Bennett's Favorite

 X:1 T:Bennett's Reel R:reel C:Trad. S:Cyril Stinnett A:Missouri Z:B. Shull, trans.; R.P. LaVaque, ABCs M:2/4 L:1/16 Q:120 K:D ((3A,B,C)|D2)FE (DF)A(B|dc)df e(cA)F|GBEG (FE)D(F|GF)ED CEA,C|! D2FE (DF)A(B|dc)df e(cA)F|GBEG (FE)DF)|(ED)CE D2:|! (de)fd (cd)ec|(Bc)(dB) A(GF)D|(GF)EG (FE)DF|(EDCE D2:||
 * D(B,|A,B,)CD (EF)G(E|FD)EC (DF)A(c|dc)dA FAd(e|gf)g(f e)(dc)A|!

 BENNETT'S FAVORITE. AKA - &quot;Bennett's Reel.&quot; AKA and see &quot;Betty Pringle's Pig,&quot; &quot;Great Eastern Reel (1),&quot; &quot;John Brennan's Reel (1),&quot; &quot;North End Reel,&quot; &quot;Silver Spire (The).&quot; American, Reel. D Major. Standard tuning. AABB. The reel is popular by several titles in several genres and regions. Although it may have Irish origins, the reel has been disseminated as &quot;Bennett's Favorite&quot; in North America (including Cape Breton) through the Ryan's/Cole's publications. Printed sources: Cole ('1000 Fiddle Tunes), 1940; p. 12. Ryan's Mammoth Collection, 1883; p. 35. Recorded source: Canadian Broadcasting Corp. NMAS 1972, Natalie MacMaster - &quot;Fit as a Fiddle&quot; (1993). __NORICHEDITOR__