Annotation:Niel Gow's Reel (1)

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X:1 T:Niel Gow's T:Neil Gow's Reel [1] M:C| L:1/16 R:Reel S:Ryan's Mammoth Collection (1883) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:A (F2 | E4)C3E A,3EC3E | A,3EC3E F3B, B,3(F | E4)C3E A,3EC3E | d3fe3d c3AA3(F3 | E4)C3E A,3EC3E | A,3EC3E F3B, B,3(F | E4)C3E A,3EC3E | d3fe3d (c2A2).A2 || d4| (3c2B2A2 e3A f3A (3c2B2A2 | (c3A)e3c d3BB3d | (3c2B2A2 e3A f3A(3c2B2A2 | (E3G)B3d c3AA3d | (3c2B2A2 e3A f3A (3c2B2A2 | c3Ae3c (d2B2)(B2d2) | c3eA3c d3fB3d | E3GB3d (c2A2).A2 ||

NIEL GOW'S REEL [1]. AKA and see "Boyne Hunt (1)," "Highland Skip (2)," "Molly Maguire (2)," "Perth Hunt," "Perthshire Hunt," "Popcorn (The)," "Richmond Hill (2)," "Sailor's Trip to Liverpool," "Smyth's Reel." Scottish, Reel. A Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB. The tune appears to have a Scottish provenance (as "Perthshire Hunt"), but also a rich Irish tradition, known under a variety of titles and variants. There is no serious intent to tie the tune to Niel Gow himself, save the iconic title in Ryan's Mammoth Collection (1883).

Additional notes

Source for notated version: -

Printed sources : - Cole (1000 Fiddle Tunes), 1940; p. 13. Ryan's Mammoth Collection, 1883; pp. 29, 30, 37, 51.

Recorded sources: -

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