X:1
T:Glenda's Reel
C:Carl Elliott (1928-, Nova Scotia)
M:C|
L:1/8
K:Bb
FA|BdcA BFDF|B2 AB fBAB|GBeB FBdB|cf=eg fdcA|
B2 BA BFDF|(3BcB AB fBAB|GBFB EFDF|1 ABcA BFGA:|2 ABcA B2 AB||
|:cfef afeg|fdcA FcAc|BAGA Bcde|fdcA G2 AB|
cfef afeg|fdcA FcAc|B2 GA Bcdf|1 efge f2 AB:|2 edge f2 AB!D.C.!||
GLENDA'S REEL. Canadian, Reel (cut time). B Flat Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AA'BB'. Composed by fiddler Carl Elliott, born in 1928 in Pleasant Hills, Nova Scotia. As a teenager Elliot played fiddle and guitar for dances in a family band, along with his mother and brother. He lived for many years in Ontario prior to returning to Nova Scotia. The reel is named after his daughter.
Additional notes
Printed sources : - Fiddler Magazine, vol. 17, No. 1, Spring 2010; p. 43.
Recorded sources : - Carl Elliott - "Shiftin' Gears" (2002).
