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'''MISS JOHNSON OF PITWORTH.''' Scottish, Canadian; Reel. Canada, Cape Breton. G Minor. Standard tuning (fiddle). AAB. The melody appears in James Walker's (of Dysart) 2nd collection (1800).  
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Cape Breton fiddler Winston "Scotty" Fitzgerald recorded the tune in a set much imitated by Cape Breton musicians ("[[Miss Hutton's]] / [[Braes of Tullimet (The)]] / Miss Johnson of Pitworth").
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|f_source_for_notated_version=learned from a recording of famous Cape Breton fiddler Winston Fitzgerald by Brenda Stubbert (b. 1959, Point Aconi, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia) [Cranford].
''Source for notated version'': learned from a recording of famous Cape Breton fiddler Winston Fitzgerald by Brenda Stubbert (b. 1959, Point Aconi, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia) [Cranford].
|f_printed_sources=Cranford ('''Brenda Stubbert’s Collection'''), 1994; No. 78, p. 28. Glen ('''The Glen Collection of Scottish Dance Music, vol. 2'''), 1895; p. 34. James Walker ('''A Second Collection of Reels, Strathspeys, Jigs, &c.'''), c. 1797; p. 6.
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|f_recorded_sources=Green Linnet Records, Paddy O'Brien - "Stranger at the Gate" (1988). Odyssey ORCS 1051, Jerry Holland – “Fiddler’s Choice” (1998. Holland cites Fitzgerald as his source). Rounder 7004, Joe Cormier - "The Dances Down Home" (1977).
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''Printed sources'': Cranford ('''Brenda Stubbert’s Collection'''), 1994; No. 78, p. 28. Glen ('''The Glen Collection of Scottish Dance Music'''), vol. 2, 1895; p. 34.
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''Recorded sources'': <font color=teal>Odyssey ORCS 1051, Jerry Holland – “Fiddler’s Choice” (1998. Holland cites Fitzgerald as his source). Rounder 7004, Joe Cormier   "The Dances Down Home" (1977).</font>
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See also listing at:<br>
Alan Snyder's Cape Breton Fiddle Recordings Index [http://www.cbfiddle.com/rx/tune/t1638.html]<br>
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MISS JOHNSON OF PITWORTH. Scottish, Canadian; Reel. Canada, Cape Breton. G Minor. Standard tuning (fiddle). AAB. "Miss Johnson of Pitworth" was composed by biography:James Walker (1771-1840), a musician, fiddler-composer and music teacher of Dysart, Fife, Scotland. Walker dedicated his second collection to Lady St. Clair Erskine of Sinclair (née Harriet Bouverie), and his first collection to her spouse, wikipedia:James_St_Clair-Erskine,_2nd_Earl_of_Rosslyn (1762-1837), soldier, politician, and slave holder.

Cape Breton fiddler Winston "Scotty" Fitzgerald recorded the tune in a set much imitated by Cape Breton musicians ("Miss Hutton's / Braes of Tullimet (The) / Miss Johnson of Pitworth").


Additional notes
Source for notated version : - learned from a recording of famous Cape Breton fiddler Winston Fitzgerald by Brenda Stubbert (b. 1959, Point Aconi, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia) [Cranford].

Printed sources : - Cranford (Brenda Stubbert’s Collection), 1994; No. 78, p. 28. Glen (The Glen Collection of Scottish Dance Music, vol. 2), 1895; p. 34. James Walker (A Second Collection of Reels, Strathspeys, Jigs, &c.), c. 1797; p. 6.

Recorded sources : - Green Linnet Records, Paddy O'Brien - "Stranger at the Gate" (1988). Odyssey ORCS 1051, Jerry Holland – “Fiddler’s Choice” (1998. Holland cites Fitzgerald as his source). Rounder 7004, Joe Cormier - "The Dances Down Home" (1977).

See also listing at :
Alan Snyder's Cape Breton Fiddle Recordings Index [1]

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