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'''OLD REEL OF EIGHT.''' Canadian, Reel (cut time). D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. A 'crooked' tune of | '''OLD REEL OF EIGHT.''' Canadian, Reel (cut time). D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. A 'crooked' tune of Métis origin. "Reel of Eight" is the name of a square dance, and there were a number of tunes by that title whose names (if any) were lost in the tradition. "Old Reel of Eight" was recorded in the field from the playing of Métis fiddler Gilbert Anderson (northern Saskatchewan), but it was well-known among older Métis fiddlers. | ||
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<font color=red>''Recorded sources'': </font> <font color=teal> - | <font color=red>''Recorded sources'': </font> <font color=teal> - Gabriel Dumont Institute, Gilbert Anderson - "Drops of Brandy" (2001. Various artists). Tree Frog Institute, "Molsky's Mountain Drifters" (2016).</font> | ||
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Revision as of 02:31, 12 November 2019
X:1 T:Old Reel of Eight N:From the playing of Gilbert Anderson (1934-2011, resident N:of Edmonton, Alberta). Tune taught by Bruce Molsky at N:Fiddle Hell, Nov., 2019 O:Mėtis M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel D:Gilbert Anderson - "Drops of Brandy" (2001) Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz K:D [Bf][Ba]z[Ba] [Ba][Bb][Ba][Bg]|fdef gfed| cAeA cAzd|cAeA cAFD|FE2E E2E2| [Bf][Ba]z[Ba] [Ba][Bb][Ba][Bg]|fdef gfed| cA2A ABAG|1FD D2 D2z2:|2FD D2 D2|| |:AG|FDAD FDAD|[M:3/2]FAFA d2ef gfed |[M:C|]cAeA cA2d| cAeA cAFD|FE2E E2 AG|[M:3/2]FAFA d2ef gfed |[M:C|] cA2A ABAG|1FD D2 D2:|
OLD REEL OF EIGHT. Canadian, Reel (cut time). D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. A 'crooked' tune of Métis origin. "Reel of Eight" is the name of a square dance, and there were a number of tunes by that title whose names (if any) were lost in the tradition. "Old Reel of Eight" was recorded in the field from the playing of Métis fiddler Gilbert Anderson (northern Saskatchewan), but it was well-known among older Métis fiddlers.