Belles of Lewiston

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Theme code Index	1616 163H2H
Also known as	Blue Eyed Lassie
Composer/Core Source
Region	United States
Genre/Style	Contra
Meter/Rhythm	Reel (single/double)
Key/Tonic of	D
Accidental	2 sharps
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	2/4
History
Structure	AABB
Editor/Compiler	Biography:William Bradbury Ryan
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Ryan's Mammoth Collection
Tune and/or Page number	p. 49
Year of publication/Date of MS	1883
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BELLES OF LEWISTON. AKA and see "Blue Eyed Lassie." American, Reel. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. An American rendering of a Scottish reel. The title probably refers to Lewiston, Maine.

Printed source: Ryan's Mammoth Collection, 1883; p. 49.

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