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X:1 T:Sir John Cathcart’s Reel M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel B:John Riddell of Ayr – Collection of Scots Reels, Minuets &c. B:for the Violin (1782, p. 27) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:C e|c2 (ed) cAGE|D/D/D (EC) DA,A,A|c(fed) cAG(e|ga)gf Te2d:| (e/f/)|gc (a/g/f/e/) gc (a/g/f/e/)|defg afde|gc a/(g/f/e/) gccG|Aagf Te2d(e/f/)| gc (a/g/f/e/) gc (a/g/f/e/)|defg afde|cGEG cde(f|ga)gf Te2d||

SIR JOHN CATHCART'S REEL. Scottish, Reel (cut time). C Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AAB. Composed by Ayrshire fiddler-composer biography:John Riddell (1718-1795). The tune title honors Sir John Cathcart (1731-1783), 3rd Baronet of Carleton, Ayrshire, who married Margaret Hamilton, daughter of Robert Hamilton, on Christmas Eve, 1764. The couple remained childless.

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Source for notated version: -

Printed sources : - John Riddell (Collection of Scots Reels, Minuets &c. for the Violin), 1782; p. 27.

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