Annotation:Mrs. Ross's Reel

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MRS. ROSS'S REEL. AKA and see "Mrs. Colonel Gordon of Leitchieston’s Reel." Scottish, Reel. A Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB'. Composed by William Marshall (1748-1833), first appearing in print in his 1781 collection (p. 4). Mrs. Ross was the wife of the Secretary/factor at Gordon Castle (see also “Miss Agnes Ross’s Reel,” written for her daughter). Marshall retitled the piece as "Mrs. Colonel Gordon of Leitchieston’s Reel" for his 1822 collection.

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Printed sources: Marshall, Fiddlecase Edition, 1978; 1781 Collection, p. 4.

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