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I learned this reel from Scottish fiddler Johnny Cunningham, who refers to it as ‘Brisk Bob’. He played it one night after a concert at the home of Jake Schumacher and Mike Hoban in Columbia, Missouri.
A6 B2 | cAeA EA AB | cA dA BGGB | cA eA EA cd |
efed cAAB | cA eA EA AB | cA dA BG GB | A/B/c Bd cedf |
ef ed cA AB || cA eA EA AB | cA eA BGGB | cA eA EAcd |
efed cAAB | cA eA EA AB | cA dA BGGB | A/B/c Bd ce df |
ef ed cAAe || ae{/g} ed cAGB | ce dc BGGe | ae{/g} ed cAGB |
ce dB cA/B/ A2 | ae{/g} ed cAGB | ce dc BGGB | A/B/c Bd ce df |
ef/d/ ed cA Ae || ae{/g} ed cAGB | ce dc BG Ge | ae{/g} ed cAGB |
ce dB cA/B/ A2 | ae{/g} ed eA GB | ce dc BGGB | A/B/c Bd cedf |
ef/e/ ed cAAB || cA eA EA AB | cA eA BG GB | cA eA E z/ B/ cd |
ef ed cA AB | cA eA EA AB | cA dA BG GB | A/B/c Bd ce df |
ef ed cA AB || cA eA EA AB | cA eA BGGB | cA eA EA cd |
ef ed cA AB | cA eA EA AB | cA dA BGGB | A/B/c Bd ce df |
ef ed cA Ae || ae{/g} ed cAGB | ce dc BG Ge | ae{/g} ed cAGB |
ce dB cA/B/ A2 | ae{/g} ed cAGB | ce dc BGGB | A/B/c Bd ce df |
ef/d/ ed cA Ae || ae{/g} ed cAGB | ce dc B/A/G Ge | ae{/g} ed cAGB |
ce dB cA/B/ A2 | ae{/g} ed cAGB | ce dc BGGB | A/B/c Bd ce df |
efed cA/B/ A2- | A4 |