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T: Wilfred's Fiddle
B: Heather Hills Collection
B: SRSNH transcription by Barbara McOwen
R: jig
Z: John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu>
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
K: Edor
B, \
| "Em"EFE G2A | BAB "G"dcB | "D"AdB AFD | A,DF dAF \
| "Em"EFE G2A | BAB "G"dcB | "D"AdB AGF | "Em"GEE E2 :|
B \
| "Em"efe edB | "D"def "G"g2a | bgb "D"afd | Adf afd \
| "Em"efe edB | "D"def "G"g2a | bag "D"agf | "Em"gee e2 ||
B \
| "Em"efe edB | "D"def "G"g2a | bgb "D"afd | Adf afa \
| "G"bgb "D"afa | "Em"geg "D"fdf | "D"DFA dAF | "Em"GEE E2 |]
WILFRED’S FIDDLE. Canadian, Jig (6/8 time). Canada; Cape Breton, Prince Edward Island. E Dorian. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB’. Composed (in honor of Wilfred Gillis?) by fiddler and composer biography:Dan R. MacDonald (1911-1976, Inverness, Cape Breton).
Additional notes
Source for notated version : - Allan MacDonald (b. c. 1950, Bangor, North-East Kings County, Prince Edward Island) [Perlman].
Printed sources : - Perlman (The Fiddle Music of Prince Edward Island), 1996; p. 144.
Recorded sources : - A & M Records 796022002-2, Ashley MacIsaac - "Fine® Thank You Very Much - A Traditional Album" (1996). Brownrigg Productions BRGGMI 001, The Cape Breton Symphony - "Fiddle vol. 1". MacMaster Music CD008, Natalie & Buddy MacMaster - "Traditional Music From Cape Breton Island" (2005). Rounder Records 7003, John Campbell - "Cape Breton Violin Music" (1976). Rounder Records 7005, Carl MacKenzie - "Welcome to Your Feet Again" (1977). WRC4-6613, April Verch - "Springtime Fiddle" (1992).
See also listing at :
Alan Snyder's Cape Breton Fiddle Recordings Index [1]
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