Annotation:Sheldon House
X:1 T:Sheldon House C:John Hall M:C L:1/8 R:Reel B:John Hall – “A Selection of Strathspeys Reels, Waltzes & Irish Jigs” (c. 1818, p. 28) B: https://digital.nls.uk/special-collections-of-printed-music/archive/104981834 N:”Printed and sold by John Hall, at his Music Room.” N:Hall (1788-1862) was a music teacher in Ayr, Scotland. His dancing master’s ‘kit’ N:(a small fiddle) used in his dancing lessons, is still preserved. Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:C A|GECE G2 GF|EFGc Bddf|efge dBGF |EcDB c2c:| f|efge cgeg|fgaf edcB|cGEc Bcdf|edcB cdef| efge cgeg|fgaf edcB|cgBg Afaf|edcB c2c||
SHELDON HOUSE. Scottish, Reel (whole time). C Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AAB. "Sheldon House" was composed by Ayrshire fiddler-composer biography:John Hall (1788-1862).
