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Annotation:Jumping Geordie
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X:1 T:Jumping Geordie Z:Nigel Gatherer M:4/4 L:1/8 K:G d|g2 dB g2 dB|g2 dB cA A2|g2 dB g2 dB|cedc BG G:|] d|BGdG eGdG|BGdB cA A2|BGdG eGdG|cedc BG G:|]
JUMPING GEORDIE. AKA and see "Buff and Blue (1)," "Mrs. Falconer’s Reel—Craigellachie," "Pope's Toe (2) (The)," "Sir Harry Flutter." Scottish, Reel. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The tune is a simplified variant of "Sir Harry Flutter," a country dance composed by the remarkable ex-African slave, Ignatius Sancho, who published it in London in 1769. See also the related "Kilwinning's Steeple."
