Annotation:Johnny in the Nether Mains

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X:1 T:Johnny in the Nether Mains M:C L:1/8 R:Slow Reel S:Gow - 2nd Repository (1802) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:F C|F4 ~F2A>c|(dc)(Ac) d2f2|c2A2 {B}A2GF|(A2G2)F2D2| F4 ~F2Ac|dcAc d2e2|f3g fgab|A2g2 f3:| |:c|f3g fedc|d2c2 {B}A4|f3g (af)(ga)|~d4 c2de| (fd)(gf) (ec)(fe)|(dc)(Ac) (de)(fg)|a3A BAGF|A2G2F3:|

JOHNNY IN THE NETHER MAINS. Scottish, "Slow" Reel. F Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB (Hunter): AABB (Carlin/Gow). This kind of title form (e.g. 'x' in the 'y' 'z') was inherited by American fiddlers; witness "Billy in the Lowground (1)," and in fact, Alan Jabbour sees similarities between the two tunes.

Additional notes

Printed sources : - Carlin (Gow Collection), 1986; No. 260. Gow (Complete Repository, Part 2), 1802; p. 2. John Gow (A Favorite Collection of Slow Airs, Strathspeys and Reels), London, c. 1804; p. 32. Hunter (The Fiddle Music of Scotland), 1988; No. 321. Scottish Country Dance Book, Book 19, c. 1957; No. 1.

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