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'''ROSEWOOD.''' Scottish, Irish, Canadian; Jig (6/8 time). Canada, Cape Breton. A Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB (Bain): AABB (McNulty): AABB’CC (Perlman). Composed by the great fiddler-composer James Scott Skinner (1843-1927) in honor of his concert agent, George Rosewood of Aberdeen. [[File:skinner.jpg|400px|thumb|right|J. Scott Skinner]] | '''ROSEWOOD.''' AKA - "George Rose Wood of Aberdeen," "Rosewood Jig." Scottish, Irish, Canadian; Jig (6/8 time). Canada, Cape Breton. A Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB (Bain): AABB (McNulty): AABB’CC (Perlman). Composed by the great fiddler-composer James Scott Skinner (1843-1927) in honor of his concert agent, George Rosewood of Aberdeen. [[File:skinner.jpg|400px|thumb|right|J. Scott Skinner]] | ||
The tune began to transition to Irish traditional music repertory after the 1960's, perhaps picked up from Glasgow-based piper Pat McNulty's 1965 volume '''Dance Music of Ireland''' or from the playing of Belfast fiddler Sean McGuire (who recorded it in the mid-1960's). It can also be heard played for contra dancing and has been recorded numerous times by Cape Breton/PEI musicians. | The tune began to transition to Irish traditional music repertory after the 1960's, perhaps picked up from Glasgow-based piper Pat McNulty's 1965 volume '''Dance Music of Ireland''' or from the playing of Belfast fiddler Sean McGuire (who recorded it in the mid-1960's). It can also be heard played for contra dancing and has been recorded numerous times by Cape Breton/PEI musicians. | ||
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Revision as of 03:57, 19 January 2018
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The tune began to transition to Irish traditional music repertory after the 1960's, perhaps picked up from Glasgow-based piper Pat McNulty's 1965 volume Dance Music of Ireland or from the playing of Belfast fiddler Sean McGuire (who recorded it in the mid-1960's). It can also be heard played for contra dancing and has been recorded numerous times by Cape Breton/PEI musicians.