Green Meadow Reel

Kind of Tune
reel
Alternate Titles
Over the Moor to Maggie
Waynesboro
Place of Origin
Ireland

This two-part tune appears as "Green Meadow Reel" in an early 20th century work called Allan's Irish Fiddler. A variant called Waynesboro is played in the US South (the most widespread version can be traced to a recording by Ed'in Hammons of Pocahonas County, West Virginia). The version most commonly played today outside the Canadian Maritimes has a third part, and is and usually referred to as Over the Moor to Maggie.

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Green Meadow Reel Musician: Eddy Arsenault, Recordist: Ken Perlman Accompanied by: Ken Perlman, bjo Evangeline Coast / East Prince info