Traditional Fiddle Tunes Transcribed for Cello: “Reilly’s Reel”
This little tune is presented here in a version for cello and simple accompaniment. In this version we play the tune three times, with some changes of octave to give it a little more variety. The accompaniment is notated for piano but the chords are also shown in order to facilitate accompaniment by any other chordal instrument (guitar, accordion, etc).
Here is a play-along audio of the piano accompaniment with a 2-bar introduction:
And here is a home-recording of the piece with the above accompaniment: