Key: A
Form: Reel
ABC:
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MP3:
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Link (Midi or Youtube):
(Played wonderfully by the great New Brunswick Fiddler, Don Messer, but way too fast in my opinion. -AJ)
Plus this wonderful video of Métis (? “Oji-Cree”) dancers in which the second tune is Big John, starting at approximately 1:18:
Source (if known): Peter Milne (1824-1908)
Other Tunes in Set:
Region: Scotland/Cape Breton
Notes: This tune is often played more “dotted” than the MP3 example above.
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