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 Theme code Index    1151 4525L
 Also known as    
 Composer/Core Source    John Riddel
 Region    Scotland
 Genre/Style    Scottish
 Meter/Rhythm    Jig/Quadrille
 Key/Tonic of    G
 Accidental    1 sharp
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    6/8
 History    
 Structure    AABB'
 Editor/Compiler    John Riddell
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:A Collection of Scots Reels Minuets &c. for the Violin
 Tune and/or Page number    p. 32
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1782
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X:1 T:Dumfries House M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Jig B:John Riddell of Ayr – Collection of Scots Reels, Minuets &c. B:for the Violin (1782, p. 32) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G D|G3G2g|dBG GAB|cGE EFG|AFD DEF|G3 G2g| dBG GAB|cEA T(F2 E/)F/|(G3 G2)D| G3G2g|dBG GAB|cde dcB|AFD DEF|G3 G2g| dBG GAB|cEA T(F2 E/)F/|(G3 G2)|| |:e|dBd dBd|gag Tf2e|dBd dcB|AFD (DFD)| dBd dBd|(gag) Tf2e|dcB AGF|G3 G2:|]


X:1 T:Dumfries House M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Jig B:Aird – Selection of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs, vol. 4 (1796, No. 50, p. 19) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G D|G3 G2g|dBG GAB|cGE EFG|AFD DEF| G3 G2g|dBG GAB|cEA TF>EF|gdc BAG| G3 G2g|dBG GAB|cde dcB|AFD DEF| G3 G2g|dBG GAB|cEA FEF|G3 G2|| d|dBd dBd|gag T(f2e)|dBd {e}dcB|AFD D2d| dBd dBd|gag f2e|dcB AGF|gdc BAG| dBd dBd|gag f2e|dBd {e}dcB|AFD D3| dBd ece|fdf gfe|dcB Agf|gdB G2||


X:2 T:Dumfries House M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Jig B:J. Anderson - Anderson's Budget of Strathspeys, Reels & Country Dances B: for the German Flute or Violin (Edinburgh, 1820, p. 26) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:G D|:G2G G2g|dBG GAB|cde dcB|AFE DEF| G2G G2g|dBG GAB|cBc DEF|G2G G2:|| B|dBd dBd|gag gfe|dBd dcB|AFD D2 (B/c/)| dBd dBd|gag gfe|dcB AGF|GAG G2 (B/c/)| dBd dBd|gag gfe|dgd BdB|AFD D2 (B/c/)| dBd ece|fdf gfe|dcB Agf|g2 g gab||


X:1 T:Dumfries House M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Jig S:James Goodman (1828─1896) music manuscript collection, S:vol. 3, p. 161. Mid-19th century, County Cork Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:D D|G2G G2g|dBG GAB|cde dcB|AFD DEF| G2G G2g|dBG GAB|cBc DEF|G2G G2:| B|dBd dBd|gag gfe|dBd dcB|AFD D2B| dBd dBd|gag gfe|dcB AGF|GAG G2B| dBd dBd|gag gfe|dgd BdB|AFD D2B| dBd ece|fdf gfe|dcB Agf|g2g gab!D.C.!||


X:0268 T:Dumfries House. Roose.0268. C:John Riddell (1718-1795) B:Roose MS, Manchester, 1850 Z:Village Music Project.2019.Greg Bradfield-Smith. M:6/8 L:1/8 Q:1/4=120 K:G clef=treble D|G2G G2g|dBG GAB|cGE EFG|AFD DEF| G2G G2g|dBG GAB|cEA FE"sic"E|G3G2:| |:d|dBd dBd|efg gfe|dBd dcB|AFD D2d| dBd dBd|efg gfe|dcB AGF|G3G2:|


X:1 T:Dumfries House Jig M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Jig B:Elias Howe – Musician’s Omnibus Nos. 6 & 7 (Boston, 1880-1882, p. 648) B: http://ks4.imslp.net/files/imglnks/usimg/c/c7/IMSLP601433-PMLP562790-ONeill_Rare_Medium_M40_M8_v6.7_text.pdf Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G D|G3 G2g|dBG GAB|cGE EFG|AFD DEF| G3 G2g|dBG GAB|cEA TF3|G3 G2D| G3G2g|dBG GAB|c>de dcB|AFD DEF| G3 G2g|dBG GAB|cEA TF3|G3 G2|| |:e|dBd dBd|g>ag Tf2e|dBd dcB|AFD DFD| dBd dBd|g>ag Tf2e|dcB AGF|G3 G2:|]


X:1 T:Dumfry House, The T:Dumfries House M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Jig B:Stephen Grier music manuscript collection (1883, Book 4, No. 9, p. 2) N:Grier (c. 1824-1894) was a fiddler and uilleann piper originally N:from north Longford, but who moved around 1852 to Newpark, N:Bohey, Gortletteragh, south Leitrim. F: https://manuscripts.itma.ie/grier/book-four/ Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G G2g gfe|dBG GAB|c2E EDE|AFD D2f| gag gfe|dBG GAB|AFD DEF|G2G2G2|| d2d dcd|e2e gfe|ded dcB|AFD D3| d2d dcd |e2f g2c|BdB AcA|G2A B2c| d2d dcB|g2g gfe|ded dcB|AFD D3| d2d dcd|e2f g2e|faf def|g2g2g2||


X:3 T:Dumfries House L:1/8 M:6/8 R:Jig B:Stewart-Robertson - The Athole Collection (1884) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:G D|G3 G2g|dBG GAB|cde dcB|AFD DEF| G3 G2g|dBG GAB|cEA FEF|G3 G2:| |:B/c/|dBd dBd|gag g<fe|dBd dcB|AFD D2 B/c/| |1 dBd dBd|gag g<fe|dcB AGF|G3 G2:| |2 dBd ece|fdf gfe|dcB Agf|gdB G2||