Annotation:Johnson's Reel (1)
Tune properties and standard notation
JOHNSON'S REEL [1]. Scottish, Strathspey. E Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB'. Composed by William Marshall (1748-1833). John Glen (1891) finds the earliest printing of the tune in Marshall's 1781 collection (p. 10). Moyra Cowie (1999) thinks the title may refer to a servant in Gordon Castle, where Marshall was employed as Steward of the Household.
Source for notated version:
Printed sources: Marshall, Fiddlecase Edition, 1978; 1781 Collection, p. 10.
Recorded sources: