Miss Jean Robertson’s Reel
X:1 T:Miss Jean Robertson’s Reel C:John Clark M:C L:1/8 B:John Clark – Collection of New Strathspey Reels & Country Dances (1795) N:Clark was a fiddler-composer from Perth, although little is known N:about him. His volume was published by Anderson’s music shop in Perth. Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:D D2(FA) dAfA|D2 (FA) GEEF|D/D/D (FA) dAFA|dfeg (fd)d:| g|(fd).f.g (ae).f.d|ecef gcec|(fd).f.g (ae).f.d|efga fddg| (fd).f.g (ae).f.d|ecef gcec|(fa).d.f (gb).e.g|(fa)eg (fd)(df)||
X:1
T:Miss Jean Robertson’s Reel
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Reel
B:James Aird – Selection of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs, vol. 5
B:(Glasgow, 1797, No. 33, p. 13)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D
D2 FA dAFA|D2 FA GEEF|D/D/D FA dAFA|dfeg fd d:||
g|(fd).f.g (ae).f.d.|(ec).e.f (gc).e.c|(fd).f.g (ae).f.d|efga (fd).d.g|
(fd).f.g (ae).f.d|ecef gcec|(fa).d.f (gb).e.f|(fa).e.g (fd)(df)||
X:1
T:Miss Jane Robertson's Reel
N:Possibly "Miss June Robertson's Reel"
T:AKA - "Miss Jean Robertson's Reel"
M:C
L:1/8
B:John Burks music manuscript collection dated 1821
N:Nothing is known of Burks or the provenance of his
N:ms. but it is probable he was from England.
N:His music ms. surfaced in the United States, and had possibly
N:been in the possession of his descendants.
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:D
D2 FA dAFA|D2 FA GEEF|D/D/D FA dAFA|dfeg fd d:|
g|(fd)fg (ae)fd|(ec)ef (gc)ec|fdfg (ae)fd|efga (fd)dg|
(fd)fg (ae)fd|ecef gcec|(fa)df (gb)ef|(fa)eg (fd)(df)||