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WEASEL [1], THE. Canadian, Reel. Canada, Cape Breton. A Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. Composed by the late fiddler and pianist John Morris Rankin (d. 2000, Cape Breton, N.S.), member of the popular group The Rankin Family.

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Recorded sources: Celestial Entertainment CECS001, Brenda Stubbert (Cape Breton) - “In Jig Time!” (1995). EMI Records, Rankin Family - "North Country" (1993). Rounder Records , John L. MacDonald – “Formerly of Foot Cape Road: Scottish Fiddle Music in the Classic Inverness County Style” (2005). Smithsonian Folkways SFW40491, Kinnon Beaton - "The Heart of Cape Breton" (2002. Various artists).




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