Blue Eyed Lassie (1)

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Theme code Index	16 16 16 3H2H
Also known as	Belles of Lewiston, Early Rising, Réel Américain
Composer/Core Source	Biography:Robert Riddel
Region	Scotland, Canada, United States
Genre/Style	Contra, Québécios/Acadian"Québécios/Acadian" is not in the list (Bluegrass, Cape Breton/PEI, Cajun/Creole, Contest, Contra, Down-East/Maritime, English, Guachi, Irish, Metis, ...) of allowed values for the "Has genre" property., Scottish
Meter/Rhythm	Reel (single/double)
Key/Tonic of	D
Accidental	2 sharps
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	2/4
History	USA/New England"USA/New England" is not in the list (IRELAND(Munster), IRELAND(Connaught), IRELAND(Leinster), IRELAND(Ulster), SCOTLAND(Argyll and Bute), SCOTLAND(Perth and Kinross), SCOTLAND(Dumfries and Galloway), SCOTLAND(South Ayrshire), SCOTLAND(North East), SCOTLAND(Highland), ...) of allowed values for the "Has historical geographical allegiances" property., Canada/Québec"Canada/Québec" is not in the list (IRELAND(Munster), IRELAND(Connaught), IRELAND(Leinster), IRELAND(Ulster), SCOTLAND(Argyll and Bute), SCOTLAND(Perth and Kinross), SCOTLAND(Dumfries and Galloway), SCOTLAND(South Ayrshire), SCOTLAND(North East), SCOTLAND(Highland), ...) of allowed values for the "Has historical geographical allegiances" property.
Structure	AABB
Editor/Compiler	Biography:William Bradbury Ryan
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Ryan's Mammoth Collection
Tune and/or Page number	p. 30
Year of publication/Date of MS	1883
Artist	Biography:Frank Ferrel & Joe Derrane
Title of recording	Fiddledance
Record label/Catalogue nr.	Great Meadow Music 2018
Year recorded	2004
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BLUE EYED LASSIE. AKA and see "Belles of Lewiston," "Early Rising." Scottish, Reel. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AAB (Gatherer): AABB (Cole). Robert Burns wrote a song for a tune by this name, the melody composed by a neighbor and friend, Robert Riddel of Glenriddel. Emmerson (1971) declares, "it is not disputed that Riddell had no great musical gifts." See also French-Canadian versions under titles "Réel Américain " (Joseph Allard). Two reels identified by folklorist Camelle Begin as "Blue eyed Lassie ou l'Amercan et l'Ecossais" were in the repertoire of Montreal fiddler Jean Carignan.

Printed sources: Begin (La Musique Traditionelle Pour Violon: Jean Carignan). Cole (1000 Fiddle Tunes), 1940; p. 7. Gatherer (Gatherer's Musical Museum), 1987; p. 5. Ryan's Mammoth Collection, 1883; p. 30.

Great Meadow Music 2018, Frank Ferrel & Joe Derrane - "Fiddledance" (2004).

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T:Blue-Eyed Lassie
M:2/4
L:1/8
B:Ryan's Mammoth Collection (1883)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
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