Annotation:Roger's Farewell
X:1 T:Roger's Farewell M:C L:1/8 N:perhaps for Capt. Richard Rogers of Rogers Rangers? R:Country Dance B:James Aird – Selection of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs, vol. 3 (Glasgow, 1788, No. 528, p. 201) N:”Humbly dedicated to the Volunteers and Defensive Bands of Great Britain and Ireland” Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G D|G2 G>B A>GAB|G<G- G>B {B}d2 d>g|G2 G>B A>GAB|G<EE>D G2G:| e|d<BB>G A>GA>e|d<BB<G B2 B>e|d<BB<G A<GAB|G<EE>D G2 Ge| D<BB>G A>GAe|d<BB<G B2 B>c|d>gB>g A>GA>B|G<EE>D G2G|]
ROGER'S FAREWELL. AKA and see "Morag's Wedding," "Sir Alexander Don's (2)." Scottish, Reel. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AAB. The tune is cognate with the Scottish/Cape Breton strathspey "Morag's Wedding." As "Sir Alexander Don's (2)" the strathspey was published in the late 18th century publications of Joshua Campbell and the Gows.