Annotation:Wesley Gillis Reel

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WESLEY GILLIS REEL. Canadian, Reel. Canada, Cape Breton. A Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. Composed by fiddler Kinnon Beaton. The tune has gathered some currency among modern Cape Breton fiddlers.

Source for notated version:

Printed sources: Beaton (Beaton Collection), 2000; p. 180.

Recorded sources: Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, Kinnon Beaton – "The Heart of Cape Breton" (2002. Various artists).

See also listing at:
Alan Snyder's Cape Breton Fiddle Recordings Index [1]
Hear Kinnon Beaton's recording on youtube.com [2] (3rd tune in medley).

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