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Honeymoon Reel (The)

“The Honeymoon” is a reel I learned from one of the best sessions I ever saw, during the Russell Memorial Weekend back in 2013 in Gus O’Connor’s Pub. It was a magical night with free flowing music by Noel O’Donoghue, James Cullinan, Donie Nolan, Christy Barry, Terry Bingham, Carol Cullinan, Angela Crotty and several others.

Yvonne Casey also recorded it on her first solo album.

X:1
T:Honeymoon (The)
M:4/4
R:Reel
K:G
|:B~G3 DGGA|Bdef gedc|B~G3 DGGA|BGdB A2dc|
B~G3 DGGA|Bdef g2ga|bgaf gfed|1 egdB A2dc:|2 egdB A2Bd||
|:e3f edBA|Bdef g2ed|B~G3 DGGA|BGdB A2(3Bcd|
e2ef edBA|(3Bcd ef gfga|bgaf gfed|1 egdB A2Bd:|2 egdB A2dc||

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