Annotation:Morton's Reel

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MORTON'S REEL. AKA and see "Morton's Hornpipe (2)." American, Reel. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The melody was printed in Scotland by James S. Kerr in Merry Melodies, vol. 2 (c. 1880's) as "Morton's Hornpipe (2)."

Source for notated version:

Printed sources: Cole (1000 Fiddle Tunes), 1940; p. 15. Howe (1000 Jigs and Reels), c. 1867; p. 70. Ryan's Mammoth Collection, 1883; p. 39.

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