Annotation:Old Virginia Reel (3)

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X:1 T:Old Virginia (Reel) [3] T:Flowers of Edinburgh M:2/4 L:1/8 R:Reel B:George P. Knauff - Virginia Reels, vol. II (Baltimore, 1839) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:Eb e|(B/E/G/B/) (e/G/B/e/)|(g/e/g/b/) (a/g/f/e/)|(d/e/c/d/) (B/c/d/e/)|(f/g/f/e/) (c/d/e/c/)| (B/E/G/B/) (e/G/B/e/)|(g/e/g/b/) (c'/d'/e'/c')|(b/a/g/f/) {f}(e/d/e/f/)|g [Ge][Ge]:| |:b|(e/d/e/f/) (e/g/f/e/)|(d/c/d/e/) fe/d/|(c/B/c/d/) (e/d/c/B/)|(B/c/c/d/) ce/c/| (B/G/E/G/) (B/G/A/B/)|(c/B/c/d/) (e/d/e/c/)|(B/A/G/F/) {F}(E/D/E/F/)|g [Ge][Ge]:||

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OLD VIRGINIA (REEL) [3]. AKA and see "Flowers of Edinburgh (1)." American (originally Scottish), Reel. E Flat Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The melody, a version of the Scottish reel "Flowers of Edinburgh," appears under the "Old Virginia Reel" title in George P. Knauff's Virginia Reels, volume 2 (Baltimore, 1839). The tune is well-known under its Scottish title and probably was titled "Old Virginia" by Knauff as he heard it played in association with the country dance Virginia Reel.