MUSSELS  IN  THE  CORNER

Time signature:  2/4  
Tempo:  very lively.
Traditional NL tune
You may notice that in the youTube videos below, different performers do this number in different ways, some with slightly different tunes, particularly for the instrumental part sometimes called the "turn".

If you have an AD or a DG accordion, Greg Brown's youTube videos (2nd & 3rd below) are a good place to start.

It may be easier to pick a performance/version that you like, in a key matched to your accordion, and stick with it.  If you are accompanying guitar friends, they may already have a preferred version.
ACCORDION NOTATION
In cut-time with two beats per bar.                                  Buttons 3 to 8  (either row)
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SONG Performance 

         Part A - for singing  (included in an earlier BA mini-course)
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          |   ”6    “6*      “5*   ”5     |    “4       “5        .5*     |
            Deed   I        am    in          love   with    you
                
              “5    “4      ”3       ”3*   |     “4     ”3*       .3*      |
            Out   all   night   in-the       fog - gy      dew
                
               ”6    “6*      “5*   ”5     |     “4      “5         .5*     |
              Deed   I        am   in           love   with     you
  
                ”5    “4      ”3*   “4     |         .3              .3        |
​               Mus-sels     in   the              cor   -      ner
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     ​Part B (turn)​ - instrumentally

               |    ”6  “5      “6   “7*    |     “7   “8        .9*    |
                
                    ”8   “7     ”6   ”7*    |     “7   ”7*      .7*     |
                
                   ”7   “7*     “6  ”7*     |     “7   “8        .9*    |

                   ”8   “7      ”7*  “7      |        .6            .6     | 
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An introduction to
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REEL Performance with bass-accompaniment   

​          Part A
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           > > |   ”6    “6*     “5*   ”5    |    “4      “5      .5*    |
                  
                     “5    “4      ”3    ”3*    |    “4     ”3*     .3*     |
                 
                     ”6    “6*     “5*   ”5     |    “4      “5      .5*    |
   
                      ”5    “4      ”3*   “4     |       .3             .3      |  <

        Part B​

​          >  |    ”6  “5      “6   “7*    |     “7   “8        .9*     |
                
                 ”8    “7        ”6   ”7*   |     “7   ”7*     .7*     |
                
                  ”7   “7*      “6  ”7*    |     “7   “8         .9*    |

                  ”8   “7       ”7*  “7     |        .6            .6      |  < <

Embedded youTube VIDEOS

Total of 14 videos in various keys:  C = 4,  D = 6,  G = 3
Key:  D 

Group:  The Dorymen

Accordion:  Tom Rose

Vocals:  John Drake

Lead guitar:  Linda Stone

​Posted by: Garr1984
Key:  D

Accordion: Greg Brown

Posted by:  Nunavut
                   Sivuniksavut

Greg runs though two parts quite slowly, and then plays them more quickly.
Key:  D

Accordion:  Greg Brown

​Posted by:  Nunavut
                   Sivuniksavut

A great next step after doing the previous video.   Here Greg first runs through two parts quite quickly, and then repeats the parts slowly.
Key:  D


on Guitar: Jerry Lush
Accordionist: Jamie Spurvey

​Posted by:  Jerry Lush

Great video, music & scenery.
Key:   D

Accordion:  Poss Slaney

Posted by:  Newfieposs

Great playing by one of NL's finest.
Key:  D

on Accordion:  Harry Hibbs

Posted by:  oldirishladdie
Key:  G

On Accordion:  Rowena Turner
                         (Mainland Kitchen Band)

​Posted by:  Mainland Kitchen Band
Key:  G 

Accordion:  Delmon Reid

Posted by: dellreid
Key:  C

Accordions:  Delmon Reid
      and the late Jack Hynes.

Posted by: kelticknots

Filmed on Change Islands in the 1970s.  You can see the members of Ryan's Fancy, as well as Canon George Earle, really enjoying the music.  (And Mr. Reid hasn't changed a bit, has he?)
Key:  C

Accordion Player:  ?

​Posted by:  newfiebob2's channel

​Played on a Hohner 4 stop HA-114
Key: C

Group:  Fogo Island
             Accordion Group

Members:  Melanie Penton, Heather Penton, Jamie Hancock, Chris King & Aaron Brown.

Posted by: Aaron Brown

At Joe Batt's Arm seaside folk festival, 2011.
Key:  C

Accordionist:  Phil Grimes

Posted by:  Ted Grimes

Great job Phil.
Key:  G

Group:  Shanneyganock

Accordionist:  Mark Hiscock

​Posted by:  Shanneyganock - Topic
Key:  G

Performer:   ? 

​Posted by:  My channel

Very talent young player.
Background Materials, Information & Links
​Lyrics:
      

"Mussels in the Corner" is often played at dances, as a reel, and often without lyrics.   However, lyrics help the process of learning a tune, even if they are not PC.  See the background link for some common verses matched to this tune.
Background Links:
Click HERE  for additional lyrics.  (wikipedia)