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Thread #81345   Message #1497855
Posted By: GUEST
01-Jun-05 - 11:30 PM
Thread Name: Tune Req: English Sicilian Circle tune name
Subject: RE: Tune Req: English Sicilian Circle tune name
Thanks, Compton, but I'm more confused. "Ballantine's Reel" [if that's the right spelling] I can't find, but "Billy Ballantine's Reel" does exist. The trouble is it seems to be a polka sort of thing, while the tune I'm looking for is a real reel. Bill Ballantine was a well-known musician in the first half of the 20th century, recorded many times by Kennedy et al., from the North, etc., seems quite a good fit, you might say, but I'm positive the mystery tune is something else. This booklet you mention - it came with the record? If so, it must be correct, I suppose. Can anyone else corroborate any of this?