philip Duffy wrote in the sleeve-notes that he called this tune after "…..Laura’s, the location of our Friday night trad session which was originally a local shop and hostelry ran by Laura Barber (1906-1989) in Carney, Co. Sligo."

Recording here via Comhaltas, "Eibhlín Healy, Eimear Arkins, Cathy Potter and the Comhaltas Tour Ensemble", http://comhaltas.ie/music/detail/lauras_reel_the_highest_hill_in_sligo/