Birkhall Reel

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Theme code Index	1H3H51H 3353
Also known as
Composer/Core Source	Biography:John Robertson
Region	Scotland
Genre/Style	Scottish
Meter/Rhythm	Reel (single/double)
Key/Tonic of	D
Accidental	2 sharps
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	4/4
History
Structure	One part
Editor/Compiler	Biography:Christine Martin
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Ho-ro-gheallaidh: Session Tunes for Scottish Fiddlers
Tune and/or Page number	p. 15
Year of publication/Date of MS	1990
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<abc float="left"> X:1 T:Birkhall C:John Robertson S:Sheet published by Rae MacIntosh, Edinburgh, early 1950s (?) Z:Nigel Gatherer M:4/4 L:1/8 K:D A | d2 fd A2 dA | FAFD A2 FA | B2 dB A2 d2 | e3 f e2A2 | defd A2 dA | FAFD A2 FA | Bcde fA e2 | d4 d2fg | a3 b a2 f2 | df A2 d2 ef | g3 a g2 e2 | ce A2 e2fg | a3 b a2 f2 | df A2 d2 ef | gage A2 Bc | dd d2 d2 :||

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BIRKHALL REEL. AKA - "Birkhall." Scottish, Reel. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). One part (Martin & Hughes): AABB (Phillips). Composed by J. Robertson (copyrighted in 1948).

Source for notated version: contra dance and Québecios-style fiddler Donna Hébert (Amherst, Mass.) [Phillips].

Printed sources: Martin & Hughes (Ho-ro-gheallaigh), 1990; p. 15. Phillips (Traditional American Fiddle Tunes, vol. 1), 1994; p. 26.

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