Annotation:Abegweit Reel

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ABEGWEIT REEL. Canadian, Reel (2/4 or cut time). A Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABBCC. "Abegweit" (or "Abegwit") was composed by Waldo Munro (1930-2006), best remembered as the pianist in Don Messer's Islanders. He joined the band in 1951 upon the departure of Jackie Doyle and remained with the group until Messer's death in 1973. He recorded the tune originally as a piano solo on a 78 RPM disc. Maritime/Boston fiddler Tommy Doucet played it as a fiddle solo, first in the original key of 'A', then again in the key of 'D' (requiring position playing).

Source for notated version:

Recorded sources: Apex AL 1612, Don Messer - The Best of Don Messer and His Islanders, volume 5. Fiddler FRLP001, Tom Doucet (Nova Scotia/eastern Mass.) - The Down East Star.

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