Annotation:Rosewood's Dirk

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X:1 % T:Rose Wood's Dirk M:C L:1/8 R:Strathspey or Reel N:”For Violin or Pipes.” C:J. Scott Skinner (1843-1927) S:Skinner – Harp and Claymore (1904) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:A E | A<A c>A e>Ac>A | (3.d.e.f (3.e.d.c (3.B.c.A (3.G.F.E | A<A c>A e>Ac>A | (3^.d.e.f (3.B.b.a g<e e>E | A<A c>A e>Ac>A | (3def (3edc (3BcA (3GFE | (3FGA (3GAB (3ABc (3def | (3edc (3Bcd c<A A || G | {g}a<A c>a A>ec>e | (3Ace (a>g) (3fed (3cde | f<Bd>f B>fd>f | (3Bdf b>a (3gab (3efg | a<A c>a A>ec>e | (3Ace (a>g) (3.f.e.d (3.c.d.e | (3fdf (3ece (3aga (3ecA | (3EAc (3dBe c<A A ||

ROSEWOOD’S DIRK. Scottish, Strathspey or Reel. A Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB. Composed by the great Scottish composer and fiddler J. Scott Skinner (1843-1927).

The title may refer to a knife in the possession of Skinner's concert agent, George Rosewood of Aberdeen.

Additional notes

Source for notated version: - Winston Fitzgerald (1914-1987, Cape Breton) [Cranford].

Printed sources : - Cranford (Winston Fitzgerald), 1997; No. 82, p. 36. Skinner (Harp and Claymore), 1904; p. 101.

Recorded sources: -

See also listing at:
Alan Snyder’s Cape Breton Fiddle Recording Index [1]