The Rowan Tree
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Transcription: by Darryl D. Bush
"The Rowan Tree", also known as "Betsy Baker", "Captain O'Neill", "Charms of Music",<br> "Lads and Lasses", "McClellantown Hornpipe", "Push about the Jorum" or "Rattle the Bottles"<br> is a Scottish, English, Irish and American reel in cut time and G Major. The parts are<br> played AB.<br> The rowan tree in Scottish tradition is believed to have supernatural powers, including the<br> ability to ward off witches and other evil spirits if planted near one's house. The tune is<br> widespread in British, Irish and American tradition, although it does not seem to have been<br> terribly popular.<br> It was printed in Cole's 1000 Fiddle Tunes (1940) and Ryan’s Mammoth Collection (1883).<br>
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