Annotation:Left Hand Reel
X:1 T:Left Hand Reel M:2/4 L:1/8 R:Reel B:Elias Howe – Musician’s Omnibus Nos. 6 & 7 (Boston, 1880-1882, p. 645) B: http://ks4.imslp.net/files/imglnks/usimg/c/c7/IMSLP601433-PMLP562790-ONeill_Rare_Medium_M40_M8_v6.7_text.pdf Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:D d/c/d/A/ (3B/c/d/ A/F/|D/F/A/F/ G/E/E/c/|d/c/d/A/ B/d/A/F/|d/f/e/g/ f/d/d:| |:d/f/a/f/ b/g/a/f/|d/f/a/f/ g/e/e/f/|d/f/a/f/ b/g/a/f/|g/f/e/g/ f/d/d| d/f/a/f/ b/g/a/f/|d/f/a/f/ g/e/e/g/|f/d/e/c/ dA/F/|D/F/B/d/ f/d/d:|
LEFT HAND REEL. AKA and see "Alhambra (The)," "Blind Man's Ramble," "Chips and Shavins," "Jackey's Fancy." English, American; Reel (2/4 time). D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. "Left Hand Reel" was printed by Boston music publisher Elias Howe in his c. 1880 Musician's Omnibus Nos. 6 & 7, a large compendium of dance and popular tunes. The tune is a derivative of "Blind Man's Ramble," a country dance tune printed in London in 1758 by John Johnson, with cognates "Alhambra (The)" and "Left Hand Reel" identified by Fr. John Quinn.
