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stable version,
checked on
14 September 2021.
| Accuracy | Spot checked |
| Depth | Basic |
| Readability | Acceptable |
X:1
T:Souris Reel
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Reel
O:Prince Edward Island
K:G
D2|G<GGB d2g2|edgd edBA|....
SOURIS REEL. Canadian, Reel (cut time). Canada, Prince Edward Island. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The local pronunciation for the town named Souris is “Soo-ree” according to Ken Perlman, who thinks the tune is local in origin.
Additional notes
Source for notated version : - Hilda MacPhee MacDonald (b. 1904, Souris, North-East Kings County, Prince Edward Island) [Perlman].
Printed sources : - Perlman (The Fiddle Music of Prince Edward Island), 1996; p. 57.
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