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OLD PETER'S REEL. Canadian, Reel. Canada, Prince Edward Island. A Dorian. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB'. The tune is a variant of "Down the Broom" and "Sligo Maid." The 'Old Peter' title is a nod to Perlman's source, Peter Chaisson, Sr.

Source for notated version: Peter Chaisson (b. 1929, Bear River, North-East Kings County, Prince Edward Island) [Perlman].

Printed sources: Perlman (The Fiddle Music of Prince Edward Island), 1996; p. 98.

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