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TRIP TO WINDSOR [1]. Canadian, Reel (whole time). Canada; Cape Breton, Prince Edward Island. A Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB (Cameron, Hinds, Messer): AABB’ (Perlman): AA’BB’ (Martin & Hughes). Named for the city of Windsor, Ontario, the tune is one of the most famous compositions of fiddler and composer Dan R. MacDonald (1911-1976, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia), who penned it in 1947. There is a large Cape Breton community in Windsor, which at one time included one of MacDonald’s brothers.

American bluegrass fiddler Joe Greene composed a very similar tune he called “Road to Jenkins”, recorded in 1969.

Additional notes
Source for notated version : - Francis MacDonald (b. 1940, Morrel Rear, North-East Kings County, Prince Edward Island) [Perlman].

Printed sources : - Cameron (Trip to Windsor), 1994; p. 1. Hinds/Hebert (Grumbling Old Woman), 1981; p. 10. Martin & Hughes (Ho-ro-gheallaidh), 1990; p. 49. Messer (Anthology of Favorite Fiddle Tunes), 1980; No. 63, p. 37. Perlman (The Fiddle Music of Prince Edward Island), 1996; p. 90.

Recorded sources : - Glencoe GMI 001, "Cape Breton Symphony." Arhoolie C 334, Joe Cormier "Masters of the Folk Violin" (1989). Breton Books and Records BOC 1HO, Winston “Scotty” Fitzgerald - “Classic Cuts” (reissue of Celtic Records CX 17). Green Linnet GLCD 3127, Sharon Shannon – “The Best of Sharon Shannon: Spellbound” (1999. Appears as third tune of “Bag of Cats” medley). Shanachie SHA78017, Jerry O’Sullivan – “The Gift” (appears under the erroneous title “Spootiskerry”).

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-American bluegrass fiddler Joe Greene composed a very similar tune he called “Road to Jenkins”, recorded in 1969.
+American bluegrass fiddler Joe Greene composed a very similar tune he called “[[Road to Jenkins]]”, recorded in 1969.
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