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|f_annotation='''LADY NELLY WEMYSS/WEMYES'S JIG'''. AKA and see "[[Jack Holmes Reel]]," "[[Lady Wemyss (1)]]," "[[Lady Nellie Wemyss]]," "[[Lady Nelly Wemyss]]," "[[Lady Nelly Wemyss's Reel]]," "[[Roving Quick Step (The)]]," "[[Stable Boys (The)]]," "[[Wait Awhile]]." Scottish, Jig (6/8 time). A Major/Mixolydian. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. John Glen (1891) finds the earliest appearance of this tune in print in Robert Bremner's 1757 collection (p. 13). Bremner's title, "Lady Nelly Wemyss's Reel", describes the dance this 6/8 tune accompanies, a title mirrored in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, fifer William Morris's c. 1776-77 music copybook where it appears as "Lady Nelley Wimsey Real." See also Francis O'Neill's version as "[[Wait Awhile]]."  
|f_annotation='''LADY NELLY WEMYSS/WEMYES'S JIG'''. AKA and see "[[Jack Holmes Reel]]," "[[Lady Wemyss (1)]]," "[[Lady Nellie Wemyss]]," "[[Lady Nelly Wemyss]]," "[[Lady Nelly Wemyss's Reel]]," "[[Roving Quick Step (The)]]," "[[Stable Boys (The)]]," "[[Wait Awhile]]." Scottish, Jig (6/8 time). A Major/Mixolydian. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. John Glen (1891) finds the earliest appearance of this tune in print in Robert Bremner's 1757 collection (p. 13). Bremner's title, "Lady Nelly Wemyss's Reel", describes the dance this 6/8 tune accompanies, a title mirrored in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, fifer William Morris's c. 1776-77 music copybook where it appears as "Lady Nelley Wimsey Real." See also Francis O'Neill's version as "[[Wait Awhile]]."  
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"Lady Nelly Wemyss" also has enjoyed some minor currency among Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, and Newfoundland musicians.
"Lady Nelly Wemyss" also has enjoyed some minor currency among Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, and Newfoundland musicians.
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|f_printed_sources=Anonymous ('''A Companion to the reticule'''), 1833; p. 5. Bremner ('''A Collection of Scots Reels'''), 1757; p. 13. Gatherer ('''Gatherer's Musical Museum'''), 1987; p. 20. Gow ('''Complete Repository, Part 1'''), 1799; p. 25. Kerr ('''Merry Melodies, vol. 2'''), c. 1880's; No. 317, p. 35. Kerr ('''Merry Melodies, vol. 3'''). c. 1880's; No. 229, p. 26. Joseph Lowe ('''Lowe's Collection of Reels, Strathspeys and Jigs, book 2'''), 1844–1845; p. 3. MacDonald ('''The Skye Collection'''), 1887; p. 177. Stewart-Robertson ('''The Athole Collection'''), 1884; p. 134.
|f_printed_sources=Anonymous ('''A Companion to the reticule'''), 1833; p. 5. Bremner ('''A Collection of Scots Reels'''), 1757; p. 13. Gatherer ('''Gatherer's Musical Museum'''), 1987; p. 20. Gow ('''Complete Repository, Part 1'''), 1799; p. 25. Kerr ('''Merry Melodies, vol. 2'''), c. 1880's; No. 317, p. 35. Kerr ('''Merry Melodies, vol. 3'''). c. 1880's; No. 229, p. 26. Joseph Lowe ('''Lowe's Collection of Reels, Strathspeys and Jigs, book 2'''), 1844–1845; p. 3. MacDonald ('''The Skye Collection'''), 1887; p. 177. Stewart-Robertson ('''The Athole Collection'''), 1884; p. 134.  
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Revision as of 02:49, 24 August 2024



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LADY NELLY WEMYSS/WEMYES'S JIG. AKA and see "Jack Holmes Reel," "Lady Wemyss (1)," "Lady Nellie Wemyss," "Lady Nelly Wemyss," "Lady Nelly Wemyss's Reel," "Roving Quick Step (The)," "Stable Boys (The)," "Wait Awhile." Scottish, Jig (6/8 time). A Major/Mixolydian. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. John Glen (1891) finds the earliest appearance of this tune in print in Robert Bremner's 1757 collection (p. 13). Bremner's title, "Lady Nelly Wemyss's Reel", describes the dance this 6/8 tune accompanies, a title mirrored in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, fifer William Morris's c. 1776-77 music copybook where it appears as "Lady Nelley Wimsey Real." See also Francis O'Neill's version as "Wait Awhile."

"Lady Nelly Wemyss" also has enjoyed some minor currency among Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, and Newfoundland musicians.


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Printed sources : - Anonymous (A Companion to the reticule), 1833; p. 5. Bremner (A Collection of Scots Reels), 1757; p. 13. Gatherer (Gatherer's Musical Museum), 1987; p. 20. Gow (Complete Repository, Part 1), 1799; p. 25. Kerr (Merry Melodies, vol. 2), c. 1880's; No. 317, p. 35. Kerr (Merry Melodies, vol. 3). c. 1880's; No. 229, p. 26. Joseph Lowe (Lowe's Collection of Reels, Strathspeys and Jigs, book 2), 1844–1845; p. 3. MacDonald (The Skye Collection), 1887; p. 177. Stewart-Robertson (The Athole Collection), 1884; p. 134.

Recorded sources : - s

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



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