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'''FOURTH OF JUNE, THE.''' AKA and see "[[Miss MacDonald’s (4)]]." English, Scottish; Country Dance Tune (cut time). E Dorian. Standard tuning (fiddle). In addition to the printing by John Walsh, the melody can be found in Longman and Broderip's '''Compleat Collection of 200 Favorite Country Dances''' (London, 1781, p. 52) under the title "Miss McDonald's Reel" (see [[Annotation:Miss MacDonald’s (4)]]), with "Fourth of June" given as an alternate title. This popular reel goes by a variety of titles (see note for the alternate title, above). | '''FOURTH OF JUNE, THE.''' AKA and see "[[Miss MacDonald’s (4)]]." English, Scottish; Country Dance Tune (cut time). E Dorian. Standard tuning (fiddle). The Fourth of June was the birthday of King George III (1738-1820), once a day of celebration. In addition to the printing by John Walsh, the melody can be found in Longman and Broderip's '''Compleat Collection of 200 Favorite Country Dances''' (London, 1781, p. 52) under the title "Miss McDonald's Reel" (see [[Annotation:Miss MacDonald’s (4)]]), with "Fourth of June" given as an alternate title. This popular reel goes by a variety of titles (see note for the alternate title, above). | ||
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FOURTH OF JUNE, THE. AKA and see "Miss MacDonald’s (4)." English, Scottish; Country Dance Tune (cut time). E Dorian. Standard tuning (fiddle). The Fourth of June was the birthday of King George III (1738-1820), once a day of celebration. In addition to the printing by John Walsh, the melody can be found in Longman and Broderip's Compleat Collection of 200 Favorite Country Dances (London, 1781, p. 52) under the title "Miss McDonald's Reel" (see Annotation:Miss MacDonald’s (4)), with "Fourth of June" given as an alternate title. This popular reel goes by a variety of titles (see note for the alternate title, above).
Source for notated version:
Printed sources: Walsh (Caledonian Country Dances).
Recorded sources: