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X:1 T:Lowe's Reel C:John Cumming M:C L:1/8 R:Reel B: Joseph Lowe - Lowe's Collection of Reels, Strathspeys and Jigs, B:book 5 (1859, p. 4) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:A c|:A/A/A A2 Acec|dcBc defg|aA A/A/A a2 ec|dBcA GBBc:| A/A/A a2 efce|{d}cAce aece|A/A/A a2 efce|dBcA GBBc| A/A/A a2 efce|{d}cAce aece|eaga efce|dBcA GBBc||



LOWE'S REEL. Scottish, Reel. A Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB'. The reel was composed by John Cumming in honor of Scottish musician, composer and music publisher biography:Joseph Lowe (1796–1866), in whose collection the tune first appears (along with another of Cumming's compositions, "Cutty Sark"). See note for "Cutty Sark" for more on John Cumming and his relationship with Lowe.


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Printed sources : - Kerr (Merry Melodies, vol. 3), c. 1880's; No. 92, p. 12. Joseph Lowe (Lowe's Collection of Reels, Strathspeys and Jigs, book 5), 1844–1845; p. 4.






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