Annotation:Lieutenant Morison's (Dumfries Militia) Reel
X:1 T:Lieutenant Morison's (Dumfries Militia) Reel C:James Walker (1771-1840), Dysart M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel B:James Walker - A Second Collection of Reels, Strathspeys, Jigs, &c. (c. 1798, p. 2) N:Dedicated to Lady St Clair Erskine of Sinclair (Fife) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G B|GABc d2 dB|(e/f/g) fe dBBA|GABc dBeB|gefd e/e/e e:| |:f|Tg2 dB GBdf|g2 dB eAAf|g2 dB defg|bgaf e2 ef| Tg2 eB GBdf|g2 eB eAAf|ggfge agaf|bagf e/e/e e:| |:F|G2 DB, G,B,DB,|G2 DB, EA,A,F|G2 DB, DEFA|BGAF E2 EF| G2 DB, G,B,DB,|G2 DB, EA,A,F|GFGE AGAF|BAGF EE E:||
LIEUTENANT MORISON'S (DUMFRIES MILITIA) REEL. Scottish, Reel (cut time). G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABBCC. "Lieutenant Morison's (Dumfries Militia) Reel" was composed by biography:James Walker (1771-1840), a musician, fiddler-composer and music teacher of Dysart, Fife, Scotland. Walker dedicated his second collection to Lady St. Clair Erskine of Sinclair (née Harriet Bouverie), and his first collection to her spouse, wikipedia:James_St_Clair-Erskine,_2nd_Earl_of_Rosslyn (1762-1837), soldier, politician, and slave holder. See also Walker's tune for Morison's spouse, "Mrs. Lieut. Morison's Fancy."
