Annotation:Bunch of Roses (1)
X:1 T:Bunch of Roses [1] M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel S:Ryan's Mammoth Collection (1883) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:G (dc) |: BG (3.G.G.G (Bd).g.d | (BG)(AG) .F.G.A.c | (Bc).B.A (Bd).g.d | .c.A(BG) DG G2 | BG (3.G.G.G (Bd).G.d | (BG)(AG) .F.G.A.c | (Bc).B.A (Bd).g.d | .c.A(BG) (DG) G2 :| |: (dg) g2 agbg | (ag).b.g .e.a a2 | (dg)g2 .a.g.b.g | (ge).d.c (BG)G2 | (dg)g2 (ag).b.g | .a.g.b.g (ea)a2 | .b.g.e.f (ge).d.c | (Bc).A.c (BG) G2 :||
BUNCH OF ROSES [1]. American, Reel. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. Researcher Conor Ward finds the first strain of "Bunch of Roses (1)" is cognate with "Diamond (1)" (also published in Ryan's Mammoth Collection), "Lady Elinor Butler's," and "Miss Butler's Reel."