Annotation:Western Gem
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WESTERN GEM REEL. AKA and see "Chicoutimi Reel (2)." American, Reel or Hornpipe. A Major (‘A’ part) & E Major (‘B’ part) . Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The second strain was used by Prince Edward Island fiddler Sidney Baglole for his “Sidney Baglole's Reel.”
Source for notated version:
Printed sources: Cole (1000 Fiddle Tunes), 1940; p. 49. Ryan’s Mammoth Collection, 1883; p. 77.
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