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Annotation:Lady Johnston's Reel (2)
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X:1 T:Lady Johnston’s Reel [2] M:C L:1/8 R:Reel B:Alexander – “Alexander’s Fifty New Scotch & Irish Reels & Hornpipes” (c. 1826, No. 12, p. 6) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:D A|d2 fd Adfd|(e/f/g) fe dBBc|d2 fd (e/f/g) fe|dBAG FDD:|| B|AFFA B2 Bd|AFFA BE E2|AFFA Bdce|dBAG FDD B| AFFA B2 Bd|AFFA BEEF|GBAc Bdce|fdec dDD!D.C.!||
LADY JOHNSTON'S REEL [2]. AKA and see "Earl of Dalhousie's Reel (2)," "Earl of Dalkeith's Reel (3)," "Lord Dalhousie," "Maid of Holywell (The)." Scottish, Reel (4/4 time). D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AAB. The second strain of James Alexander's "Lady Johnston's Reel (2)" is cognate with the first strain of Gow's "Lady Johnston's Reel (1)."
