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X:1 T:Janny [sic] Cameron's Reel M:C L:1/8 R:Reel B:Joshua Campbell – A Collection of New Reels & Highland Strathspeys (Glasgow, 1789, p. 14) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:D g|Tf>edf (e/d/c/B/) Ac|ecAc {c}e2 (e>g)|Tf>edf e/d/c/B/ Ac|dBGB d2:| |:g|(fg/a/) T(e>c) ecAg|(fg/a/) Te>c {c}e2 (e>g)|(f/g/a/f/) T(e>c) ecAc|dBGB d2 (d>g)| (f/g/a/f/) (e/f/e/c/) ecAc|(e/d/c/B/) (A/B/c/d/) {c}(ef/g/)|(a>f)(g>e) (f>d)(g>e)|(d>B)G>B d2:| |:g|Tf>e d/e/f/d/ Te/d/c/B/ Ac|(A/c/)(e/c/) (A/c/)(a/c/) {c}(e>g)|Tf>e d/e/f/d/ Te/c/a/c/ A/c/e/c/| d/c/B/A/ G/A/B/c/ d2:||:g|(fg/a/) (A>f) TecAg|f/g/a/f/ T(e>c) {c}e2 (ef/g/)| (f/g/a) (A>f) TecAc|dBGB d2 (d>g)|(fg/a/) (A>f) Te>cAc| e/c/A/c/ a/c/A/c/ {c}e2 (ef/g/)|a/g/f/a/ g/f/e/g/ f/e/d/f/ Te/d/c/e/|d/c/B/A/ G/A/B/c/ d2:| |:g|(f>d)(e>c) (a>c)(A>c)|(E>C)(A,>C) (C>E)(E>g)|(3fdf (3ece (3aAa (3c'Ac'|(dB/d/) (G/A/B/c/) d2:| |:f/g/|a/A/A/A/ f/A/A/A/ e/A/A/A/ c/A/A/A/|a/A/A/A/ c'/A/A/A/ {c}e2 (ef/g/)| |1 a/A/A/A/ f/A/A/A/ e/A/A/A/ c/A/A/A/|g(G G)B/c/ d3:|2 af/a/ ge/g/ fd/f/ ec/e/|d/c/B/A/ G>B d3|| |:g|Tf>e d/f/a/f/ (e/d/c/B/) (A/c/e/a/)|(c/e/a/c'/) (e/a/c'/e'/) {c}(e2 e)f/g/|Tf>e d/e/f/d/ e/d/c/B/ A/c/e/c/| d/c/B/A/ G/A/B/c/ d2::g|(a>A)(f>A) (e>A)(c>A) (a>A)c'>A {c}e2 (ef/g/)|1 (a>A)(f>A) (e>A)(c>A)| d(G G)B/c/ d3:|2 (a>c')(f>a) (e>f)(c>e)|d/c/B/A/ G/A/B/c/ d3|| g|T(fd/f/) e/c/A/c/ (e/c/)(a/c/) (e/c/)(A/c/)|(A/E/)(c/A/) (e/c/)(a/c/) {c}e2 (e>g)|T(f/e/d/f/) (e/c/A/c/) (e/a/^g/a/) (e/c/A/c/)| (d/c/d/B/) (G/A/B/c/) d3::g|(f/a/^g/a/) (A/a/g/a/) (e/d/c/B/) (A/c/e/a/)|(f/a/^g/a/) A/c'/b/c'/ {c}e3 (f>g)| |1 (f/a/^g/a/) (A/a/g/a/) (e/d/c/B/) Ac|(d/c/B/A/) (G/A/B/c/) d3:|2 a>c'b>d' c'>ab>f|g>bG>B d3|| |:g|f/d/f/a/ f/d/f/a/ e/c/e/a/ e/c/e/a/|A/E/A/c/ A/E/A/c/ {c}e3g|f/d/f/a/ f/a/f/d/ e/c/e/a/ e/a/e/c/|d>BGB d3:| |:g|(f/g/a/c/) A/c/e/c/ A/d/f/d/ A/c/e/c/|A,/C/E/C/ A,C/E/C/ C>EE>g| |1 f/g/a/)c/ A/c/e/c/ A/d/f/d/ A/c/e/c/|d>BGB d3:|2 (f/a/^g/a/) (e/a/g/a/) (B/a/g/a/) (A/a/g/a/)|(d>B)(GB) d3||



JENNY CAMERON. AKA - "Janny Cameron's Reel," "," "To America we go." Scottish, Reel. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AAB (Anderson): AABBCCDDEEFF'GGHHIIJJ'KKLL' (Campbell). See note for "Annotation:Jenny Cameron's Rant" for possible explanation of title. The Reel is related to "There's nae luck aboot the hoose (1)."


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Printed sources : - Anderson (Anderson's Budget of Strathspeys, Reels & Country Dances), c. 1820; p. 6. Joshua Campbell (A Collection of New Reels & Highland Strathspeys), Glasgow, 1789; p. 14. William Gunn (The Caledonian Repository of Music Adapted for the Bagpipes), Glasgow, 1848; p. 10 (appears as "Nul thar nan Eilanun, dh' America gu'n tèid sinn"/"To America we go."






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