Annotation:Mr. James Bennet’s
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MR. JAMES BENNET'S. AKA and see "Lily (The)," "Lili (Y)." Scottish, Reel. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABBCCDD'. Attributed to biography:William Marshall [1] (1748-1833) in his posthumous collection of 1845, which is said to have contained only compositions by Marshall. However, a tune called "Lily (The)", substantially Marshall's 1845 reel, can be found in William Vickers' 1770 collection, among others. A version appears as "Lili (Y)" was printed by Nicholas Bennett in his Alawon fy ngwlad (1896).
Source for notated version:
Printed sources: Marshall, Fiddlecase Edition, 1978; 1845 Collection, p. 24.
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