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'''MISS BOSWELL'S REEL.''' Scottish, Reel (whole time). D Mixolydian. Standard tuning (fiddle). AAB. Composed by fiddler-composer [[biography:John French]] (1752-1803). It appears in his '''A Collection of Strathspeys, Reels &c.''' (c. 1801), dedicated to Mrs. Boswell of Auchinleck, and published by Gow & Shepherd, “for behoof of Mr. French’s widow and children.” The phrase may indicate that French was incapacitated, or perhaps dead, in which case either the dates of publication of the dates of his death are faulty. See note for "[[annotation:Miss Boswell of Auchinleck’s Favorite]]" for more. | '''MISS BOSWELL'S REEL.''' Scottish, Reel (whole time). D Mixolydian. Standard tuning (fiddle). AAB. Composed by fiddler-composer [[biography:John French]] (1752-1803). It appears in his '''A Collection of New Strathspeys, Reels &c.''' (c. 1801), dedicated to Mrs. Boswell of Auchinleck, and published by Gow & Shepherd, “for behoof of Mr. French’s widow and children.” The phrase may indicate that French was incapacitated, or perhaps dead, in which case either the dates of publication of the dates of his death are faulty. See note for "[[annotation:Miss Boswell of Auchinleck’s Favorite]]" for more. | ||
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MISS BOSWELL'S REEL. Scottish, Reel (whole time). D Mixolydian. Standard tuning (fiddle). AAB. Composed by fiddler-composer biography:John French (1752-1803). It appears in his A Collection of New Strathspeys, Reels &c. (c. 1801), dedicated to Mrs. Boswell of Auchinleck, and published by Gow & Shepherd, “for behoof of Mr. French’s widow and children.” The phrase may indicate that French was incapacitated, or perhaps dead, in which case either the dates of publication of the dates of his death are faulty. See note for "annotation:Miss Boswell of Auchinleck’s Favorite" for more.
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Printed sources: French (A Collection of New Strathspey Reels &c.), 1801;
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