Annotation:Dr. Gordon Stables' Reel

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 DOCTOR GORDON STABLES' REEL. Scottish, Reel. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AAB. Composed by the great Scots fiddler-composer J. Scott Skinner (1843-1927). It is dedicated perhaps to the same Dr. Gordon Stables who was a veterinary doctor and a dog enthusiast. In 1875, in his Practical Kennel Guide he wrote: ''The Collie Dog - the honest Highland Collie - is the King of the canine race. I don't think there is a doubt about that.''  Source for notated version:  Printed sources: Skinner (The Scottish Violinist, with variations), 1900; p. 7. Skinner (Harp and Claymore), 1904; p. 76.  Recorded sources: Maggie's Music MMCD222, Bonnie Rideout - "Scottish Fire" (2000).

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