Annotation:Union Brig
X:1 T:Union Brig C:Alexander F. Skinner M:C L:1/8 R:Reel B:J. Scott Skinner – Miller o’ Hirn Collection (1881, No. 42, p. 17) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:Emin {^d}e|E/E/E (BA) GAB^c|dA BG FDAF|E/E/E (BA) GFEG|FB,^DF GEE:| f|ge^de Bede|fd^cd Adcd|ge^de Bede|fgab geef| ge^de Bede|fd^cd Adcd|gef^d eB AG|FGAB GEE||
UNION BRIG. Scottish, Reel (whole time). E Minor. Standard tuning (fiddle). AAB. "Union Brig" was composed by Alexander F. "Sandy" Skinner and appears in his brother wikipedia:James_Scott_Skinner's Miller o' Hirn Collection (1881). Both brothers were excellent violinists and dancing masters. The wikipedia:Union_Chain_Bridge or Union Bridge is a suspension bridge that spans the River Tweed four miles upstream of Berwick, straddling the border between England and Scotland.
See note for J. Scott Skinner's reel "annotation:Sandy Skinner" for more.
