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X:1 T:Rosewood M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Jig S:Brian Conway K:A g | agf efg | aed cBA | ~a3 cde | fdB [G2B2]g | agf efg | aed cBA | fdB EGB | {d}cAG A2 :| |: B | cde Ace | fdc dfe | ^def Bdf | gee ebg | ~a3 edc | fed cBA | def {g}fed | cdB A2 :|

ROSEWOOD. Scottish, Irish; Jig (6/8 time). A Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB (Bain): AABB (McNulty): AABB’CC (Perlman). Composed by the great fiddler-composer James Scott Skinner (1843-1927) in honor of his concert agent, George Rosewood of Aberdeen.

Additional notes

Source for notated version: - Reuben Smith (b. 1931, Blooming Point, Queens County, Prince Edward Island) [Perlman].

Printed sources : - Bain (50 Fiddle Solos), 1989; p. 42. McNulty (Dance Music of Ireland), 1965; p. 21. Perlman (The Fiddle Music of Prince Edward Island), 1996; p. 144.

Recorded sources: - Front Hall FHR-024, Fennig's All-Star String Band - "Fennigmania" (1981. Learned from the McCusker Brothers Ceili Band). Rounder Records, Buddy MacMaster – “Cape Breton Tradition.”