Annotation:General (James) Abercromby's Reel
X:1 T:General (James) Abercromby's Reel T:Light Bob, The M:C L:1/8 B:Mr. Cantelo - "Twenty Four American Country Dances as Danced by the B:British during their Winter Quarters at Philadelphia, New York, & Charles Town" (1785, No. 6) N:"Collected by Mr. Cantelo Musician at Bath, where they are now Dancing for N:the first time in Britain..." Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:G V:1 B|G>Bd>B .g.d.B.G|.B.G.d.B TA>GAB|G>Bd>B .g.d.B.G|(d>e) BA G/G/G G:| |:d>Bd>B c>Ac>A|B>GFG (A/G/F/E/) D2|d>Bd>B g>age|.d.c.B.A GG/G/ G2:| |:B,>D D>B, C>E E>C|B,>D D>B, TA,>G,A,B,|(B,>D) (D>G) G>B d>e|(d<B) (A>B) GG/G/ G2:| |:g>aba (g>d)(g>d)|.e.d.c.B TA>GAB|g>aba (g>b)(e>g)|d>B A>B GG/G/ G2:|] V:2 clef = bass z|G,2G,2G,2G,2|G,2G,,2 D,2D,2|G,2G,2G,2G,2|A,2D,2 G,D, G,,:| |:G,2B,2A,2F,2|G,2G,,2D,2D,2|B,2B,2C2C2|D2D,2 G,D,G,,2:| |:B,,2B,,2C,2C,2|B,,2G,,2D,2D,,2|G,,2G,2G,,2G,2|D,2D,,2 G,,G,,G,,2:| |:G,2G,2G,2B,,2|C,2C,2D,2D,,2|G,2G,2G,2C,2|D,2 D,,2 G,,G,,G,,2:|
GENERAL (JAMES) ABERCROMBY'S REEL. AKA - "Light Bob (The)." English, Reel and Country Dance Tune (whole time). G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABBCCDD. "General (James) Abercromby's Reel" is one of the dances and tunes included in the volume Twenty Four American Country Dances (1785), by a 'Mr. Cantelo', that purports to be a collection of dances that was danced at the winter quarters of the British army at Philadelphia, New York, and Charles Town. It was printed in London by Longman and Broderip. The alternate title, "The Light Bob," refers to soldiers of the light infantry.
