Zeek Backus Reel

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Theme code Index	3b5L 5L1 53b 5L1
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Composer/Core Source
Region	United States
Genre/Style	Contra
Meter/Rhythm	Reel (single/double)
Key/Tonic of	G
Accidental	1 flat
Mode	Dorian
Time signature	2/4
History	USA(New England)
Structure	AA'BB
Editor/Compiler	Elias Howe
Book/Manuscript title	Book:1000 Jigs and Reels
Tune and/or Page number	p. 52
Year of publication/Date of MS	c. 1867
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ZEEK BACKUS REEL. American, Reel. G Dorian. Standard tuning (fiddle). AA’BB. Zeek Backus, or Zeke Backus, was a contributor to several of the tunes in the Howe and Ryan publications from the mid-to-latter 19th century. Many of those Howe collected tunes from were New England and New York musicians, bandleaders and minstrel performers, and Backus was among them (he was both a bandleader and a minstrel performer). While little is known about him, apparently he spent some time in San Francisco as well.

Printed source: Howe (1000 Jigs and Reels), c. 1867; p. 52.

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T:Zeek Backus Reel
M:2/4
L:1/8
R:Reel
S:Howe – 1000 Jigs and Reels (c. 1867)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:Gdor
c>F || B/G/F/E/ D/C/{D}C/B,/ | D/G/{A}G/F/ G/A/B/c/ | d/B/c/A/ B/G/A/F/ |1 D/G/{A}G/F/ G/B/d/B/ :|2 D/G/{A}G/F/ G ||
d/c/ |:Bd/f/ b/d/f/d/ | {d}c/B/d/f/ g/d/f/d/ | Bd/f/ b/d/f/d/ | c/B/d/c/ B/G/G/B/ |
Bd/f/ b/d/f/d/ | c/B/d/f/ g/d/f/d/ | b/b/b/f/ f/f/f/d/ | c/B/d/c/ B/G/G/B/ :||