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Butcher’s March (The)

I learned “The Butcher’s March” from Yvonne Casey and Terry Bingham. They recorded this jig before “The Old Favourite” on the great CD in support of the Doolin Coastguards, back in 1994. This version is a bit different from what is usually heard, but I wanted to post this nice version from Terry and Yvonne.

X:1
T:Butcher’s March
R:Jig
M:6/8
K:G
|:B2d edB|dBA A2c|B2d edB|dBG G2d|
B2d edB|dBA Aef|g2g gfe|1 dBG G2d:|2 dBG GBd||
|:eAA fAA|eAA fAA|g2g gfe|dBG GBd|
eAA fAA|eAA fAA|g2g gfe|1 dBG GBd:|2 dBG G2d||
Sheet Music for "Butcher’s March"Butcher’s MarchJig1212

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