Annotation:Belles of Edinboro

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X:1 T:Belles of Edinboro' M:C| L:1/8 R:Highland Fling S:White's Unique Collection (1896), No. 157 Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:A E2 | [C2E2A2] c>A d2 B>G | A2 (c>A) e>cd>B | [C2E2A2] c>A d2 B>G | A>cB>A G>EF>G | [C2E2A2] c>A d2 B>G | A>ce>c d>cB>g | (a<e) (f>d) e>cA>c | B>EF>G A2 :: e2 | {g}a2 {g}a2 A>Bc>A | {g}a2 {g}a2 B>cd>B | e>fe>c A>Bc>A | (F<B) B>A (G<E) E>e | {g}a2 {g}a2 A>Bc>A | {g}a2 {g}a2 B>cd>B | (e<a) (e>d) c>BA>c | B>EF>G A2 :||



BELLES OF EDINBORO. Scottish?, American?; Highland Fling (whole time). A Major (Ryan): G Major (Robbins). Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The melody appears in Boston Irish-born accordion player Jerry O'Brien's tutor (1948) under the title "Belle of the Ball (2)."


Additional notes



Printed sources : - Ryan's Mammoth Collection, 1883; p. 171. Robbins Music Corp. (The Robbins collection of 200 jigs, reels and country dances), New York, 1933; No. 135, p. 43. White's Unique Collection, 1896; No. 157, p. 29.






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