X: 85
T: Spitfire Reel
O: American <1883
N: AKA "Acrobat's Reel", “Baker’s Reel”, “The Whistler and His Dog”.
B: NEFR #85
B: Burchenal (American Country Dances), 1918, p.32 and 34 ("The Lady of the Lake", "Beaus of Albany").
B: Cazden (Dances from Woodland), 1945; p.26.
B: Cole (1000 Fiddle Tunes), 1940; p.23.
B: Kerr (Merry Melodies), v.3; p.38.
B: Miller & Perron (New England Fiddler’s Repertoire), 1983; #85.
B: Ryan’s Mammoth Collection, 1883.
R: reel
Z: 2012 John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu>
M: C|
L: 1/8
K: Bb
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