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Notation Note: The tunes below are recorded in what is called “abc notation.” They can easily be converted to standard musical notation via highlighting with your cursor starting at “X:1” through to the end of the abc’s, then “cutting-and-pasting” the highlighted notation into one of the many abc conversion programs available, or at concertina.net’s incredibly handy “ABC Convert-A-Matic” at

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**Please note that the abc’s in the Fiddler’s Companion work fine in most abc conversion programs. For example, I use abc2win and abcNavigator 2 with no problems whatsoever with direct cut-and-pasting. However, due to an anomaly of the html, pasting the abc’s into the concertina.net converter results in double-spacing. For concertina.net’s conversion program to work you must remove the spaces between all the lines of abc notation after pasting, so that they are single-spaced, with no intervening blank lines. This being done, the F/C abc’s will convert to standard notation nicely. Or, get a copy of abcNavigator 2 – its well worth it.   [AK]

 

 

 

MR. A. G. WILKEN'S FAVOURITE. Scottish, Solo Strathspey. F Major. Standard tuning. AB. Composed by the great Scottish fiddler and composer J. Scott Skinner (1843-1927). The Mr. Wilken was an amateur violinist from village of Ellon, Aberdeenshire. Source for notated version: Bill Hardie (Scotland) [Hardie]. Hardie (Caledonian Companion), 1992; pg. 72. Skinner, Miller o' Hirn Collection.

 

MR. A. McWHINNIE. Scottish, Reel. G Mixolydian. Standard tuning. AAB. Composed by Duncan Macintyre. Glen (The Glen Collection of Scottish Music), vol. 2, 1895; pg. 13.

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T:Mr. A. McWhinnie

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L:1/8

R:Reel

S:Glen Collection, vol. 2 (1895)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:G

c|BGdB cABG|A=fcf A=FFc|BGBd cABG|Agdg BGG:|

g|bgaf gdeB|cA=fc A=FFg|bgfa gdeB|cAgd BGGg|

bgaf gdeB|cA=fc A=FFc|BgcA dBec|fdaf gGG||

 

MR. ABEL BANKS. Scottish, Slow Strathspey. C Major. Standard tuning. AAB. Source for notated version: Mr. William Martin (Inverkeithing Turiff, Scotland) [Skye]. MacDonald (The Skye Collection), 1887; pg. 160.

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T:Mr. Abel Banks

M:C

L:1/8

R:Strathspey

S:MacDonald – Skye Collection (1887)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:C

E<E cA (AGE)D|E<E c>A G>c E>c|(3ABc GA (3AGE D2|C<C cd eE Gc:|

e<g g>a (3age d2|e<g e<a e<a e<c’|e<g g>a (ag/e/) de|cd ed cEGc|

e<g g>a (3age d2|e>g g>a (3gdd (3eBB|(3cBA (3GFD (cEE)D|C<C cd eEGc||

 

MR. ADAM GEORGE. Canadian, Reel. Canada, Cape Breton. B Flat Major. Standard tuning. AB. Composed by Cape Breton fiddler and composer Dan R. MacDonald (1911-1976). Cameron (Trip to Windsor), 1994; pg. 13.

           

MR. ALEXANDER CUNNINGHAM'S STRATHSPEY. Scottish, Slow Strathspey. D Major. Standard tuning. AAB. Gow (Third Collection of Niel Gow’s Reels), 3rd ed., originally 1792; pg. 36. MacDonald (The Skye Collection), 1887; pg. 67.

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T:Mr. Alexander Cunningham’s Strathspey

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L:1/8

R:Strathspey

S:MacDonald – The Skye Collection (1887)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:D

D>E G/F/E/D/ B,<E E>F|D>E (G/F/)E/D/ F<A A2|(d>e/2f/2) AF BB,B,>A,|D/D/D D/D/D F>E F<A:|

d>f (g/f/)e/d/ ceef|d>efb adf(b|a)dAF BB,B,>A,|D/D/D D/D/D F>E F<A|

d>f fe/d/ ceef|d>efb afge|fdAF BB,EC|D/D/D F>A d>D F<A||

           

MR. ALEXANDER LAING'S HORNPIPE--LEUCHOLD. Scottish, Hornpipe. E Major (Marshall): D Major (Miller). Standard tuning. AB (Marshall): AABB (Miller). Composed by William Marshall (1748-1833). Hardie (Caledonian Companion), 1992; pg. 38. Henderson (Flowers of Scottish Melody), 1935. Marshall, Fiddlecase Edition, 1978; 1822 Collection, pg. 37. Miller (Fiddler’s Throne), 2004; No. 272, pg. 164 (appears as “Alexander Laing’s Hornpipe”).

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T:Mr. Alexander Laing’s Hornpipe—Leuchold

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L:1/8

R:Hornpipe

S:Marshall – 1822 Collection

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

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E2 ge edcB|cdec cBAG|GABc defg|acfe edcB|e2 ge edcB|cdec cBAG|

GABc defa|gefd e2e2||GABG cAAc|FGAF BGGB|EFGA Bcde|fgaf edcB|

GABG cAAc|FGAF BGGB|B,EGB egba|gfed e2 e2||

           

MR. ALEXANDER LAWSON. Scottish, Strathspey. E Major. Standard tuning. AB. Composed by Alexander Walker for Alexander Lawson of Mill of Newe. Walker (A Collection of Strathspeys, Reels, Marches, &c.), 1866; No. 115, pg. 40.

           

MR. ALEXANDER MONTGOMERIE. Scottish. John Glen (1891) finds the earliest appearance of this tune in print in John Riddell's 1766 collection (pg. 59).

           

MR. ALEXANDER MUNRO. Scottish, Strathspey. G Major. Standard tuning. AB. Composed by Alexander Walker in honor of one Alexander Munro of Braemar. Walker (A Collection of Strathspeys, Reels, Marches, &c.), 1866; No. 178, pg. 61.

           

MR. ALEXANDER MUNRO'S FAVOURITE. Scottish, Strathspey. A Mixolydian. Standard tuning. AB. Pipe tune. MacDonald (The Skye Collection), 1887; pg. 42.

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T:Mr. Alexander Munro’s Favourite

M:C

L:1/8
R:Strathspey

S:MacDonald – The Skye Collection (1887)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:D

e|A<A c>A d>Bc>A|B<B c>A d>BG>B|A,A c>A d>Bc>A|e>Be>d c>BA>a|

A<A c>A c>Bc>A|B>Gg>d B>AG>B|A<A c>A d>Bc>A|d>Ba>e c>BA>a||

e>ac>a e>ac>a|d>Bg>d B>AG>B|e>ac>a e>ac>a|d>Be>d c>BA>e|a>ec>e a>ec>e|

B<Bg>d B>AG>g|a>fg>e f>de>c|d>Ba>e c>BA:|

           

MR. ALEXANDER SHERIFF. Scottish, Strathspey. A Major. Standard tuning. AAB. Composed by Alexander Walker in honor of Gerrard St., Aberdeen. Walker (A Collection of Strathspeys, Reels, Marches, &c.), 1866; No. 25, pg. 10.

           


MR. ALEXANDER THOM’S. Scottish, Reel. F Major. Standard tuning. AABB’. A 19th century composition by James Daniel.  Source for notated version: Winston Fitzgerald (1914-1987, Cape Breton) [Cranford]. Cranford (Winston Fitzgerald), 1997; No. 43, pg. 16.

           

MR. ALEXANDER TROUP. Scottish, Strathspey. F Sharp Minor. Standard tuning. AAB. Composed by Alexander Walker in honor of Alexander Troup of Dalbagie. Walker (A Collection of Strathspeys, Reels, Marches, &c.), 1866; No. 159, pg. 54.

           

MR. ALEXANDER WATTIE. Scottish, Reel. G Major. Standard tuning. ABB'. Composed by Alexander Walker for Mr. Alexander Wattie who was a drummer in the Castle Newe band of musicians; Walker worked at Castle Newe as a gardener and probably the leader of "The Castle Newe Band." Walker (A Collection of Strathspeys, Reels, Marches, &c.), 1866; No. 171, pg. 59.

           

MR. AMBROSE BEATON. Canadian, Reel. Canada, Cape Breton. B Flat Major. Standard tuning. AB. Composed by Cape Breton fiddler and composer Dan R. MacDonald (1911-1976). The Beatons are a famous musical family from Mabou, Cape Breton. Cameron (Trip to Windsor), 1994; pg. 12.

           

MR. AND MRS. A. ROSS. Scottish, March (6/8 time). D Major. Standard tuning. AABBCCDD. Composed by John Macgregor. Martin (Ceol na Fidhle), vol. 1, 1991; pg. 19.

           

MR. AND MRS. MAPLE. Canadian, Waltz. B Flat Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Composed by fiddler Ward Allen, who won contest after contest in Canada in the 1950’s and who had a successful career playing over the radio. GRT Records SP 203, “Ward Allen Presents Maple Leaf Hoedown, Vol. 1” (reissue). GRT Records 9230-1031, “The Best of Ward Allen” (1973).

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T:Mr. and Mrs. Maple

M:3/4

L:1/8

R:Waltz

K:Bb

Bc|d3 ^c de|d2 B2 d2|f3 =e fg|f2 e2 d2|

c4 cd|f2 f2 e2|d3 ^c de|d2 F2 B2|

d3 ^c de|d2 B2 d2|f3 ^e fg|f2 e2 d2|

c3 c de|d3 A cA|B3 A Bc|B4:|

|:DE|F3 =E FG|F2 D2 F2|d3 ^c de|dB FB dB|

c4 cd|f2 f2 e2|d3 ^c de|d2 D2 E2|

F3 =E FG|F2 D2 F2|d3 ^c de|dB FB dB|

c3 c de|d3 A cA|B3 A Bc|B4:|

                       

MR. ANDERSON'S STRATHSPEY. AKA and see "Grey Daylight." Scottish, Strathspey. D Major. Standard tuning. AAB. The tune is said by some to have been reworked by William Marshall into his famous melody "Craigellachie Bridge" which he composed sometime around 1812‑1815.  The first strains are very similar, though John Glen (1895) for one does not believe him guilty of musical plagiarism.  "Mr. Anderson's Strathspey" was published by Kirkmichael, Perthshire, fiddler and composer Robert Petrie in his Second Collection (1796, pg. 23), and reappeared four years later as "Grey Daylight" in a collection by the Perthshire publisher John Anderson.

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T:Mr. Anderson's Strathspey

C:R. Petrie

S:Petrie's Second Collection of Strathspey Reels and Country Dances &c.

Z:Steve Wyrick <sjwyrick'at'astound'dot'net>, 6/11/04

N:Petrie's Second Collection, page 23

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M:C

R:Strathspey

K:D

E|DAFA d/c/B/A/ FD|=C<CTE>D C2CE  |DAFA d/c/B/A/ FD|E<E e>c d2d  :|

f|d<df>d g>ef>d|eeed  =c2ce|d<df>d g>ef<d|e<ea>f  d2(df)|

d<df>d g>ef>d|e<ee>d  =c2(cg)|f<ae<f d<fB<d|E<Ee>c d2d  |]

 

MR. BAILLIE OF MELLERSTON. Scottish, Strathspey. E Minor. Standard tuning. AAB (Gow, Glen): AABB' (Athole). Composed by Nathaniel Gow (1763-1831), Scottish fiddler, composer, music publisher and bandleader, and one of the sons of the famous Dunkeld, Perthshire, fiddler Niel Gow. Mellerstain House is a stately manor north of Kelso in the Borders, Scotland, home of the earls of Haddington. The title perhaps honors George Baillie (1763-1841) of Mellerstain House and Jerviswood—the latter was the original seat of the Baillie family, the former was the principal property and their private residence. He was brother to Thomas, 7th Earl of Haddington, and younger son of Charles Lord Binning. George married Mary Pringle, youngest daughter of Sir James Pringle, in 1801. He was a Captain in the Hopetoun Fencibles (Lord Hoptoun’s regiment), formed after war with France broke out in 1793. In 1796 he was elected MP for the county of Berwick, defeating Sir Alexander Don, and he retained his seat until the election of 1818. Carlin (The Gow Collection), 1986; No. 160. Glen (The Glen Collection of Scottish Dance Music), vol. 2, 1895; pg. 45. Gow (Third Collection of Niel Gow’s Reels), 1792; pg. 25 (3rd ed.). Stewart-Robertson (The Athole Collection), 1884; pg. 259. Rounder Records CDROUN7053, Theresa Morrison – “Lake Bras d’Or: Scottish Violin Music from Cape Breton Island” (2005).

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T:Mr. Baillie of Mellerstain

M:C

L:1/8

R:Strathspey

B:Stewart-Robertson – The Athole Collection (1884)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:Emin

e|B<E B>d D>E F<d|B>EB>F E>F G<A|B<dF<d D>E F<d|B>EB>F E2E:|

|:g/a/|b<e e>f d>ef>a|b<(e e)>g e>ge<B|d>fB>d D>EF>d|1 B<E B>F E2E:|2 E>e B/A/G/F/ E2 E||

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T:Mr. Baillie of Mellerston’s Strathspey

M:C

L:1/8

R:Strathspey

C:Nathaniel Gow

B:Gow – 3rd Collection of Niel Gow’s Reels, 3rd ed., pg. 25 (orig. 1792)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:Emin

e|B<EB>d D>EFd|B<EB>F “tr”E>FGA|B>dF>d D>EFd|B<EB>F {F}E2E:||g/a/|

b(ee>)f “tr”d>efa|b(ee>)g e>ge^c|d<fB>d D>Efd|B<E”tr”B>F {F}E2 Eg/a/|

(b(ee).f “tr”d>e f/e/f/a/|b(ee>).f e>ge^c|d<fB>d D>EFd|Ee (B/A/)G/F/ {F}E2E||

 

MR. BAIRD OF NEWBYTH’S JIG. Scottish, Jig. E Minor. Standard tuning. AABB. Composed by Malcolm MacDonald, who dedicated his first collection to Baird's spouse, Mrs. Baird of Newbyth. MacDonald (A Collection of Strathspey Reels, vol. 1); pg. 18.

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T:Mr. Baird of Newbyth’s Jig

M:6/8

L:1/8

R:Reel

S:MacDonald – Collection of Strathspey Reels, vol. 1

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:Emin

d | B2E EGE | BGE BGE | F2D DFD | AFD AFD | B2E EGE |

BGE BGE | BdB AFA | BGE E2 :: a | ^g2(ee)ge | ^geg geg |

f2d dfa | afa aba | ^g2e ege | ^geg geg | fdf ecA | BGE E2 :|

 

MR. BAIRD OF NEWBYTH’S REEL. Scottish, Reel. D Major. Standard tuning. AAB. Composed by Malcolm MacDonald, who dedicated his first collection to Baird's spouse, Mrs. Baird of Newbyth. MacDonald (A Collection of Strathspey Reels, vol. 1); pg. 7.

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T:Mr. Baird of Newbyth’s Reel

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L:1/8

R:Reel

S:MacDonald – Collection of Strathspey Reels

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:D

d | D/D/D AD FDAF | E=cGc E=CGE | FADA GBEg | fdec dD D :|

f | defg abag | fdaf geef | defg abag | faeg fddf | defg abag |

fdaf geeA | FADA GBEg | fdec dD D ||

                       

MR. BARCLAY. Scottish, Strathspey or Reel. D Minor. Standard tuning. AB. Composed by Alexander Walker in honor of Mr. Barclay of Braes of Enzie. Walker (A Collection of Strathspeys, Reels, Marches, &c.), 1866; No. 99, pg. 34.

                       

MR. BARNARD('S REEL). AKA - "Mr. Bernard." Scottish, Reel. F Major. Standard tuning. AB (Gow): AAB (Athole). Composed by Scottish fiddler, composer, music publisher and bandleader Nathaniel Gow (1763-1831), son of the famous Dunkeld fiddler-composer Niel Gow. The tune was named after an Edinburgh dancing master, Mr. Bernard (as the name is spelled in both the Athole Collection and Lowes Collection). Mr. Bernard is credited in Kerr’s Merry Melodies (vol. 2, pg. 13) with the composition “The Corn Cutter [1].” The melody has frequently been recorded by Cape Breton fiddlers. Alburger (Scottish Fiddlers and Their Music), 1983; Ex. 81, pgs. 132‑133. Carlin (The Gow Collection), 1986; No. 293. Cranford (Jerry Holland: The Second Collection), 2000; No. 177, pg. 67. Gow (Fifth Collection of Strathspey Reels), 1809; pg. 11. Stewart-Robertson (The Athole Collection), 1884; pg. 225. Atlantica Music 02 77657 50222 26, Jerry Holland - “Atlantic Fiddles” (1994). Fiddlesticks Music CD1, Jerry Holland - “The Fiddlesticks Collection” (1992). Rounder 7001, Joe Cormier ‑ "The Dances Down Home" (1977).

See also listings at:

Alan Snyder’s Cape Breton Fiddle Recording Index

Jane Keefer’s Folk Music Index: An Index to Recorded Sources

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T:Mr. Bernard

M:C|

L:1/8

R:Reel

B:Stewart-Robertson – The Athole Collection  (1884)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:F

G|~F2 CF AFEF|DFCF A,FCF|~F2 CF AFEF|GA~BA GG,G,:|

d|~c2 df cdAB|cfAB caAB|~c2 df cdAc|~BGAF GG,G,d

|~cfef dfcf|cfef afef|dbca BgAf|~BGAF GG,G,||

                       


MR. BASSE, HIS CAREER. AKA and see "The Hunter in His Career."

                       

MR. BERNARD. AKA and see “Mr. Barnard.”

                       

MR. BEVERIDGE. Scottish, Slow Strathspey. E Flat Major. Standard tuning. AAB. Composed by J. Scott Skinner, appearing first in his "Miller o' Hirn Collection" (1881). Mr. Beveridge was a "violin maker, late of Tough," a village near Alford in Aberdeenshire. Hardie (Caledonian Companion), 1986; pg. 42.

                       

MR. BEVERIDGE'S MAGGOT. English, Country Dance Tune (3/2 time). G Minor. Standard tuning. ABB (Sharp): AABB (Barnes). Beverdige was a court dancing master whose hey-day was in the 1680's in England and who, along with Issacs, began devising maggots--distinctive longways country dances to triple-time hornpipes. A maggot was another name for a dram, a unit of liquid measure, but also meant a small thing of little consequence or a plaything, from the Italian maggioletta. The melody dates to 1701. Barnes (English Country Dance Tunes), 1986. Fleming‑Williams & Shaw (English Dance Airs; Popular Selection, Book 1), 1965; pg. 8. Raven (English Country Dance Tunes), 1984; pg. 28. Sharp (Country Dance Tunes), 1909/1994; pg. 79.

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T:Mr. Beveridge’s Maggot

M:3/2

L:1/8

S:Sharp – Country Dance Tunes  (1909)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:Gmin

g4 ^f3 =e/f/ g4|d2 cB AB c2 B2 G2|g4 a3 g/a/ b4|f2 ed cd e2 d2 B2|g4 ^f3 =e/f/ g4|

d2 cB AB c2 B2 G2|g4 a3 g/a/ b4|f2 ed cd e2 d2 B2||

|:d2 f4 f2 f4|c2 e4 e2 e4|B2 d4 d2 d2 cB|AB c2 B2 AG ^F2 D2|d2 a4 a2 a2 d2|

b2 a2 g2 ^f2 g4|de f2 Bc d2 AB c2|B2G2 G3 ^F G4:|

                       

MR. BOBBIE. Scottish, Jig or Two‑Step. G Major ('A' & 'B' parts) & D Major ('C' part). Standard tuning. ABCC. The tune was composed by Bert Murray and named for his small daughter's imaginary friend. Neil (The Scots Fiddle), 1991; No. 68, pg. 93.

                       

MR. BUSHBY MAITLAND. Scottish, Reel. D Major. Standard tuning. AA'B. Composed by Nathaniel Gow, probably for John Bushby-Maitland (1767-1822), Member of Parliament for Camelford, Dumfries, and a Whig. He was the son of John Bushby of Tinwald Downs and was an advocate and Sheriff of Wigtownshire when he came to the attention of poet Robert Burns. In the second of the Hernon Election Ballads, Burns lashes him as an advocate and refers to him as having the heart but not the head of his father. See also other tunes for the family: “Miss Bushby Maitland’s Reel.” Carlin (The Gow Collection), 1986; No. 294. Gow (Third Collection of Niel Gow’s Reels), 1792; pg. 8 (3rd ed.).

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T:Mr. Bushby Maitland’s Reel

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L:1/8

R:Reel

C:Nathaniel Gow

B:Gow – 3rd Collection of Niel Gow’s Reels, 3rd ed., pg. 8  (orig. 1792)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:D

A|FDAF “tr”d2 dA|d2 “tr”df eEEA|1 FDAF d2 dB|cdeg fdd:|2 FDAF dABG|

FA dg fdd||g|”tr”f>ede fgaf|”tr”gfed cAeg|”tr”fede fgaf|

ecdB Addg|fdfg fgaf|”tr”g>fed cAeg|fdgb afge|fdec dDD||

                       

MR. CAMPBELL CRAIGNISH. Scottish, Reel. F Major. Standard tuning. AABB'. Stewart-Robertson (The Athole Collection), 1884; pg. 210.

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T:Mr. Campbell Craignish

M:C|

L:1/8

R:Reel

B:Stewart-Robertson – The Athole Collection (1884)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:F

B|A/B/c cB Acfc|A/B/c cA BGGB|A/B/c cB Acfd|cABG F/F/F F:|

c|fcfa fcfa|cfaf egga|1 fcfa cfag|fdcA F/F/F F:|2 fgag ~fcdf|cABG F/F/F ~F2||

                       

MR. CAMPBELL OF GLENLYONS REEL. Scottish, Reel. A Major. Standard tuning. AAB. Composed by Malcolm MacDonald, this tune first appears in his Collection of Strathspey Reels, vol. 1, dedicated to Mrs. Baird of Newbyth. The key signature is given as it appears in MacDonald’s collection—it should perhaps be A Mixolydian. MacDonald (Collection of Strathspey Reels, vol. 1); pg. 13.

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T:Mr. Campbell of Glenlyons Reel

M:C|

L:1/8

R:Reel

S:MacDonald – Collection of Strathspey Reels, vol. 1

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:A

B | c/d/e (dc) eAcA | dBgd BGGB | c/d/e {d}c2 eAcA | dBae cA A :|

g | (a/g/f/e/) ca eace | dBgd BGGg | (a/g/f/e/) ca eace | dBae cAAg |

afge fdec | dBgd BGGB | cedf eagb | efdf eA A ||

 

MR. CAMPBELL OF KINLOCH.  Scottish, Strathspey. A Major. Standard tuning. AABB. The melody appears in Malcolm MacDonald of Dunkeld’s 2nd Collection, dedicated to the Earl of Breadalbane. MacDonald (A Second Collection of Strathspey Reels), 1789; pg. 8.

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T:Mr. Campbell of Kinloch

M:A

L:1/8

R:Strathspey

S:MacDonald – 2nd Collection of Strathspey Reels (1789)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:A

c/d/ | e>fec e>fec | “tr”B>c”tr”d>e fBBc/d/ | e>fec Aa”tr”g>f | f/e/d/c/ B/c/d/B/ cAA :|

|: E | (CA,)(AE) (cA)(ec) | d>e f/e/d/c/ BFFB | AcEc BdEd | A/a/g/f/ e/d/c/B/ cAA :|

 

MR. CAMPBELL OF LOCHNELL. Scottish, Reel. C Major. Standard tuning. AA’BB’. Stewart-Robertson (The Athole Collection), 1884.

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T:Mr. Campbell of Lochnell

M:C|

L:1/8

R:Reel

B:Stewart-Robertson – The Athole Collection (1884)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:C

G | C2Gc EcGE | c2ec dDDB|1 c2AF EGCE| FDG,G ECC :|2 c2Ac GcEc |

defd ecc ||: G | ECEG FAFc  |ECFE DG,G,F |1 ECEG AFAc |

BdGf ecc :|2 EGFA G_Bac| Bagf ecc ||

                       

MR. CAMPBELL YOUNGER OF CRAIGNICH’S REEL. Scottish, Reel. F Major. Standard tuning. AABB’. The melody appears in the 4th collection of Malcolm MacDonald of Dunkeld, a volume dedicated to the Countess of Breadalbane. MacDonald (A Fourth Collection of Strathspey Reels), 1797; pg. 4.

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T:Mr. Campbell Younger of Craignich’s Reel

M:C|

L:1/8

R:Reel

S:MacDonald – 4th Collection of Strathspey Reels (1797)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:F

B | (A/B/c) (cB) Acfc | (A/B/c) (cA) BGGB | (A/B/c) (cB) Acfd | cA BG F/F/F F :|

c | fcfa fcfa | cfaf egga |1 fcfa cfag | fdcA F/F/F F :|2 fgag fcdf | cABG F/F/F F ||

 

MR. CATFISH. AKA and see “Hook and Line.” Old-Time. Rounder CD 0382, Marvin Gaster - “Uncle Henry’s Favorites.”

                                   

MR. CHARLES GRAHAM. Scottish, Strathspey. A Major. Standard tuning. AAB. The melody appears in John Bowie's 1789 collection. Glen (The Glen Collection of Scottish Dance Music), vol. 1, 1891; pg. 25.

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T:Mr. Charles Graham

M:C

L:1/8

R:Strathspey

S:Glen Collection, vol. 1 (1891)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:A

c/B/|A<E E<D C<E A,>c|B<F B>A GBB>c|AEE>A F>ADf|ec B/c/d/e/ cAA:|

f/g/|ae ed/c/ A/B/c/d/ ec|d<fc<e f(BB)f/g/|ae ed/c/ A/B/c/d/ ec|fdBc/d/ c(AA)f/g/|

ae ed/c A/B/c/d ec|d<fc<e f(BB)c/B/|A<Ec<A ecae|f>d B/c/d/e/ cAA||

                       

MR. CHARLES GRAHAM’S WELCOME HOME.  Scottish, Slow Air (6/8 time). A Minor. Standard tuning. AAB. Composed by William Gow (1751-1791), eldest son of Perthshire fiddler-composer Niel Gow, and leader of the Edinburgh Assembly Orchestra until his death. The melody was employed by poet Robert Burns for his song “Out over the Forth &c.” in the Scots Musical Museum (vol. V, song 421, pg. 434, 1787). It begins:

***

Out over the Forth, I look to the North,

But what is the North and its Highlands to me;

The South nor the East, gie ease to my breast,

The far foreign land, or the wide rolling sea.

***

Gow (Second Collection of Niel Gow’s Reels), 1788; pg. 20 (3rd edition).

X:1

T:Mr. Charles Graham’s Welcome Home

M:6/8

L:1/8

C:William Gow (1751-1791)

R:Slow Air

B:Gow – 2nd Collection of Niel Gow’s Reels, 3rd edition, pg. 20  (orig.1788)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:Amin

“tr”A/G/|(EA)A “tr”A2G|(BA)A “tr”A2B|d2”tr”e dBg|BGG “tr”G2 A/G/|(EA)A “tr”A2G|

(BA)A “tr”A2B|d2e dBg|(BA)A A2:||z|f3 (fa).c’ {^g}”tr”a>^GA “tr”a2e|=g>bg e>ge|

dBG “tr”G2e|{^g}”tr”a>^ga “tr”a2e|{^g}”tr”a>^ga “tr”a2e|=g>bg e>ge|{e}d>BA A2e|

{^g}”tr”a2e|{^g}”tr”a>^ga “tr”a2e|=g>bg e>ge|{e}dBG G2 “tr”A/G/|

(EA)A “tr”A2G|(BA)A “tr”A2B|d2 “tr”e dBg|(BA)A “tr”A2||

 

MR. CHARLES GRANT. Scottish, Strathspey. D Mixolydian. Standard tuning. AAB. Composed by Alexander Walker in honor of Mr. Charles Grant of Aberlour. Walker (A Collection of Strathspeys, Reels, Marches, &c.), 1866; No. 85, pg. 30.

                       

MR. CHARLES NICHOLSON REEL. Canadian, Reel. Canada, Cape Breton. Composed by Cape Breton fiddler Elmer Briand. Briand (Fiddle Tunes).

           


MR. CHARLES STEWART--PETTYVAICH. Scottish, Reel. B Flat Major. Standard tuning. AAB. Composed by William Marshall(1748-1833). Marshall, Fiddlecase Edition, 1978; 1845 Collection, pg. 16.

X:1

T:Mr. Charles Stewart—Pettyvaich

M:C|

L:1/8

R:Reel

S:Marshall – 1845 Collection

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:Bb

F|B2 (dB) fBdB|Gced cBAF|B2 (dB) fBdB|GcAF B2B:|

b|fddb fddb|fddB (A/B/c) cb|dffb dfcB|AFGA B2 Bb|fddb fddb|

fddB (A/B/c) ce|dfga bfdB|GcAF B2B||

MR. COLIN CAMPBELL'S REEL. Scottish, Reel. The melody was composed by Edinburgh musician Daniel McLaren, a native of Taymouth, Perthshire, and appears in his collection of 1794. Little else is known of McLaren.

 

MR. COLIN CAMPBELL'S STRATHSPEY. Scottish, Strathspey. The melody was composed by Edinburgh musician Daniel McLaren, a native of Taymouth, Perthshire, and appears in his collection of 1794. Little else is known of McLaren.

 

MR. COMPTON OF COMPTON HALL. Scottish, Reel. A Major. Standard tuning. AAB (Athole): AABB' (Kerr). The tune is credited to Alexander Givan (1752‑1803) of Kelso by Gow (1817), famous for his popular composition “Teviot Bridge/Brig.” . Gow (Complete Repository), Part 4, 1817; pg. 24 (appears as “Mr. Compton of Carham-hall’s Reel”). Kerr (Merry Melodies), vol. 2; No. 22, pg. 5. Stewart-Robertson (The Athole Collection), 1884; pg. 23. Rounder 7059, Alex Francis MacKay with Gordon MacLean – “Gaelic in the Bow” (2005).  

X:1

T:Mr. Compton of Compton Hall

M:C|

L:1/8

R:Reel

B:The Athole Collection (1884)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:A

E|A2cA ecac|A2cA B=FFB|A2cA ecae|dfe>d c<AA:|

e|aece dfce|aece f<B B>g|aece dfce|fg/a/ ed cAAg|

aece dfce|aece fBBc|AEF>G A>Bc>d|cedB cAA||

 

MR. COSGILL'S DELIGHT. English, Country Dance Tune (2/2 time {Barnes, Raven}: 4/4 time {Williamson}). C Major (Barnes, Raven): G Major (Williamson). Standard tuning. AABB (Barnes, Raven): One part (Williamson). The melody appears in the 1718 music manuscript of English musician Thomas Bennet, simply as “Gavot.” Cittern player Doc Rossi finds that “Mr. Cosgill’s Delight” is derived from “Corelli’s Gavotte,” a melody that occurs in the final movement of Archangelo Corelli’s Trio Sonata op. 2, No. 1 (1685). Barnes (English Country Dance Tunes), 1986. Raven (English Country Dance Tunes), 1984; pg. 19. Williamson (English, Welsh, Scottish and Irish Fiddle Tunes), 1976; pg. 26. Antilles 7003, Kirkpatrick & Hutchings - "The Compleat Dancing Master" (1973). Island HELP 17, "The Complete Dancing Master."

X:1

T:Mr. Cosgill’s Delight

M:2/2

L:1/8

K:C

e2g2c’2c2|f>g e>f d2c2|e2g2d2G2|c>d B>c A2G2:|

|:d2 g>f e2 a>g|f>e d>c B>A G>f|e>f g>G A>B c>g|f>g e>f d2c2:|

 

MR. CRAWFORD OF ARDMILLAN. Scottish. John Glen (1891) finds the earliest appearance of this tune in print in John Riddell's 1766 collection (pg. 12).

 

MR. CRAWFORD’S REEL.  Scottish, Reel. E Minor. Standard tuning. AAB. Kennedy (Traditional Dance Music of Britain and Ireland: Reels and Rants), 1997; No. 140, pg. 33.

 

MR. C’S JIG. Canadian, Jig. Canada, Cape Breton. D Major. Standard tuning. AABB’. Composed by fiddler Brenda Stubbert (b. 1959, Point Aconi, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia). Cranford (Brenda Stubbert’s), 1994; No. 107, pg. 38.

 

MR. D. BRIDGE’S REEL. Scottish, Reel. D Major. Standard tuning. AAB. The tune appears in James Aird’s Selection of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs, vol. IV (1797, pg. 37), Glasgow, Scotland. It also can be found in the music manuscript copybooks of Cumbrian fiddler John Rook (1840), and, as “Miss D. Bridges Reel”, in the manuscript of fiddler John Burks (1821). Unfortunately, nothing is known of the latter musician, although he may have been from the north of England. 

X:1

T:Mr. D. Bridges Reel

M:C

L:1/8

R:Reel

S:John Rook’s music manuscript copybook, Cumbria, 1840

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:D

D2|F2 FA defd|BdAF E/E/E EA|FDFA defd|Bdce d/d/d d2:||

e|f2 af dAdf|gefd c/d/e cA|fgaf dAdf|geaf d/d/d de|

f2 af dAdf|gefd c/d/e cA|BdAd GdFA|Bgfe d/d/d d2||

 

MR. DAVID STEWART. Scottish, Reel. A Mixolydian. Standard tuning. AAB. Composed by Malcolm McDonald, first appearing in his first collection, dedicated to Mrs. Baird of Newbyth. Glen (The Glen Collection of Scottish Dance Music), vol. 1, 1891; pg. 27. MacDonald (A Collection of Strathspey Reels, vol. 1); pg. 17.

X:1

T:Mr. David Stewart

M:C

L:1/8

R:Reel

S:MacDonald – A Collection of Strathspey Reels, vol. 1

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:A

f | eAcA (c/d/e) c2 | B=gdg BGGf | eAcA c/d/e c2 | Baea cAA :|

f/g/ | aefd c/d/e c2 | B=gdg BGGf/^g/ | aefd cdec | Bada cAAf/g/ |

aefd c/d/e c2 | B=gdg BGGf | eAcA c/d/e c2 | Baea cAA ||

           

MR. DONALDSON. Scottish, Strathspey. B Flat Major. Standard tuning. AAB. Stewart-Robertson (The Athole Collection), 1884; pg. 294.

X:1

T:Mr. Donaldson

M:C

L:1/8

R:Strathspey

B:Stewart-Robertson – The Athole Collection (1884)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:Bb

D|~B,2 B>F B>cd>c|B>GF>D C>B,C>D|~B,2 B>F B>cd>c|

B>GF>D B,/B,/B, B:|

d|f>gf>d B>cd>B|(3ege (3dfd c>Bc>d|f>gf>d B>cd>c|B>GF>D B,/B,/B B>d|

f>gf>d B>cd>B|(3ege (3dfd c>Bc>d|B>Fd>B f>db>g|f>dc>d B/B/B ~B||

           

MR. DOUGLAS OF BRIGTON. Scottish, Strathspey. B Flat Major. Standard tuning. AAB. The melody was composed by G.S. and appears in the Charles Duff collection of c. 1790.  Glen (The Glen Collection of Scottish Dance Music), vol. 1, 1891; pg. 40.

X:1

T:Mr. Douglas of Brigton

M:C

L:1/8

R:Strathspey

S:Glen Collection, vol. 1 (1891)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:Bb

F/E/|DB,DF B>cBF|E>F G/F/E/D/ ECCF/E/|DB,DF B>cBF|GBAc dBB:|

B/c/|d>B d/c/B/A/ BGFD|E>G G/F/E/D/ ECC B/c/|d>B cB/A/ BGFD|G/A/B A/B/c dBBB/c/|

d>B d/c/B/A/ BGFD|E>F G/F/E/D/ ECCF/E/|DB,DF B>cBF|G/A/B A/B/c dBB||

           


MR. DOUGLAS OF SPRINGWOOD PARK('S STRATHSPEY). AKA ‑ "Croppie's Strathspey." Scottish, Strathspey. G Major. Standard tuning. AB (Alburger, Kerr, Lerwick, Stewart-Robertson): AA’B (Martin). The composition has been credited to Peter Milne (e.g. by Lerwick) erroneously, but it in fact is the composition of Alexander Givan (1752‑1803) from Kelso. Springwood Park was a showground and caravan park in Kelso purchased and named by Admiral Sir James Douglas in 1750, who built an estate on the property.  A 'cropie,' referred to in the alternate title, refers to a tenant farmer. Alburger (Scottish Fiddlers and Their Music), 1983; Ex. 93, pg. 148. Kerr (Merry Melodies), vol. 2; No. 128, pg. 16. Lerwick (The Kilted Fiddler), 1985; pg. 32. Martin (Traditional Scottish Fiddling), 2002; pg. 109. Stewart-Robertson (The Athole Collection), 1884; pg. 176.

X:1

T:Mr. Douglas of Springwood Park

M:C

L:1/8

R:Strathspey

B:Stewart-Robertson – The Athole Collection (1884)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:G

D|D<G G>E F>GA>F|G>Bd>B e3f|g<b e>g d<g B>g|E<AA>G F<D F>D|

D<G G>E F>GA>F|G>Bd>B e3f|g>be>g d>gB>g|E<A F>D G2G||

d|e<g g>e f<a d>f|e>fg>e d2 c>B|c>de>c B<d g>B|E<A A>G F>EF>D|

D<G G>E F>GA>F|B<G d>B e3f|(3gbg (3ege d>gB>g|E<A F>D G2G||

           

MR. DRUMMOND OF PERTH [1]. Scottish, Strathspey. G Major. Standard tuning. AAB. Composed by John Bowie. Carlin (The Gow Collection), 1986; No. 161.

 

MR. DRUMMOND OF PERTH’S (STRATHSPEY) [2]. Scottish, Strathspey. E Major. Standard tuning. AAB. The melody appears in the 3rd Collection of Malcolm MacDonald of Dunkeld, dedicated to Miss Drummond of Perth, presumably the gentleman’s daughter. MacDonald (A Third Collection of Strathspey Reels), c. 1792; pg. 7.

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T:Mr. Drummond of Perth’s Strathspey [2]

M:C|

L:1/8

R:Strathspey

S:MacDonald – 3rd Collection of Strathspey Reels (c. 1792)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:E

E>GBG E/E/E B>G | B/d/e/f/ a/g/f/e/ f(FF)G | E>GBG E/E/E Ea | {a}gf/e/ {g}fe/d/ eEE :|

a | “tr”g>feB egeB | c/d/e/f/ e/d/c/B/ d(ff)a | “tr”g>feB egbB | “tr”c>B c/B/A/G/ B(ee)a |

“tr”g>feB egeB | c/d/e/f/ e/d/c/B/ d(ff)a | g<bf<g e<fc<e | Be “tr”fe/f/ gee ||

                       

MR. DUBOURG’S JIG. English, Jig. G Major. Standard tuning. One part. The tune is dated to around 1720 and was found amongst classical music from Stockport, England. Plain Brown Tune Book, 1997; pg. 10. 

                       

MR. DUFF (OF FETTERESSO’S) BIRTHDAY.  Scottish, Reel. F Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Composed by Kirkmichael, Perthshire, fiddler Robert Petrie (1767-1830). The melody appears in his Second Collection of Strathspey Reels and Country Dances (1796, pg. 16).

X:1

T:Mr. Duff (of Fetteresso's) Birthday

C:R. Petrie

S:Petrie's Second Collection of Strathspey Reels and Country Dances &c.

Z:Steve Wyrick <sjwyrick'at'astound'dot'net>, 6/11/04

N:Petrie's Second Collection, page 16

L:1/8

M:C

R:Reel

K:F

f|:cF d/c/B/A/ cFAf|cF A/B/c/A/ BGGB|cF d/c/B/A/ cFAf|edec f2 fd:|

|:cAfA cfAf|cAfA gGGA|cFcA cFAf|edec f2 fd:|

 

MR. DUNCAN McKERRACHER. Scottish, Strathspey. E Minor. Standard tuning. AABB'. Composed by Alexander Walker in honor of Mr. Duncan McDerracher, a musician from Dunkeld. Walker (A Collection of Strathspeys, Reels, Marches, &c.), 1866; No. 143, pg. 49.

           

MR. DUNDAS MACQUEEN. Scottish, Reel. C Minor. Standard tuning. AA'BB'. The title refers to Robert Dundas MacQueen (1748-1816) of Braxfield, County Lanark, son of Robbie Macqueen, “Old Braxfield”, who in 1788 became Lord Justice Clerk, Scotland’s chief criminal judge (known as “the hanging judge,” who once told an eloquent culprit at the bar: “ye’re a vera clever chiel, man, but ye wad be nane the waur o’ a hanging”). In 1796 he married Lady Montgomerie, Lilias, the second daughter of Hugh Montgomerie, 12th Earl of Eglintoun. After his death she married Richard Oswald of Auchincruive, the widower of the incomparable Lucy Johnston Oswald (See note for “Miss Johnston of Hilton’s Fancy” for more). Gow (Second Collection of Niel Gow’s Reels), 1788; pg. 30 (3rd ed.).  Stewart-Robertson (The Athole Collection), 1884; pg. 274.

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T:Mr. Dundas MacQueen

M:C|

L:1/8

R:Reel

B:Stewart-Robertson – The Athole Collection

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:Cmin

G,|CDEF E/F/G Gc|BGFE D/E/F DB,|1 CDEF E/F/G Gc|BGFD C/C/C C:|2

CDEF G2 Gc|dBfd c/c/c ~c||:d|cdef gcec|fBdf bfdB|1

cdef gcec|dBfd c/c/c c:|2 cdef gbfd|Bdbd c/c/c c||

 

MR. DUNN. Scottish, Reel. G Major. Standard tuning. AB.

X:1

T:Mr. Dunn

M:C|
L:1/8

R:Reel

Z:Keith Dunn

K:G

d | ggd<d BBG>G | ggcB A2 z A | A<A^ce AA^ce/e/ | g<gfe d2 z d |

g<g dd BBGG/G/ | ggcB A2 z g | gg<gB cedc | B/B/dAd Gdef ||

g2 dd B2 G z | AAdd BA G z | d>d d<d dd d2 | e/e/ f2 e dBcd |

e2 gg d2 bb | c2 e2 dB G2 | g2 g B c/e/ d2 d/d/ | d2 f2 g4 |]

 

MR. DUN'S FROLICK. Scottish, Reel. F Major. Standard tuning. AAB. Carlin (The Gow Collection), 1986; No. 295. Gow (Third Collection of Niel Gow’s Reels), 1792; pg. 13 (3rd ed.). Stewart-Robertson (The Athole Collection), 1884; pg. 233.

X:1

T:Mr. Dun’s Frolick

M:C|

L:1/8

R:Reel

B:Stewart-Robertson – The Athole Collection (1884)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:F

f|cF F/F/F cF A2|cF F/F/F cBAf|cF F/F/F cFAc|BAGA Bcd:|

e|f>gfd c>dcA|fgfc e>fga|fgfd c>dcA|gG G/G/G Bcde|

f<gfd c>dcA|fgfd efga|fadf cfAf|gG G/G/G Bcd||

X:2

T:Mr. Duns’s Frolick

M:C|

L:1/8

R:Reel

B:Gow – 3rd Collection of Niel Gow’s Reels, 3rd ed., pg. 13  (orig. 1792)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:F

f|cF F/F/F cF A2|cF F/F/F {d}c>BAf|cF F/F/F cFAc|{c}B>AGA Bcd:||e|

“tr”f>gfd “tr”c>dcA|fgfd e>fga|f>gfd “tr”c>dcA|gG G/G/G “tr”B>cde|

f>gfd “tr”c>dcA|fgfd e>fga|fadf cfAf|gG G/G/G “tr”B>cd||

           

MR. EAGERS. Scottish, Strathspey. A Major. Standard tuning. AABB'. Composed by Joseph Lowe. Kerr (Merry Melodies), vol. 3; No. 97, pg. 12. Rounder 7059, Alex Francis MacKay with Gordon MacLean – “Gaelic in the Bow” (2005).

X:1

T:Mr. Eager’s

M:C

L:1/8

R:Strathspey

C:Joseph Lowe

S:Kerr – Merry Melodies, vol. 3, No. 97  (c. 1880’s)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:A

e|c<A E<A c>Ae>c|d<B F<B d>Bf>d|c<A E<A c>Ae>c|(3def (3efg a<A A:|

|:e|a>e c<e c<e a>g|(3fdf (3fba g<e e>g|a>e c<e c<e a>g|(3fdf (3bag a2a|

a>e c<e c<e a>g|(3fdf (3fba g<e e>g|(3aga (3bag (3agf (3edc|(3fdf (3bag a3||

           

MR. EDWARD SIMPSON'S FANCY--EDINBURGH. Scottish, Reel. F Major. Standard tuning. AB. Composed by William Marshall (1748-1833). According to Moyra Cowie (The Life and Times of William Marshall, 1999), Simpson was a member of the Marquis of Huntly’s staff at Huntly Lodge. Marshall, Fiddlecase Edition, 1978; 1822 Collection, pg. 53.

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T:Mr. Edward Simpson’s Fancy—Edinburgh

M:C|

L:1/8

R:Reel

S:Marshall – 1822 Collection

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:F

F>GFd cBAG|~F>GFa gfec|b>ga>f g/a/b/g/ af|e/f/g/a/ g/f/e/d/ c>d c/B/A/G/|

F>GFd cBAG|F>GFa gfec|b>ga>f g/a/b/g/ af|c>f e/f/g/e/ [A2c2f2] [A2c2f2]||

(A/B/)c/d/ cc ca a2|e/f/g/a/ (g>a) g/f/e/d/ c2|(A/B/)c/d/ cc cb b2|(b/a/)g/f/ (e/f/)g/a/ (a2g)z|

~F>GFd cBAG|~F>GFa gfec|bgaf (g/a/)b/g/ af|(c>f) e/f/g/e/ [A2c2f2] [A2c2f2]||

 

MR. EDWARD WAGSTAFF'S FANCY. Scottish, Reel. C Major. Standard tuning. AB. Composed by William Marshall (1748-1833). While Marshall was Steward to the Household to the 4th Duke of Gordon, Edward Wagstaff was steward to his son, the Marquis of Huntly. Like Mashall’s sons, Wagstaff’s son received a commission or was recommended by the Gordons. Elizabeth Grant of Rothiemurchies mentions in her period memoir that Wagstaff Jr. rose to the rank of Major, and that even his father Edward “was given a more senior position on the staff as ground officer!” (Moyra Cowie, The Life and Times of William Marshall, 1999). Hardie (Caledonian Companion), 1992; pg. 89. Marshall, Fiddlecase Edition, 1978; 1822 Collection, pg. 47.

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T:Mr. Edward Wagstaff’s Fancy

M:C

L:1/8

R:Reel

S:Marshall – 1822 Collection

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:C

g^fge c2 ag|fedc cBAG|GcBd cedf|eaAd cBAG|g^fge c2 ag|fedc cBAG|

CEDF EGFA|GcBd c2 ~c2||ec cBc GcBc|ecgc acgc|fgag fedc|BGdG eGdG|

ec cB/c/ GcBc|ecgc acgc|EGFE FAdf|edcB c2 c2||

           

MR. ENGLEFIELD'S NEW HORNPIPE. AKA and see "Cobbler's Hornpipe [1]." English, Country Dance Tune (3/2 time). D Minor. Standard tuning. AAB. The tune dates to 1701. Barnes (English Country Dance Tunes), 1986. Sharp (Country Dance Tunes), 1909/1994; pg. 70.

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T: Mr. Englefield's New Hornpipe (The Cobbler's Hornpipe)

M:3/2s

L:1/8

Q:160

S:Playford

O:Manuscript

A:English

K:F

F4 D2 EF GFED| E2 C4 G2 F2 E2| F3 G A2 GF DE F2 |A,2 D4 F2 E D2|\

F4 D2 EF GFED| E2 C4 G2 F2 E2| F3 G A2 GF DE F2 |A,2 D4 F2 E D2::

d4 de f2f e2 d2| e2 c4 g3 f2 e2| f3 g a2 gf efed| A2d4 F2 E2 D2|\

d4 de f2f e2 d2| e2 c4 g3 f2 e2| f3 g a2 gf efed| A2d4 F2 E2 D2:|

           


MR. FARMER'S BOREY. English, Bouree. The melody appears in Humphrey Salter's Genteel Companion for the Recorder (1683).

           

MR. FERGUSON OF RAITH. Scottish, Strathspey. Composed by the great Scots fiddler-composer Niel Gow (1727-1807). WS 031703, Wendy MacIsaac – “Timeline” (2003).

 

MR. FLETCHER'S DELIGHT. AKA and see "Brig(g)/Bridge of Bal(l)ater."

           

MR. FORBES MORRISON. Scottish, Reel. A Major. Standard tuning. AB. Composed by Alexander Walker in honor of Mr. Forbes Morrison, a teacher of Dancing from Tarves. Walker (A Collection of Strathspeys, Reels, Marches, &c.), 1866; No. 24, pg. 9.

           

MR. FRASER'S FAVORITE. Scottish, Slow Strathspey. E Minor. Standard tuning. AB. Composed by Nathaniel Gow (1763-1831). Carlin (The Gow Collection), 1986; No. 162. Gow (Fourth Collection of Niel Gow’s Reels), 2nd ed., originally 1800; pg. 25.

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T:Mr. Fraser’s Favorite

M:C

L:1/8

N:”Slow”

R:Strathspey

B:Gow – Fourth Collection of Niel Gow’s Reels (1800)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:Emin

e|B<B “tr”B>e {e/f/}g>e f>^d|e>B {^c}=d>B (A/d/)A/F/ D>d|B<B ~Be/f/ g>e f>^d|e>B (A/B/)d/>F/ {F}E2 Ee|

B<B “tr”B>e {e/f/}g>e f>^d|e>B {^c}=d>B A(/d/)A/F/ DG/F/|Ee/f/ g>e f>^d e>B|=d>B (B/A/)(G/F/) {F}E2 E||

B|E<E {E/F/}G>F (EB)(GB)|”tr”F>A (B/^c/d/B/ A/d/F/A/) DG/F/|E<E {E/F/}G>F (EB)(GB)|e/(g/f/)a/ g/e/.f/^.d/ eEE>G|

E<E {E/F/}G>F (EB)(GB)|F>A (B/^c/)(d/B/) (A/d/)(F/A/) DG/F/|(EGB).e (B^df).a|(g/e/f/)a/ (g/e/)(f/^d/) eEE||

           

MR. G. DOUGLASS OF TILIWHILLY’S STRATHSPEY. Scottish, Strathspey. F Major. Standard tuning. AAB. The melody appears in the 4th collection of Malcolm MacDonald of Dunkeld, a volume dedicated to the Countess of Breadalbane. MacDonald (A Fourth Collection of Strathspey Reels), 1797; pg. 7.

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T:Mr. G. Douglass of Tiliwhilly’s Strathspey

M:C

L:1/8

R:Strathspey

S:MacDonald – 4th Collection of Strathspey Reels (1797)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:F

d | {d}”tr”c>BAf c<A f>d | cAFA “tr”G>FGA | {d}”tr”c>BAf c<A f>g |

a<fg<a f2f :| f/g/ |  a>fga fcdf | cAfd “tr”c>AGf/g/ | afga fcdf | cf a/g/f/e/ f2 ff/g/ |

afga fcdf | cAfd “tr”c>AGA | F<cA<c d/c/d/e/ f>g | a<f g>a f2 f ||

 

MR. G. IRONSIDE. Scottish, Strathspey. E Major. Standard tuning. AAB. Composed by Alexander Walker in honor of Mr. G. Ironside of Bellabeg. Walker (A Collection of Strathspeys, Reels, Marches, &c.), 1866; No. 119, pg. 41.

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T:Mr. G. Ironside (Bellabeg)
M:C
L:1/8
R:Strathspey
S:Walker Collection
K:E
c|B>EB>G c>GA<c | B<EB>G B>ce>f|g>fe<c B>ce>c|B<EB>G ({G}F2) E:|
B|e2 b>f g>ec<e|B<Ge>G (A/G/)F/E/ C<E|B,>EC>E B,>EA>c|B<EB>G ({G}F2) E>B|

e2 b>g (a/g/)f/e/ c>e|B>E c/B/A/G/ B<(E E>)d|c>eB>c G>BF>a|g<eb>g ({g}f2) e||

           

MR. GANIFORD’S DELIGHT.  English, Country Dance Tune (2/2 time). E Minor. Standard tuning. AABB. A dance and tune composed by W. Ganiford. Barnes (English Country Dance Tunes, vol. 2), 2005; pg. 89.

 

MR. GARDEN JUNIOR (OF TROUP’S) STRATHSPEY.  Scottish, Strathspey. F Major. Standard tuning. AAB. One of several melodies composed by Kirkmichael, Perthshire, fiddler Robert Petrie in honor of the Garden family. It was included in his 2nd Collection of Strathspey Reels and Country Dances (1796, pg. 4), a volume dedicated to his patron and employer, Mrs. Garden of Troup.

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T:Mr. Garden Junior (of Troup's) Strathspey

C:R. Petrie

S:Petrie's Second Collection of Strathspey Reels and Country Dances &c.

Z:Steve Wyrick <sjwyrick'at'astound'dot'net>, 6/5/04

N:Petrie's Second Collection, page 4

L:1/8

M:C

R:Strathspey

K:F

C|F>Ac<A f>cA<c|d>fc<A AGGA|F>Ac<A f>cA<c|d<fTc>B AFF:|

c|f<cf<a c<fA<f|F<Ff>a g<dd<e|f<cf<a c<fA<f|B<GTc>B AFFc|

f<cf<a c<fA<f|F<Ff>a g<dd>e|f<ad<f c<fA<f|BGTc>B AFF|]

 

MR. GARDEN JUNIOR’S RETURN AND WELCOME TO TROOP HOUSE.  Scottish, Jig. D Minor (Petrie): C Minor (Johnson). Standard tuning. AAB. Composed by Robert Petrie (1767‑1830), a native of Kirkmichael, Perthshire, who was employed as a gardener at Troup House. He was an excellent fiddler and had a reputation as a profligate and non‑conformist, but is reputed to have won either a 'silver bow' or a cup (depending on the story) at a competition at Edinburgh in 1822. There is no evidence that the prize ever appeared in Kirkmichael, however. Petrie composed many tunes and published four collections in his lifetime. Troup House was a mansion in Gamrie parish, Banffshire, near the coast, built along an Adam design in 1763. The title probably refers to the son of the 6th laird, Francis Garden-Campbell (1768-1815) and his wife Penolope Smythe (from Ballinatray, Ireland), an only child, also named Francis. Francis Garden (the father) was the grand nephew of Colonel John Campbell and assumed the named Garden-Campbell of Troup and Glenlyon (See note for “Colonel Campbell”). Petrie (Fourth Collection of Strathspey, Reels, Jiggs and Country Dances), 1805; pg. 1. S. Johnson (A Twenty Year Anniversary Collection), 2003; pg. 20.

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T:Mr. Garden Junior’s Return and Welcome to Troop House

M:6/8

L:1/8

R:Jig

S:Petrie – 4th Collection of Strathspey Reels Jigss and Country Dances (1805)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:Dmin

D|D2d d2A|d2e f>ed|G2c C2G|c2d e>dc|A>dd d2A|d2e fed|

cAc GEG|F<DD D2:||A|d2e f2g|a>gf edc|ceg c’ge|ceg gec|

d2e f2g|a>gf edc|a>gf g>fe|f<dd d2A|d2e f2g|a>gf edc|

ceg c’ge|ceg gec|f2d e2^c|d2A c2G|AcA GEG|F<DD D3||

 

MR. GARDEN OF TROUP'S FAREWELL TO FRANCE. Scottish, Strathspey. F Major. Standard tuning. AB. Composed by Robert Petrie (1767‑1830), a native of Kirkmichael, Perthshire, who was employed as a gardener at Troup House. He was an excellent fiddler and had a reputation as a profligate and non‑conformist, but is reputed to have won either a 'silver bow' or a cup (depending on the story) at a competition at Edinburgh in 1822. There is no evidence that the prize ever appeared in Kirkmichael, however. Petrie composed many tunes and published four collections in his lifetime. Hunter (Fiddle Music of Scotland), 1988; No. 42. Neil (The Scots Fiddle), 1991; No. 107, pg. 143.

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T:Mr. Garden (of Troup's) Farewell to France

C:Robert Petrie

S:Petrie's Second Collection of Strathspey Reels and Country Dances &c.

Z:Steve Wyrick <sjwyrick'at'astound'dot'net>, 6/5/04

N:Petrie's Second Collection, page 1

L:1/8

M:C

R:Strathspey

K:F

"^Slow"

C'|F>GA<F ({d}c)(B/A/) a>g |fF (B/A/)(G/F/) TG>FG<A |\

F>GAF ({d}c)(B/A/) a>g |(f/g/)(f/d/) c/A/f/c/ AFFC |

(F/E/F/G/) AF   ({d}c)(B/A/) Ta>g |fF B/A/TG/F/ TG>FG<A |\

F>G({B}A)({G}F) ({d}c)(B/A/) Ta>g |(f/g/f/)d/  (c/d/)(c/B/) AFF ||

c|(f/e/)(a/g/) f>c (A/B/c/B/)   B/A/G/F/ |A,c (d/c/)(B/A/) BGGc  |\

f(a/g/) fc (A/B/c/)B/ (B/A/)(G/F/)|CB (A/d/)(c/B/)  AFFc |

(f/e/)(a/g/) fc (A/B/c/)B/  (B/A/)(G/F/)|A,c  (d/c/)(B/A/)  BGGc/B/|\

A>FCA, B,DCB|A/B/c/A/ f/c/d/B/ AFF |]

 

MR. GARDEN (OF TROUP’S) REEL. Scottish, Reel. C Minor. Standard tuning. AAB. Composed by Kirkmichael, Perthshire, fiddler and composer Robert Petrie. The melody appears in his Second Collection of Strathspey Reels and Country Dances, dedicated to his patron and employer, Mrs. Garden of Troup, who was born Penolope Smythe in Ballinatray, Ireland.

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T:Mr. Garden (of Troup's) Reel

C:R. Petrie

S:Petrie's Second Collection of Strathspey Reels and Country Dances &c.

Z:Steve Wyrick <sjwyrick'at'astound'dot'net>, 6/5/04

N:Petrie's Second Collection, page 12

L:1/8

M:C

R:Reel

K:Cm

E|Cc Tc3/2(=B//c//) ec Tc3/2(=B//c//)|GBFB DB,B,D|Cc Tc3/2(=B//c//) ec Tc3/2(=B//c//)|dBfd  ecc:|

g|ecgc bcgc |dBfd bdgc|ecgc bcgc|dBfd  eccg|

 ecgc bcgc |dBfd bdfd |ecge dBfd |ecd=B cCC|]

 

MR. GARDEN (OF TROUP’S) STRATHSPEY.  Scottish, Strathspey. G Minor. Standard tuning. AB. Composed by Kirkmichael, Perthshire, fiddler and composer Robert Petrie. The melody appears in his Second Collection of Strathspey Reels and Country Dances, dedicated to his patron and employer, Mrs. Garden of Troup.

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T:Mr. Garden (of Troup's) Strathspey

C:R. Petrie

S:Petrie's Second Collection of Strathspey Reels and Country Dances &c.

Z:Steve Wyrick <sjwyrick'at'astound'dot'net>, 6/5/04

N:Petrie's Second Collection, page 3

L:1/8

M:C

R:Strathspey

K:Gm

F|D<GB>c d<GB<G | F<fA>B {AB}c>BA<F|D<GB>c dGBG   |Ff d/c/B/A/ BGGF|

D<GB>c d<GB<G | F<fA>B {AB}c>BAF |G<BA<c B<dg<d |fc d/c/B/A/ BGG||

f|g>fd<f g>^fg<b|=f<dc>d f>g{fg}a<f|g>fd<f g>^fg<b|fc d/c/B/A/ BGGf|

g>fd<f g>^fg<b|=f<dc>d f>ga<f    |g<bf<g d<fc<f |AF d/c/B/A/ BGG|]

 

MR. GARDEN’S WELCOME HOME TO TROUP HOUSE.  Scottish, Strathspey. F Major. Standard tuning. AAB. Composed by Kirkmichael, Perthshire, fiddler and composer Robert Petrie (1767-1830), and employee of the Garden family at Troup House.  His Second Collection, in which this tune appears, was dedicated to Mrs. Troup. Petrie (Second Collection of Strathspey Reels and Country Dances), pg. 1.

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T:Mr. Garden's Welcome Home to Troup House

C:Robert Petrie

S:Petrie's Second Collection of Strathspey Reels and Country Dances &c.

Z:Steve Wyrick <sjwyrick'at'astound'dot'net>, 6/5/04

N:Petrie's Second Collection, page 1

L:1/8

M:C

R:Strathspey

K:F

A/B/|c<Ff>F d>Fc>F|A>f d/c/B/A/ B(GG)A/B/|c<Ff<F d<Fc<F|B/c/d Tc>B AFF :|

f |(a/g/f)  c<f  A<fc<f|B<fA<f g(GG)g   |a/g/f c<f A<fc<f|d>f e/f/g/e/ fFF(f/g/)|

(a/g/f) (c<f) A<fc<f|B>c d/c/B/A/ B(GG)c/B/|A>cf>a g<af<c|d<(fTc>B) AFF |]

 

MR. GEORGE A. YOUNG. Scottish, Slow Strathspey. E Flat Major. Standard tuning. AB. Composed by William Marshall (1748-1833). Marshall, Fiddlecase Edition, 1978; 1845 Collection, pg. 32.

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T:Mr. George A. Young

M:C

L:1/8

R:Strathspey

S:Marshall – 1845 Collection

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:E_

B|A/G/F/E/ (B,>E) Ac ~B2|G>AB>e a>gf>F|B>AGE A<c ~B2|ge g/f/e/d/ e2 eB|

A/G/F/E/ (B,>E) Ac ~B2|G>AB>e a>gf>F|B>AGE A<c ~B2|g>e g/f/e/d/ e2e||

B,|G,EB,G EBGe|B,FDB FdBf|E>F Eg D>EDf|e>B A/G/F/E/ D/E/F/D/ B>A|

G,EB,G EBGe|B,FDB FdBf|e>E (c/B/)A/G/ (A/B/)c/d/ e>E|(F/E/)D/C/ (B,/C/)D/B,/ E2E||

 

MR. GEORGE ANDERSON. Scottish, Strathspey. G Major/Mixolydian. Standard tuning. AAB. Stewart-Robertson (The Athole Collection), 1884; pg. 199.
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T:Mr. George Anderson

M:C

L:1/8

R:Strathspey

B:Stewart-Robertson – The Athole Collection (1884)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:G

D>G B<G c<AB<d|D>G B<d c/B/A/G/ F>A|D>G B<G c<AB<G|

D>d d/e/d/c/ B<GG:|

g|f<d d>f g<d d>g|=f<c cf/c/ A<F F>g|f<d d>f g<d d>g|f/g/ag>f g<d d>g|

f<d d>f g<d d>g|=f<c cf/c/ A<F F>A|D>G B<G c<AB<G|D>d d/e/d/c/ B<GG||

 

MR. GEORGE FORBES JR. OF NEW AND EDINGLASSIE. Scottish, Reel. F Minor (Marshall): E Dorian (Gatherer). Standard tuning. AAB. Composed by William Marshall (1748-1833). Gatherer (Gatherer’s Musical Museum), 1987; pg. 13. Marshall, Fiddlecase Edition, 1978; 1845 Collection, pg. 34.

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T:Mr. George Forbes Yr. of New and Edinglassie

M:C|

L:1/8

R:Reel

S:Marshall – 1845 Collection

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:Fmin

C|:~F2 FG A2 GF|GEGB eBGE|~F2 FG A2 Ac|G<EBG F/F/F ~F2:|

~(fg)fe (cf)af|ecBe GEBG|~(fg)fe (cf)af|e>cBG F/F/F (F=e)|

fagb afgd|e>cBe GEBG|AcBd cf=eg|a>f g<=e f/f/f ~f2||

 

MR. GEORGE GORDON. AKA and see "Strathbogie Toast." Scottish, Reel. G Minor. Standard tuning. AB. Composed by William Marshall in honor of one of the powerful and influential Gordon family, his patrons. Glen (The Glen Collection of Scottish Dance Music), vol. 2, 1895; pg. 35. McGlashan (A Collection of Reels), c. 1786; pg. 13.

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T:Mr. George Gordon’s Reel

M:C|

L:1/8
R:Reel

S:McGlashan – Reels  (c. 1786)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:Gmin

dg a/g/^f g2 d=f|cdfg dfcf|dg a/g/^f g2 dg|f<d c>A G2 G2|

dg a/g/^f g2 d=f|cdfg dfcf|dfga bagf|d<fc>A G2 Gg||

BGdG BGdG|fdcf AFcA|BGdG BGdG|f<d c>A G2 Gg|

BGdG BGdG|fdcf AFcA|GABc d=efg|f<d c>A G2G2||

                       

MR. GEORGE GRANT’S STRATHSPEY.  Scottish, Strathspey. E Major/Mixolydian. Standard tuning. AB. Composed by Nathaniel Gow (1763-1831). See also another tune dedicated to Grant, “Compliments to George Grant.” Carlin (The Gow Collection), 1986; No. 64. Gow (Fourth Collection of Strathspey Dances), 2nd ed., originally 1800; pg. 36.

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T:Mr. George Grant’s Strathspey

M:C

L:1/8

N:”Slowish”

C:Nathaniel Gow (1763-1831)

R:Strathspey

B:Gow – Fourth Collection of Niel Gow’s Reels (1800)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:E

B|G>E B>G A=D F/G/A/F/|G>EA>F B>GB<e|GEBG A=D F/G/A/F/|G>EA>F B>Gc>A|

DBeE A=D F/G/A/F/|GEAF BGBe|GEBG A=D F/G/A/F/|GEBG eBea||

g>e g/a/b/g/ a=d f/g/a/g/|g>e g/a/b/a/ geac’|g>e g/a/b/g/ a=d f/g/a/f/|g>e a>f begb|

g>e g/a/b/g/ a=d f/g/a/f/|g>e g/a/b/a/ g/f/e/d/ c/B/A/G/|(3AcA (3GBG (3A>=D F/G/A/F/|(3zEe (3zGg (3zBb (3zee’||

 

MR. GEORGE JENKIN’S SCOTTISH MEASURE.  Scottish, Scots Measure. A Major. Standard tuning. AB. Composed by Nathaniel Gow (1763-1831). Gow (Sixth Collection of Strathspey Reels), 1822; pg. 18.

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T:Mr. George Jenkin’s Scottish Measure

M:C

L:1/8

R:Scots Measure

C:Nathaniel Gow (1763-1831)

B:Gow – Sixth Collection of Strathspey Reels (1822)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:A

A>F|(FE)(DC) E2A2|{AB}c4 (BA)(GF)|E3F (EFGA)|(FE)(DC) B,2 A>F|(FE)(DC) E2A2|

{AB}c4 (BA)(GF)|(EFGA Bcde)|c2A2 A2 A>F|FEDC E2A2|{AB}c4 (BA)(GF)|E3F (EFGA)|

(FE)(DC) B,2 A>F|(FE)(DC) E2A2|{AB}c4 (BA)(GF)|(EFGA Bcde)|c2A2A2||f>g|

aefe e2 f>g|aefe e2 f>g|(agfe dcBA)|(BAGF EDCB,)|A,CDE FGAB)|{AB}c4 (BA)(GF)|

(EFGA Bcde)|c2A2A2 f>g|a2e2e2 f>g|a2e2e2 f>g|(agfe) (dcfe)|(dcBA) (GFED)|

(CEFG ABcd)|{cd}e4 (dc)BA|(FA)(GB) (EG)(Bd)|c2A2A2||

 

MR. GEORGE JENKIN’S STRATHSPEY.  Scottish, Strathspey. E Minor. Standard tuning. AB. Composed by Niel Gow, Jr. (c. 1795-1823), the son of Nathaniel Gow and the grandson of family scion Niel Gow. The younger Niel briefly joined his father’s music publishing firm, and was showing great promise as a talented performer and composer before his untimely death. His father collected and published his son’s compositions in a Collection of Slow Airs, Strathspeys and Reels, being the Posthumous Compositions of the late Niel Gow, Junior, dedicated to the Right Honourable, the Earl of Dalhousie, by his much obliged servant, Nathaniel Gow (Edinburgh, 1849). The strathspey is perhaps named after George Jenkins (c. 1760-1806), who “followed the profession of a teacher of Scotch dancing  in London about the year 1794, at which date (1793 is also given) he probably published his collection New Scotch Music, consisting of Slow Airs, Strathspeys, Quick Reels, Country Dance & a Medley on a New Plan with a Bass for violoncello or Harpsichord etc., dedicated to the Prince of Wales. We are not aware of his nationality…” (John Glen, 1895). Johnson (A Twenty Year Anniversary Collection), 2003; pg. 10.

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T:Mr. George Jenkin’s Strathspey

M:C

L:1/8

R:Strathspey

C:Niel Gow Jr. .

S:Niel Gow Jr. – Collection of Slow Airs, Strathspeys and Reels, etc.  (1849)

K:Emin

F|E<E B>F G<EEB|(e/f/g) “tr”f>e dDDF|E<E B>F (G/F/G/).A/ B>^d|e>gf>a geeF|

E<EB>F G<EEB|(e/f/g) “tr”f>e dDDF|E<EB>F (G/F/G/).A/ B>^d|e>gf>a gee||

f|(g/a/b/).g/ (f/g/a/).f/ geeB|d^c/B/ (A/B/)(G/A/) FDD>f|(g/a/b/).g/ (f/g/a/).f/ (e/f/g) B>^d|e>gf>a gee>f|

(g/a/b/).g/ (f/g/a/).f/ geeB|d^c/B/ (A/B/G/).A/ FDDF|(G/F/G/).E/ (A/G/A/).F/ (B/A/B/).G/ (c/B/c/).A/|(B/e/)(^d/f/) (e/g/)(f/a/) gee||

 

MR. GEORGE MORRISON. Scottish, Strathspey. B Flat Major. Standard tuning. AAB. Composed by Alexander Walker for Mr. George Morrison of Aberdeen. Walker (A Collection of Strathspeys, Reels, Marches, &c.), 1866; No. 42, pg. 16.

 


MR. GEORGE WALLACE. Canadian, Reel. Canada, Cape Breton. C Major. Standard tuning. AB. Composed May 13, 1953 by Cape Breton fiddler and composer Dan R. MacDonald (1911-1976). Cameron (Trip to Windsor), 1994; pg. 16.

 

MR. GIBSON. Scottish, Reel. G Minor. Standard tuning. AAB. Kerr (Merry Melodies), vol. 3; No. 190, pg. 22.

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T:Mr. Gibson

M:C

L:1/8

R:Reel

S:Kerr – Merry Melodies, vol. 3, No. 190  (c. 1880’s)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:Gmin

D2G2 GABG|FGAB cAFA|D2G2 GABc|dcBA BGGB:||

B2 (dB) fBdB|cdcB AFGA|B2 (dB) fBdB|dgg^f g2 (ga)|

bag^f gdd=e|fdcB AFFA|D2G2 GABc|dcBA (BG)G2||

 

MR. GILLAN'S STRATHSPEY. Scottish, Strathspey. Composed by William Christie (c. 1778‑1849) of Cuminestown, Aberdeenshire, who was a postman, a dancing master, and a collector of Scottish songs and tunes.

 

MR. GORDON GLENNIE. Scottish, Strathspey. G Major. Standard tuning. AAB. Composed by Alexander Walker for Mr. Gordon Glennie of Barns, Strathdon. Walker (A Collection of Strathspeys, Reels, Marches, &c.), 1866; No. 172, pg. 59.

 

MR. GORDON OF HALLHEAD('S STRATHSPEY). Scottish, Slow Strathspey. G Major. Standard tuning. AB (Marshall, Skye): AAB (Hunter). Composed by William Marshall (1748-1833). Hallhead was an older mansion of the lairds of Gordon of Ruthven, located in the heart of rural Aberdeenshire in the parish of Leochel-Cushnie. Henderson (Flowers of Scottish Melody), 1935. Hunter (The Fiddle Music of Scotland), 1988; No. 82. MacDonald (The Skye Collection), 1887; pg. 65. Marshall, Fiddlecase Edition, 1978; 1822 Collection, pg. 40.

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T:Mr. Gordon of Hallhead’s Strathspey

M:C

L:1/8

R:Strathspey

S:Marshall – 1822 Collection

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:G

G>DB,>D G/F/E/D/ B,D|G<G,B<D F<(A A>)B|G<DB,>D G/F/E/F/ Gg|

d>B c/B/A/G/ D<(G G2)|G>DB,>D G/F/E/D/ B,D|G<G,B<D F<(A A>)B|

G>DB,>D G/F/E/F/ Gg|d>B c/B/A/G/ D<(G G2||g/f/g/a/ g2 g/f/g/a/ g2|

e/f/g/a/ g/f/e/d/ e(A A>)f |g>b g<d egdB|ceAd B<(G ~G)d|g/f/g/a/ gz g/f/g/a/ gz|

g/a/b/a/ g/f/e/d/ e<(a a>)g/f/|g<be<g d<g ~B>G|c>A c/B/A/G/ D<(G G2||

 

MR. GRAHAM OF ORCHILL('S). Scottish, Strathspey. F Mixolydian/Major. Standard tuning. AAB. Composed by Niel Gow (1727-1807). Orchill is in Perthshire, Scotland, site of the estate of the Graham family, a cadet branch of the family of the Dukes of Montrose. The original house in Orchill was built in the early 18th century and is a traditional harled laird’s house with a gothic tower and great hall. It is said that Mr. Graham of Orchill, also a fiddler, would visit Gow in nearby Dunkeld and stay up whole nights with him playing reels. On one occasion Niel exclaimed: “Troth, Orchill, you play weel;--be thankfu’, if the French should overturn our country, you and I can win our bread, which is mair than mony o’ the great folk can say.” Early printings of the melody include Gow’s own (1784), Aird (1788), and the 1788 music manuscript copybook of Thomas Molyneaux, Ensign—6th Regiment, from Shelburne, Nova Scotia, a flute player. A song in the Scots Musical Museum (1787, vol. V, song 463, pg. 476), called “The Lass that winna sit down” is set to a melody that is said to have been an adaptation of “Mr. Graham of Orchill’s” and “Daniel Dow’s Highland Skip.” Aird (Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs), vol. 3, 1788; pgs. 155-156. Aird (Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs), vol. 6, 1803; pg. 80. Carlin (The Gow Collection), 1986; No. 163. Collinson (The Traditional and National Music of Scotland), 1966; pg. 217. Gow (First Collection of Strathspey Reels), 1784 (revised 1801); pg. 3. MacDonald (The Skye Collection), 1887; pg. 188. Greentrax CD TRAX 149, Alex Francis MacKay – “A Lifelong Home” (1997). Rounder Records 7020, Alex MacKay – “A Lifelong Home” (1997).

See also listings at:

Alan Snyder’s Cape Breton Fiddle Recording Index

Jane Keefer’s Folk Music Index: An Index to Recorded Sources 

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T:Mr. Graham of Orchills

M:C

L:1/8

R:Strathspey

S:MacDonald – Skye Collection (1887)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:F

f|c<F c>A c>F A<f|c<F c>A {A}G2 G>f|c<F c>A f>g{fg}a>g|f>d{d}c>A G2G:|

c|f>g{fg}a>g fcAF|(f/e/f/g/) a>c {c}d2 d>e|f>ga>f g<af<c|d>fc>A {A}G2 G>c|

f>g{fg}a>g fcAF|(f/e/f/g/) a>c {c}d2 dg|(f/e/f/g/) a>f (g/f/g/a/) f>c|d<f c>A {A}G2G||

 

MR. GRANT OF GLENQUICH/GLENQUAICH. Scottish, Strathspey. D Major. Standard tuning. AAB. Attributed to "A.S." in the Charles Duff collection of c. 1790. Glen (The Glen Collection of Scottish Dance Music), vol. 1, 1891; pg. 30. Stewart-Robertson (The Athole Collection), 1884; pg. 123.

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T:Mr. Grant of Glenquaich

M:C|

L:1/8

R:Strathspey

B:Stewart-Robertson – The Athole Collection (1884)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:D

F|D2 D/E/F A<dA<F|E>DE>F B>AB>d|D2 D>F A<d AG/F/|E<D E/F/G/E/ F<DD:|

f|d>Ad>f a>ba>f|g>ef>d e>dB>e|d>Ad<f a>ba>f|g>e f/g/a/g/ f<d d>f|

d>A d<f a>ba>f|gb/g/ fa/f/ e>d B<e|df/d/ Bd/B/ Ad/A/ FA/F/|E>D E/F/G/E/ F<DD||

 

MR. GRANT OF KINAIRD. Scottish, Reel. B Flat Major. Standard tuning. AAB. The melody appears in Malcolm McDonald's c. 1792 3rd collection, dedicated to Miss Drummond of Perth. Glen (The Glen Collection of Scottish Dance Music), vol. 1, 1891; pg. 40. MacDonald (A Third Collection of Strathspey Reels), c. 1792; pg. 4.

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T:Mr. Grant of Kinaird

M:C|

L:1/8

R:Reel

S:MacDonald – 3rd Collection of Strathspey Reels (c. 1792)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:Bb

g | “tr”f2 dB “tr”c2 AF | “tr”B2FD ECCg | “tr”f2 dB “tr”c2 AF | BFGE DB,B, :|

E | (D/E/F) FB GBFB | EBDB cCCE | (DEF) FB GBFB |DFBF DB,B,E |

(D/E/F) FB GBFB | EBDB cCCE | DFBd cFBg | fede dBB ||

 

MR. GRANT OF PITNACREEN’S STRATHSPEY.  Scottish, Strathspey. D Major. Standard tuning. AAB. The melody appears in Malcolm MacDonald’s 4th collection, dedicated to the Countess of Breadalbane. MacDonald (A Fourth Collection of Strathspey Reels), 1797; pg. 5.

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T:Mr. Grant of Pitnacreen’s Strathspey

M:C

L:1/8

R:Strathspey

S:MacDonald – 4th Collection of Strathspey Reels (1797)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:D

f | d>A F<D A<DF<D | G>A B/A/G/F/ E<(e e>)f | d>A F<D A<DF<D | G>B A/B/c/A/ dDD :|

f | d/d/d f<d g<ef<d | B<e”tr”e<d c<AAf | d/d/d f<d g<ef<d | e>a”tr”a>g f<ddf |

d/d/d f<d g<ef<d | B<e ”tr”e>d c<A A>f | d>A F<A G<BF<A | E>g f/g/a/g/ f<dd ||

 

MR. GRAY OF CARSE. AKA and see "Mrs. Gray of Carse," "Lady Grace Douglas(‘s Reel)." Scottish, Reel. C Major. Standard tuning. AAB (Athole): AABB' (Kerr). The tune was published under this title in Dundee publisher Charles Duff's collection, though at approximately the same time Nathaniel Gow published the same tune as "Lady Grace Douglas('s Reel)," attributed to his father Niel Gow. Kerr (Merry Melodies), vol. 3; No. 122, pg. 15. Stewart-Robertson (The Athole Collection), 1884; pg. 72.

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T:Mr. Gray of Carse

L:1/8

M:C|

R:Reel

B:Stewart-Robertson – The Athole Collection (1884)

Z:AK/Fiddlers’ Companion

K:C

a|g2ec d2BG|c2GE FDDa|g2ec d2BG|cGAF ECC:|

F|E/F/G Gc AcGc|FcEc dDDF|E/F/G Gc AcGc|EGcG ECCF|

E/F/G Gc AcGc|FcEc dDDF|EGce FAdf|gedf ecc||

 

MR. GRUMGUFFENHOFF (Maigisdir Grumguffenoff). AKA and see "Can An Irishman Practice Such Guile?"  Irish, Air (6/8 time, "spirited"). C Major. Standard tuning. One part. O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1979; No. 553, pg. 97.

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T:Mr. Grumguffenhoff

M:6/8

L:1/8

R:Air

N:”Spirited”

S:O’Neill – Music of Ireland (1903), No. 553

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:C

c/d/|edc edc|g3 z2 G/A/|BAG BAG|c e2 z2 c/d/|edc fed|g3 z2f|efg gfe|(e d3) zg|

agf ed^c|d3 z2d|gfe dcB|c3 z2 c/c/|BAG cde|f2 z2 f/f/|efg gfe|d3 z2 g/f/|

ecc c2 e/d/|cAA a2 f|ege fdB|c3 z2||

 

MR. GUN MUNRO OF POYNTZ-FIELD. Scottish, Reel. C Major. Standard tuning. AAB. Poyntzfield House, Resolie Parish, County Cromarty, was the manor of the Munro family and takes its name from Charlotte Poyntz, the wife of the first George Gun Munro, for whom it was built. Formerly the estate was called Ardoch (The High Place). The title of the tune may refer to Sir George Gun Munro (1788-18), who was the son of Colonel Innes Munro and grandson of Sir George Gun Munro (Charolotte’s husband). The younger George Gun Munro served for many years in the army in India, and, in 1822 married Jamima Charlotte Gramham, daughter of Colonel Colin Dundas Graham. Later he was a major in the Ross-shire militia. Munro received his knighthood around 1842, which means the tune was composed prior. The couple had at least one child, for notice in print gives that a daughter was born in 1824, followed by another notice which gives that she wed at Poyntzfield House in 1849. Stewart-Robertson (The Athole Collection), 1884; pg. 78.

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T:Mr. Gun Munro of Poyntz-Field

M:C|

L:1/8

R:Reel

B:Stewart-Robertson – The Athole Collection (1884)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:C

E|C2EC GCEG|AcEc dDDE|C2EC GCEG|ceAc GCC:|

e|~c2 ec gcec|GcEc dDDe|~c2 ec gcec|AcGE GCCe|

~c2 ec gcec|AcEc dDDE|C2EC GCEG|ceAc GCC||

 


MR. HALLIDAY'S COMPLIMENTS TO MRS. CROCKETT. Scottish, Strathspey. E Minor. Standard tuning. AAB. Lerwick (The Kilted Fiddler), 1985; pg. 31.

 

MR. HAMILTON OF WISHAW. Scottish, Reel. B Flat Major. Standard tuning. AAB. Attributed to William Gow (1751-1791) in the Gow publications. William was the eldest son of Perthshire fiddler-composer Niel Gow, and, like his father was a fiddler and composer of several melodies printed by the Gows. He was leader of the Edinburgh Assembly Orchestra until his death, upon which his brother Nathaniel took over. “Mr. Hamilton of Wishaw” appears in Malcolm MacDonald’s second collection without attribution. The title probably honors William Hamilton of Wishaw (1765-1814), who married Penelope Macdonald in 1789 at Edinburgh. They resided at Wishaw House, north Lanarkshire, situated near the left bank of the South Clader Water north of the town of Wishaw. Hamilton was a military man, at least for a time, serving as an officer in the 3rd Dragoons (King’s Own), and achieving the rank of Colonel in the service of the Lanarkshire and Dunbartonshire Fencible Cavalry. He was entitled to the title 7th Lord Belhaven and Stenton in 1784, although not confirmed in his favour by the House of Lords until 1799. See also the Gow’s “Mrs. Hamilton of Wishaw’s Strathspey.” (Gow also later composed “Lament for Mr. Ramsay of Barnton,” husband of William Hamilton’s sister, Jean). Carlin (The Gow Collection), 1986; No. 296. Gow (Third Collection of Niel Gow’s Reels), 1792; pg. 18 (3rd ed.).  MacDonald (A Second Collection of Strathspey Reels), 1789; pg. 1.

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T:Mr. Hamilton of Wishaw

M:C|

L:1/8

R:Reel

S:MacDonald – Second Collection of Strathspey Reels (1789)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:Bb

f | dB B/B/B “tr”B2 FB | cded cGGf | dB B/B/B “tr”B2 FB | ABcA BB,B, :|

d | B/B/B fd bdfd | B/B/B fd eccd | B/B/B fdbd fd | ABcA BB,B,d |

B/B/B fd bdfd | B/B/B fd eccf | gefd ecdc | BG”tr”FE DB,B, ||

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T:Mr. Hamilton of Wishaw’s Reel

M:C|

L:1/8

R:Reel

C:William Gow

B:Gow – 3rd Collection of Niel Gow’s Reels, 3rd ed., pg. 18  (orig. 1792)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:Bb

f|dB B/B/B “tr”B2 FB|cded cCCg|dB B/B/B “tr”B2 FB|ABcA BB,B,:||d|

B/B/B fd bdfd|B/B/B fd eccd|B/B/B fd bdfd|ABcA BB,B,d|

B/B/B fd bdfd|B/B/B fd eccf|gefd ecdc|BG”tr”FE DB,B,||

                       

MR. HANNY OF BARGALY. Scottish, Reel. D Major. Standard tuning. AB. Composed by Abraham Macintosh. Glen (The Glen Collection of Scottish Dance Music), vol. 1, 1891; pg. 30.

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T:Mr. Hanny of Bargaly

M:C

L:1/8

R:Reel

S:Glen Collection (1895)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:D

B|AFDA BGAF|BGAF GEEB|AFDA BGAg|fdAc dDDB|AFDA BGAF|

GBFA BEEF/G/|FAd=c BGed|cA gf/e/ fdd||f|defg afdf|ag/f/ df geef|

defg afdA|Bgfe fddf|defg afdf|a/g/f df geef/g/|fdaf gebg|fdAc dDD||

                       

MR. HAY’S FAVORITE. See “Drum House.”

 

MR. HOGERT’S HORNPIPE. Scottish, Hornpipe. G Major. Standard tuning. AB. The tune appears in a 1799 collection by Thomas Calvert, a musician who lived in Kelso, Scotland. A note with the collection states that Calvert supplied “a variety of music and instruments, instruments lent out, tun’d and repaired.”

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T:Mr Hogert's Hornpipe

M:4/4

L:1/8

R:hornpipe

B:Calvert Collection - Page 9

Z:Philip  Whittaker

K:G

dc | BcdB GABG | EFGE {E} D2 G2 | AGAB cBAG | F2 [D2F2A2][D2F2A2] dc|

BcdB GABG | EFGE   D2 ge | dedB cBAG | D2 [B,2D2G2][B,2D2G2] ||dc |

Bcde dcBA | B2 G2 G2 dc | Bcde dcBg | a2 A2 A2  dc | Bcde dcBA |

BGAB g>fge | dedB cBAG | D2 [B,2D2G2][B,2D2G2] ||

                       

MR. HORN’S STRATHSPEY.  AKA – “Braes of Berriedale.” Scottish, Strathspey. G Minor. Standard tuning. AA’BB’CC’. The melody appears in John and Andrew Gow’s A Collection of Slow Airs, Strathspeys and Reels (London, c. 1795) and, much later, in Nathaniel Gow’s Sixth Collection of Strathspey Reels (1822). It is attributed to Nathaniel Gow in the latter publication. Andrew (1760-1803) and younger brother John (1764-1826) established a publishing business in London in 1788 and were the English distributors for the Gow family musical publications. Regarding the alternate title, he Berriedale river (brae means hillside) runs for much of its 16 mile length in deep wooded valleys. It tends to be diminished in winter, but full in summer, and has had a reputation as a good sport fishing water. It rises north of Morven from the confluence of two streams and continues east till it connects with Langwell Water. Gow (Sixth Collection of Strathspey Reels), 1822; pg. 10. S. Johnson (A Twenty Year Anniversary Collection), 2003; pg. 23.

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T:Mr. Horn or Braes of Berriedale

M:C

L:1/8

R:Strathspey

N:”Slow”

C:Nathaniel Gow (1763-1831)

B:Gow – Sixth Collection of Strathspey Reels (1822)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:Gmin

A/c/|d>G G<G G<G dA/B/|c>d cA F3 A/c/|dG G<G GG gd/=e/|f>d c>A G2 (G/A/B/c/)|(dG G<G G<G dA/B/|

“tr”c>B A>G F3 A/c/|dG G<G G<G gd/=e/|f>dcA G3||(d/=e/^f)|g>dd>g d<d g2|~=f>gfd c2 (c/=e/^f)|

gddg d<d g2|f>=e ^f>d g3 g/a/|bddg d<d b>g|f>dcA F>GAc|d>B c>A BG G<g|{g}f>d{d}c>A G3||

 

MR. HOY--GORDON CASTLE. Scottish, Slow Air (3/4 time). F Major. Standard tuning. AB. Composed by William Marshall (1748-1833). Mr. Hoy was employed by the Duke of Gordon as his librarian and meteorologist, and knew Marshall through the latter’s capacity as Steward of the Household. Additionally, the Duke, Marshall and Hoy shared interests in books, astronomy and scientific pursuits, and Hoy was a close friend and companion to his employer. Although he came from humble beginnings, the son of a gardener on the estate of Haining, Selkirkshire, it is said money held no lure for him and that he never possessed more than two suits at any one time (Moyra Cowie, The Life and Times of William Marshall, 1999). To play the double stops noted in the tune requires going to third position. Alburger (Scottish Fiddlers and Their Music), 1983; Ex. 56, pg. 85. Marshall, Fiddlecase Edition, 1978; 1822 Collection, pg. 51.

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T:Mr. Hoy—Gordon Castle

M:3/4

L:1/8

R:Air

S:Marshall – 1822 Collection

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:F

[A2f2] [c2a2] [B2g2]|[A2f2] c4|d2 [e2b2] [f2a2]|[eg]fed c2|[A2f2] [c2a2] [B2g2]|

[A2f2] c2 f2|dcBAGF|C6|[A2f2] [c2a2] [B2g2]|[A2f2] ~c4|d2 [e2b2] [f2a2]|gfed c2|

[A2f2] [c2a2] [B2g2]|[A2f2] a2 c’c|e/d/c/B/ [F2A2] [E2G2]|F6||c4 dc|c4 f2|

dc [e2b2] [f2a2]|[eg]fed c2|c4 (dc)|c4 f2|dcBAGF|C6|c4 (dc)|c4 f2|dc [e2b2] [f2a2]|

gfed c2|[A2f2] [c2a2] [B2g2]|[A2f2] a2 c’c|e/d/c/B/ [F2A2] [E2G2]|[A,6F6]||

 

MR. HUNTER. Scottish, Reel. E Major. Standard tuning. AB. Composed by Alexander Walker for Mr. Hunter of Fife Arms Inn, Braemar. Walker (A Collection of Strathspeys, Reels, Marches, &c.), 1866; No. 120, pg. 41.

 

MR. ISAAC'S MAGGOT. English, Country Dance Tune (3/2 time). C Major. Standard tuning. AB. Issac (c. 1640-c. 1720) was a court dancing master whose hey-day was in the late 17th century, a younger contemporary of John Playford. He has been credited with introducing English country dancing to the court of Louis XIV in France, and he taught Queen Anne as a young princess. Around the year 1702 he became the unofficial royal dancing master. Along with another dancing master named Beveridge, Isaac devised maggots, or distinctive longways country dances often set to triple-time hornpipe tunes and dedicated to a personage. The Richmond, for example, was a ball dance for the court intended to honor the Duke of Richmond, and was first published in 1706 (the music for which was a triple-time hornpipe).

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A ‘maggot’ was another name for a dram, a unit of liquid measure, and also meant a small thing of little consequence or a plaything, from the Italian maggioletta (Emmerson, 1972). This anonymous melody dates to 1695. Barnes (English Country Dance Tunes), 1986. Sharp (Country Dance Tunes), 1909/1994; pg. 51. Harmonia Mundi 907101, The King's Noyse - "The King's Delight: 17c Ballads for Voice and Violin Band" (1992).

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T:Mr. Isaac’s Maggot

M:3/2

L:1/8

S:Sharp – Country Dance Tunes  (1909)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:C

|: (g4 e4) (d4 | cd e2d2 c2d2G2) | (G2 c4 B2 A4) | (A2d4 A2B2G2) |

(g4 e4) (d4 | cd e2d2 c2d2G2) | (G2 c4 B2A2) (fe | d2c2d2B2 c4) ||

(E2 G4 A2 G4) | (E2G4 AB c2G2) | (E2G4 A2G4) | (E2G4 AB c2G2 |

g3 f/g/ a3 g/f/ g3 f/g/ | agfe fedc d2G2) | (g3 f/g/ a3 g/f/ g3 f/g/ |

agfe defg e2 c2) | (e4 f3 e/f/ g4) | (cd e2d2 c2d2G2) | (e4 f3 e/f/ g4) |

(G2c2 cd e2d2c2) ||

 

MR. J. ROSE. Scottish, Strathspey. B Flat Major. Standard tuning. AAB. Composed by Mrs. Macintyre. See also the companion “Mrs. J. Rose.” Glen (The Glen Collection of Scottish Dance Music), vol. 2, 1895; pg. 29.

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T:Mr. J. Rose

M:C

L:1/8

R:Strathspey

S:Glen Collection, Vol. 2 (1895)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:Bb

B|FB/c/ d>B c>AB>G|FB/c/ d>B A<c c2|FB/c/ d>B c>AB>G|F>ED>C DB,B,:|

f|d<f fg/a/ b>fg>e|f>dc>B A<cc<e|d<f fg/a/ b>fg>e|f<d c>B f2 zf|

d<f fg/a/ b<fg<e|f<dcB A<Bc<d|DEFG ABcd|efg>a bBB||

 

MR. J. S. SKINNER. Scottish, Strathspey. G Major. Standard tuning. AB. Composed by Alexander Walker for one J.S. Skinner, a teacher of dancing in Banchory, and not the famous Scottish violinist and composer James Scott Skinner (who also was a dancing master himself, in his younger years). Walker (A Collection of Strathspeys, Reels, Marches, &c.), 1866; No. 164, pg. 56.

 

MR. JACK STEWART'S REEL. Scottish. Dance instructions, but not the melody, appear in the Menzies Manuscript, 1749, in the Atholl Collection of the Sandeman Library, Perth.

 

MR. JAMES BENNET'S. Scottish, Reel. G Major. Standard tuning. AABBCCDD'. Composed by William Marshall. Marshall, Fiddlecase Edition, 1978; 1845 Collection, pg. 24.

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T:Mr. James Bennet’s

L:1/8

M:C|

S:Marshall – 1845 Collection

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:G

(gfg)d e2 (dc)|BGAB A/A/A A2|(gfg)d e2 (dc)|BGAc G/G/G G2:|

|:BGdG eGdG|BGAB A/A/A A2|BGdG eGdG|BAAB G/G/G G2:|

|:(gfg)d e2 (ab)|c’ba^g a2 (ab)|c’bag e2 (dg)|BGAB G/G/G G2:|

|:(BAG)B dgdB|cedB A/A/A (Ac)|1 (BAG)B dgdB|cedB G/G/G (Gc):|2

BgcA dBec|gedB G/G/G G2||

 


MR. JAMES BOSWELL'S JIG. Scottish, Jig (12/8 time). D Mixolydian. Standard tuning. AABB'. Composed by John French (1752‑1803), originally from Cumnock. The Mr. Boswell in question is the famous amanuensis of Dr. Johnson; French had dedicated his posthumously published book to Boswell's wife, Mrs. Boswell of Auchinleck. The tune is somewhat similar to "Jenny, come tie my cravat." Alburger (Scottish Fiddlers and Their Music), 1983; Ex. 90, pg. 144.

 

MR. JAMES DAVIDSON. Scottish, Reel. E Minor. Standard tuning. AAB. Composed by Alexander Walker for Mr. James Davidson of New Pitsligo. Walker (A Collection of Strathspeys, Reels, Marches, &c.), 1866; No. 135, pg. 46.

 

MR. JAMES GEORGE. Scottish, Strathspey. C Major. Standard tuning. AABB'. Kerr (Merry Melodies), vol. 3; No. 129, pg. 16. Stewart-Robertson (The Athole Collection), 1884: pg. 78.

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T:Mr. James George

M:C

L:1/8

R:Strathspey

B:Stewart-Robertson – The Athole Collection  (1884)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:C

F|E/F/G C>E E>G c<G|A>c A/G/F/E/ F<D D>F|E/F/G C>G E<G c>G|A<c G>F E<CC:|

e/f/|g<ca<c g<ce<c|G>c GF/E/ D<d de/f/|g<ca<c g<ce<c|G<c G>F E<C Ce/f/|

g<ca<c g<ce<c|G>c GF/E/ D<d de/f/|g>e a<f g<cd<c|G>c GF/E/ G<c~c||

 

MR. JAMES HAMILTON. Scottish, Strathspey. D Minor. Standard tuning. AAB. Stewart-Robertson (The Athole Collection), 1884; pg. 245.

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T:Mr. James Hamilton

M:C

L:1/8

R:Strathspey

B:Stewart-Robertson – The Athole Collection (1884)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:Dmin

G|F<D D>E F>GA>F|E<cG<c F<GE<C|F<D D>E F>GA>F|E<d d>^c d<DD:|

A|d>ef>d a>df>d|~c>deg c>ge>c|d>ef>d a>df>d|A<g a/g/f/e/ d2 d>A|

d>ef>d a>df>d|~c>de>g c>ge>c|d<fe<g f<ag<b|a>fg>e d2d||

 

MR. JAMES JENKINS' FAVORITE. Scottish, Strathspey. D Major. Standard tuning. AAB. Composed by Nathaniel Gow (1763-1831). Nathaniel also composed a tune called “Nathaniel Gow’s Compliments to Mr. W.K. Jenkins,” also appearing in the Fifth Collection—were the Jenkins men related? Gow (Fifth Collection of Strathspey Reels), 1809; pgs. 24-25.

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T:Mr. James Jenkin’s Favorite

M:C

L:1/8

R:Strathspey

N:”Slow”

B:Gow – Fifth Collection of Strathspey Reels (1809)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:D

z|(A,<D) ~D>E {G}(F/E/)F/G/ Ad|A,>D (F/A/) .d/.F/ E2 E>F|A,<D ~D>E (F/E/)F/G/ AB/c/|~d>e fF {F}A2A:||

“tr”f/>g/|a>a (g/f/).e/.d/ e>e (d/c/).B/.A/|(B/d/)(c/e/) dF {F}[C2E2] [CE] “tr”f/>g/|{fg}a>a (g/f/)e/d/ ef/e/ d/c/.B/.A/|

(B/d/)(c/e/) dF A”tr”f/>g/|a>a (g/f/)(e/d/) e>e (d/c/)B/A/|B/d/c/e/ dF {F}E2 EF/E/|

.D/.d/ .E/.e/ .F/.f/ .G/.g/ .A/.a/ .B/.b/ .c/.c’/ {d}d’/ (3A/4d/4f/4|ag/f/ (e/d/c/B/) (A/G/F/E/ D/)C/D/B,/||

 

MR. JAMES McGRIGOR. Scottish, Reel. D Major. Standard tuning. AAB. Composed by Alexander Walker for Mr. James McGrigor of Tealing House. Walker (A Collection of Strathspeys, Reels, Marches, &c.), 1866; No. 86, pg. 30.

 

MR. JAMES McNICHOL'S STRATHSPEY. Scottish, Strathspey. C Major. Standard tuning. AB. Cole (1000 Fiddle Tunes), 1940; pg. 127. Ryan’s Mammoth Collection, 1883; pg. 167.

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T:Mr. James McNichol’s

M:C

L:1/8

R:Strathspey

S:Ryan’s Mammoth Collection (1883)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:C

(e/d/) | (c>.G)(E>.G) (c>d.)(e>.d) | (c>.G)(E>.c) (Dd)(de) | (c>.G)(E>.G) c>de>c | f>dB>g (ec)c (e/d/) |

c>GE>G c>de>d | c>GE>c (Dd)(de) | c>GE>G c>de>c | f>dB>g (ec)c ||

(e/f/) | (g>.c)(a>.c) G>cE>a | g>ca>c (Bd)(df) | g>ca>c G>CE>c | a>fd>g (ec)(cf) |

g>ca>c G>CE>a | g>ca>c (Bd)(df) | g>ed>g e>cB>d | c>GE>g (ec)c ||

 

MR. JAMES MUNRO. Scottish, Strathspey. E Major. Standard tuning. AAB. Composed by Alexander Walker for Mr. James Munro of Braemar. Walker (A Collection of Strathspeys, Reels, Marches, &c.), 1866; No. 113, pg. 39.

 

MR. JAMES RAMSAY. Scottish, Strathspey. A Major. Standard tuning. AAB. Composed by John Anderson (1737-1808) and printed in his second volume, '''A Collection of New Highland Strathspey Reels''' (Edinburgh, 1790-91, which contains seven of his compositions. Little is known about him, although he seems to have connections to Perthsire and Edinburgh (he died in Inverness). Musicologist Gavin Greig wrote of Anderson in the '''Aberdeen Journal''' (1908, p. 178), after reviewing four of Anderson's own pieces from the volume ("Bonny Links of Aberdeen," "Sir James Grant," "Mr. James Ramsay," "New Bridge of Dumfries"):

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These exhibit no originality, and have hardly any melodic interest or value--being little more than mere exercises in arpeggios. Anderson, indeed, would appear to have been rather an executant than a composer. n. Glen (The Glen Collection of Scottish Dance Music), vol. 2, 1895; ppg. 3.

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T:Mr. James Ramsay

M:C

L:1/8

R:Strathspey

S:Glen Collection, Vol. 2  (1895)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:A

A,>Ac>A dBcA|E>A d/c/B/A/ G>B B2|A,>Ac>A dBca|e>c B/c/d/B/ cA A2:|

Agae c>AE>e|agac G>B B2|agae c>ed>A|d>c B/f/e/d/ cA A2|a>ga>e dBcA|

A,>A d/c/B/A/ G>B B2|A>EC>E D>FE>c|d?c B/f/e/d/ cA A2||

 

MR. JAMES STUART. Canadian, Reel. Canada, Cape Breton. F Major. Standard tuning. AB. Composed by Cape Breton fiddler and composer Dan R. MacDonald (1911-1976). Cameron (Trip to Windsor), 1994; pg. 35.

 

MR. JAMES TAYLOR. Scottish, Reel. F Major. Standard tuning. AAB. Composed by Alexander Walker in honor of Mr. James Taylor, a musician, "late of Keith." Walker (A Collection of Strathspeys, Reels, Marches, &c.), 1866; No. 146, pg. 49.

 

MR. JAMES TROTTER. Scottish, Reel. A Major. Standard tuning. AABB'. Composition credited to James MacIntosh by Kerr. Another title for the family is “Miss Trotter,” by the same composer. James Macintosh (1791-1879) was, according to J. Murray Neil (The Scots Fiddle, 1991), a member of a musical family that produced six skilled fiddlers in three generations. James’ father was a contemporary, friend and neighbour of the famous Scots fiddler Niel Gow’s in Dunkeld, Perthshire, and played in the latter’s band. James and his brother Charles took lessons from Niel and remained close to the family. James attempted a career as a joiner, explains J. Murray Neil, but, when invited to Edinburgh by the Gow sons to play in their band (the ‘Reel players of Scotland’, a celebrated string band of up to 20 skilled musicians), he at once departed for the city. In addition to his professional playing, Macintosh established a reputation as a music teacher in Edinburgh and had several compositions printed by Lowe (1840) and later Kerr. Kerr (Merry Melodies), vol. 2; No. 40, pg. 7.

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T:Mr. James Trotter

M:C

L:1/8

R:Reel

S:Kerr – Merry Melodies, vol. 2, No. 40 (c. 1880’s)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:A

e|dcBA GABd|cAec dBBe|dcBA GABd|ceBd cAA:||

e|aece dfed|cAec dBBg|aece dfed|ceBd cAA|

aece dfed|cAec dBBg|aAec dBfd|ceBd cAA||

 

MR. JAMES WATTIE. Scottish, Strathspey. G Major. Standard tuning. AAB. Composed by Alexander Walker for Mr. James Wattie of Bellabeg. Walker (A Collection of Strathspeys, Reels, Marches, &c.), 1866; No. 170, pg. 58.

 

MR. JAMIESON. Scottish, Reel. E Minor. Standard tuning. AAB. Composed by Alexander Walker in honor of Mr. Jamieson, a teacher of music from New Pitsligo. Walker (A Collection of Strathspeys, Reels, Marches, &c.), 1866; No. 141, pg. 48.

 

MR. JOE MACLEAN HORNPIPE. Canadian, Hornpipe. Canada, Cape Breton. The tune was composed by Dave MacIssac and has gathered some currency among modern Cape Breton fiddlers. Cranford (Jerry Holland: The Second Collection), 2000; No. 25, pg. 11.

                       


MR. JOHN ANGUS' REEL--OF CALCUTTA. Scottish, Reel. E Major. Standard tuning. AAB. Composed by William Marshall (1748-1833). Marshall, Fiddlecase Edition, 1978; 1822 Collection, pg. 37.

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T:Mr. John Angus’ Reel—of Calcutta

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L:1/8

R:Reel

S:Marshall – 1822 Collection

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:E

EBGB EBeg|bgfe fcce|EBGB EBeg|bgfg e/e/e e2:|

e/f/g/a/ be gebe|dBfB aBfB|e/f/g/a/ be gebe|c<a g>f e/e/e e2|

e/f/g/a/ be gebe|dBfB aBfB|egfa gbag|f>e f<g e/e/e e2||

 

MR. JOHN CAMPBELL. Canadian, Reel. Canada, Cape Breton. G Minor. Standard tuning. AB. Composed by Cape Breton fiddler and composer Dan R. MacDonald (1911-1976). Cameron (Trip to Windsor), 1994; pg. 38.

 

MR. JOHN GOW’S DELIGHT. Scottish, Strathspey. C Minor. Standard tuning. AB. Composed by Niel Gow, Jr. (c. 1795-1823), the son of Nathaniel Gow and the grandson of family scion Niel Gow. The younger Niel briefly joined his father’s music publishing firm, and was showing great promise as a talented performer and composer before his untimely death. His father collected and published his son’s compositions in a Collection of Slow Airs, Strathspeys and Reels, being the Posthumous Compositions of the late Niel Gow, Junior, dedicated to the Right Honourable, the Earl of Dalhousie, by his much obliged servant, Nathaniel Gow (Edinburgh, 1849). John Gow (1764-1826) was Niel Gow Jr.’s uncle, Nathaniel’s younger brother, a publisher in London who was also a distributor of the family’s various music publications. Johnson (A Twenty Year Anniversary Collection), 2003; pg. 11.

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T:Mr. John Gow’s Delight

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L:1/8

R:Strathspey

C:Niel Gow Jr.

S:Niel Gow Jr. – Collection of Slow Airs, Strathspeys and Reels, etc.  (1849)

K:Cmin

E|C<C {c/d/}e>c B>GFG|E>F {E/F/}G>F EB,B,=B,|C<C ~c>d e>c d=B|c>a (g/f/e/d/) eccE|

C<C {c/d/}e>c B>GFG|E>F {E/F/}GF EB,B,=B,|C>DE>F Gceg|a>a (g/f/e/d/) ecc||

g|c’g g>f (f/e/).d/.c/ a>f|g>ef>d e>cd=B|cG ~cd/e/ Gc|(B/A/).G/.F/|E>F Ge “tr”d2 cg|

c’gg>.f (f/e/).d/.c/ a>f|g>ef>de>cd=B|c2 C>D E>F .G/(c/d/e/)|da {a}g>f {d}ecc||

 

MR. JOHN SHAW STEWART'S. Scottish, Strathspey. G Minor. Standard tuning. AAB. From "Neil Gow's collection (Skye)." MacDonald (The Skye Collection), 1887; pg. 193.

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T:Mr. John Shaw Stewart’s

M:C

L:1/8

R:Strathspey

S:MacDonald – Skye Collection (1887)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:Gmin

G|D(GG>)c (B/c/d) c>B|A>Fc>F d>Fc>F|D(GG>)c d>=efd|c<A f>A {A}G2G:|

A|G(gg>)a {ga}b2 ag|f>ca>c f>ca>f|dgg>a {ga}b2 ag|{g}f>d{d}c>A {A}G2 G>A|

G(gg>)a b2 ag|fcf>g {fg}a>gfa|g>af>g d>fc>f|A>Fc>B {A}G2G||

 

MR. JOHN SMITH. Scottish, Reel. E Flat Major. Standard tuning. AAB (Glen): AABB (Athole). Attributed to "J. McD." in Charles Duff's c. 1790 collection. Glen (The Glen Collection of Scottish Dance Music), vol. 1, 1891; pg. 42. Stewart-Robertson (The Athole Collection), 1884; pg. 270.

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T:Mr. John Smith

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L:1/8

R:Reel

B:Stewart-Robertson – The Athole Collection (1884)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:Eb

E2GB eBGE|F>EFG ECCF|E2GB eBGE|FDFG E/E/E E2:|

|:G,A,B,C EFGE|FEFG FGAB|c2ec BGEG|F>EFG E/E/E E2:|

 

MR. JOHN STEWART. Scottish, Reel. F Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Composed by Malcolm McDonald, who paired it with “Mr. William Stewart’s Strathspey” in his collection. Glen (The Glen Collection of Scottish Dance Music), vol. 1, 1891; pg. 38. MacDonald (A Collection of Strathspey Reels, vol. 1); No. 2.

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T:Mr. John Stewart

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L:1/8

R:Reel

S:Malcolm MacDonald – A Collection of Strathspey Reels, vol. 1 (No. 2).

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:F

A|F2F2 AfcA|F2F2 AGGA|F2F2 AfcA|GdGB AF F:|

c|f>afd cecA|f2 fa gdde|f>gfd cefg|fdcB AFF||

 

MR. JOHN STEWART OF GRANTULLY. AKA and see “The Flail [1]." Scottish, Reel. A Mixolydian. Standard tuning. AAB. Stewart-Robertson (Athole Collection), 1884; pg. 39. WMT002, Wendy MacIsaac – “That’s What You Get” (1998?).

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T:Mr. John Stewart of Grantully

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L:1/8

R:Reel

B:Stewart-Robertson – The Athole Collection (1884)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:A

e|A/A/A cA eAcA|=G/G/G GB de=gB|A/A/A cA eAce|=gegB A/A/A A:|

e|A/A/A ag abae|=gaeg dgB=G|A/A/A ag abae|dB=GB A/A/A AB|

A/A/A ag abae|=gaeg dgB=G|ab=ga egdg|dB=gB A/A/A A||

 

MR. JOHN STEWART'S REEL--OF BOMBAY. Scottish, Reel. D Major. Standard tuning. AB. "Mr. John Stewart of Belladrum, of the house of Sir Charles Forbes & Co., Bombay, in writing to Marshall in 1822, says 'I thought my dancing days had been over before my late return to India, but having lately passed an evening at the house of a lady who understood and played Scottish Reels, both Mrs. Stewart and myself danced to some of your strathspeys, notwithstanding that the thermometer stood at upwards of 85 degrees.' (from an 1845 monograph on Marshall by 'J. MacG.' from the 1845 Collection)." Composed by William Marshall (1748-1833). A Scottish fiddler and composer, Marshall is most famous for his many fine strathspeys. Marshall worked for much of his life for the Duke of Gordon as the Steward of his Household, and it is fortunate that the Duke was an enthusiastic supporter and patron of Marshall’s music. So was John Stewart, for he wrote to Marshall from Point D’Galle, Ceylon, in 1822 with a list of subscribers for 121 copies of Marshall’s 1822 collection. Stewart’s father was the Gordon tenant who lived at Keithmore prior to Marshall and his family, who moved in 1792, and the friendship of the two families dates from that period. The Stewarts moved on to Pittyvaich in the the Duff lands (Moyra Cowie, The Life and Times of William Marshall, 1999). John Stewart returned from the far east to the estate of Belladrum, near Kiltarlity, Inverness (see note for “Belladrum House” for another traditional tune connection). Marshall, Fiddlecase Edition, 1978; 1822 Collection, pg. 34.

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T:Mr. John Stewart’s Reel—of Bombay

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L:1/8

R:Reel

S:Marshall – 1822 Collection

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:D

DFAd fedc|dABd GFED|EGBe ^gebe|^geBe dcBd|DFAd fedc|dABd GFED|

GBEG FADF|Eege dcBd||AFDF dFDF|AFDF A3d|B^GEG eGEG|B^GEG B3d|

AFDF dFDF|AFDF A3^g|afge f^d e2|^GEEG B2 Bd||

 

MR. JOHN WALKER. Scottish, Reel. G Major. Standard tuning. AAB. Composed by Alexander Walker in honor of Mr. John Walker, a contrabassist in the Castle Newe Band. Alexander Walker was a gardener for the Baronet and probably the leader of the band. Walker (A Collection of Strathspeys, Reels, Marches, &c.), 1866; No. 179, pg. 61.

 

MR. JOHNSON('S REEL). Scottish, Reel. A Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Composed by William Marshall (1748-1833), first published in his 1781 collection (pg. 1). Glen (The Glen Collection of Scottish Dance Music), vol. 1, 1891; pg. 3. Marshall, Fiddlecase Edition, 1978; 1781 Collection, pg. 1.

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T:Mr. Johnson

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L:1/8

R:Reel

S:Glen Collection, Vol. 1 (1891)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:A

AEcA ecae|fdec B>ABc|AEcA ecae|dbca [D2B2] [C2A2]:|

|:cAEA FAEA|EFGA BcdB|cAEA FAEA|dfce [D2B2] [C2A2]:|

 


MR. JOSEPH BANK. Scottish, Reel. A Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Composed by William Martin (1836‑1908), a native of East Lothian who was schoolmaster in Inverkeithny in Banffshire for much of his life before retiring to Edinburgh in 1901. MacDonald (The Skye Collection), 1887; pg. 29.

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T:Mr. Joseph Bank

M:C

L:1/8

R:Reel

S:MacDonald – Skye Collection (1887)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:A

F|~EDCD E<A, A,<A|GBAc B<E E>d|(cB/A/) e>A f>Ag>A|(a/g/f/e/) a>e c<A A:|

|:a|(a/g/f/e/) ce Ae ce|(a/g/f/e/) df Bf df|(a/g/f/e/) ce Ae ce|a2 ec cA A:|

 

MR. KEY’S HORNPIPE.  English, “Old” Hornpipe (triple time). D Major. Standard tuning. ABCDEFGH. From Thomas Marsden’s A Collection of Original Lancashire Hornpipes, Old and New. Containing Divisions upon each (London, 1705). The book was sold out of Henry Playford’s shop at the Temple Change, priced at one shilling. Offord (John of the Greeny Cheshire Way). 
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T:Mr. Key's Hornpipe
M:3/2
L:1/4
S:Marsden
N:KS of G major might be better. Given here as printe
Z:Transcribed by Pete Stewart and posted at www.goodbagpipes.co.uk/pipetunes/   
N:(reposted at Fiddler’s Companion by permission)
K:D
cABA/G/A2|cA2cAd|cABA/G/A2|DA2cBd||
ced/e/f/d/e2|cA2cBd|ced/e/f/d/e2|BG2cBd||
A/B/ c/A/BA/G/A2|EA2cBd|A/B/ c/A/BA/G/A2|EG2cBd||
c/d/e/c/ d/e/f/d/ e/f/g/e/|aA2cBd|c/d/e/c/ d/e/f/d/ e/f/g/e/|BG2cBd||
ag/f/ g/a/ba2|cA2cBd|ag/f/ g/a/ ba2|gg2GBd||
c/A/ c/A/ G/E/ G/E/ A/F/ A/F/|dA2cBd|c/A/ c/A/ B/G/ B/G/ /A/F/ A/F/ |DG2cBd||
A,AG/A/ B/G/AA,|A,AA,/B,/C/A,/B,G,|A,AG/A/ B/G/ AF|G/D/ G/D/ G/D/ G/D/ A,G,||
AEA,ACA,|AEA,/B,/C/A,/B,A,/G,/|AEA,ACB,/A,/|GE2cB/c/d/B/||

                       

MR. KYNASTON’S FAMOUS DANCE.  AKA and see “The Merry Conclusion,” “Northern Frisk.”

                       


MR. LANE'S MAGGOT. AKA and see Polly for ever,” Richmond Ball,” "The Round." English, Country Dance Tune (2/2 time). D Minor. Standard tuning. AABB. A maggot is another term for a dram; a unit of liquid measure, and also meant a small thing of little consequence or a plaything; from the Italian maggioletta. Maggots were longways country dances of the late 17th century often dedicated to a personage. The tune appears in Pepys V, circa 1690. William Vickers prints a major-mode version in his 1770 music manuscript collection under the title “Richmond Ball.” “Mr. Lane’s Maggot” first appears in print in Henry Playford’s Dancing Master, 9th edition (London, 1695) and in all subsequent editions through the end of the series with the 18th edition in 1728 (at that time published by John Young). Young gives the alternate title “Richmond Ball” in the 17th and 18th editions (1721 & 1728, respectively). It was published by Thomas D’Urfey in Wit and Mirth, or Pills to Purge Melancholy, vol. 2 (1719-1720). Barlow (Complete Country Dance Tunes from Playford’s Dancing Master), 1985; No. 328, pg. 79. Raven (English Country Dance Tunes), 1984; pg. 212.

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T:Mr. Lane’s Maggot

M:2/2

L:1/8

K:D Minor

a4g4|f2 gf e2A2|defg e2A2|defg e2A2|a2 ba g2ag|f2gf e2A2|

defg e2^c2|d8::F2A2F2A2|F2A2F2A2|A2 GA F2A2|

A2GA F2A2|FGAG FGAG|FGAG FGAf|e2d2e2^c2|d8:|

 

MR. LINDSAY. AKA and see “Merry Night at Tumble Brig [1].” Scottish, Reel. E Minor. Standard tuning. AA'B. Composed by Daniel McLaren originally of Taymouth, Perthshire, who became a musician in Edinburgh. Glen (The Glen Collection of Scottish Dance Music), vol. 2, 1895; pg. 44. Ryan’s Mammoth Collection, 1883; pg. 73.

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T:Mr. Lindsay

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L:1/8
R:Reel

S:Glen Collection, vol. 2 (1895)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:E Minor

F | EBGB E/E/E B2 | FDAF DEFD |1 EBGB E/E/E B2 | FDAF BEE :|2 EB,GE FDAF|

GBAF E2E || f | efge bgfd | Bgfg afdf | efge bgfd | Bagf e2 (ef) | efge bgfd | Bgfg afdg |

Bfge f^deB | GBAF E2E ||

 

MR. LIVINGSTON OF PARK-HALL’S STRATHSPEY.  Scottish, Strathspey. A Minor. Standard tuning. AAB. The melody appears in the 4th collection of Malcolm MacDonald, dedicated to the Countess of Breadalbane. MacDonald (A Fourth Collection of Strathspey Reels), 1797; pg. 3.

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T:Mr. Livingston of Park-Hall’s Strathspey

M:C

L:1/8

R:Strathspey

S:MacDonald – 4th Collection of Strathspey Reel (1797)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:A Minor

E | A/A/A A>B {A/B/}c>B “tr”A2 | BGG>c {B/c/}d>c B>G | c>AB>G A/A/A “tr”c2 |

gd B/c/d/B/ cAA :| B | c/c/c “tr”c2 c/d/e/^f/ “tr”g2 | BGdG BdGB | c/c/c “tr”c2 ce/^f/ “tr”g2 |

gd B/c/d/B/ cAAB | c/c/c “tr”c2 ce/^f/ “tr”g2 | BGdG BdGB | cABG A/A/A “tr”c2 | gd B/c/d/B/ cAA ||

 

MR. LUMSDANE OF BLANERNE'S STRATHSPEY. AKA – “Mr. Lumsdell of Blenairn’s Strathspey.” Scottish, Strathspey. F Major. Standard tuning. AAB. Published by the Gows and Malcolm MacDonald of Dunkeld under this title (and without composer credit), it was originally a William Marshall composition called "Lady Madelina Palmer('s Strathspey)." The Lumsdens are an ancient Scottish clan, descended from Norman stock, who acquired Blanerne castle in the 14th century, becoming the main clan seat. Blanerne is in Berwickshire in the Scottish Borders located on the banks of the Whiteadder River, although today nothing remains of the castle save one of the flanking towers. A manor house was built nearby, which unfortunately burned in a disastrous fire, but was rebuilt in 1895. Chief of the Clan Lumsden was Bonnie Prince Charlie’s secretary during the rising of 1745, and was forced to flee to Rome the next year when the rebellion collapsed. He returned to Scotland in 1773 and was pardoned by the British government. Gow (Third Collection of Niel Gow’s Reels), 1792; pg. 13 (3rd ed.). MacDonald (A Third Collection of Strathspey Reels), c. 1792; pg. 3.

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T:Mr. Lumsdell of Blenairns Strathspey

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L:1/8

R:Strathspey

S:MacDonald – 3rd Collection of Strathspey Reels (c. 1792)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:F

A/B/ | cFdF cFBd | cF {B}AG/F/ EGA/B/ | cFdF cFBd | (E/F/G) (G/A/B) AFF :|

a/g/ | (f/g/a/g/) f>c d<f f>g | (f/g/a/g/) f>d e<g g>a | (f/g/a/g/) f>c d<f c>A | (B/c/d) G/A/B AFFa/g/ |

f/g/a/g/ f>c dff>g | (f/g/a/g/) fd e<g”tr”g>b | a>bg>a f>gd>f | (B/c/d) (G/A/B) AFF ||

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T:Mr Lumsdeane of Blanerne’s Strathspey

M:C
L:1/8

R:Strathpsey

B:Gow – 3rd Collection of Niel Gow’s Reels, 3rd ed., pg. 13  (orig. 1792)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:F

A/B/|C<Fd<F cF”tr”Bd|cF {B}AG/F/ EGG A/B/|c<Fd<F c<F”tr”B>d|(E/F/)G (G/A/)B AF”tr”F:||

a/g/|(f/g/a/g/) f>c d<f”tr”f>g|(f/g/a/g/) f>d e>f”tr”ga|(f/g/a/g/) fc df”tr”c>A|(B/c/d) (G/A/B) AFFa/g/|

(f/g/a/g/) fc dff>g|(f/g/a/g/) fd e(gg>)b|a<bg>a f<gd<f|(B/c/d) (G/A/B) AF”tr”F||

 

MR. LUMSDEN. Scottish, Strathspey. F Major. Standard tuning. AAB (Athole): AABB' (Kerr). Kerr (Merry Melodies), vol. 2; No. 191, pg. 22. Stewart-Robertson (The Athole Collection), 1884; pg. 222.

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T:Mr. Lumsden

M:C

L:1/8

R:Strathspey

B:Stewart-Robertson – The Athole Collection (1884)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:F

A/B/|c<Fd<f c<F B>d|c<F B/A/G/F/ E<G ~GA/B/|c<F d>F c<F B>d|

E/F/G G/A/B AFF:|

g|f/g/a/g/ ~f<c d<f~f<g|f/g/a/g/ ~f<d e>g~g>a|f/g/a/g/ ~f<c d>f c<A|

B/c/d G/A/B A<F ~F>g|f/g/a/g/ ~f<c d<f ~f>g|f/g/a/g/ ~f<d e<g ~g>b|

a>b g<a f<gd<f|B/c/d G/A/B A<FF||

 

MR. McCLAUKLAINES SCOTCH-MEASSURE. AKA and see "McLa(u)chlin's Scottish Measure." Scottish. Appears in Henry Playford's 1700 collection of Scottish dance tunes.

 

MR. MACDONALD--GORDON CASTLE. Scottish, Slow Strathspey. D Major. Standard tuning. AAB. Composed by William Marshall (1748-1833). Marshall served the Duke of Gordon for many years as his Steward of the Household, yielding the position to Daniel McDonald. Interestingly, McDonald too was said to be a “capital performer and composer” (Cowie, The Life and Times of William Marshall, 1999). Marshall, Fiddlecase Edition, 1978; 1822 Collection, pg. 31.

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T:Mr. MacDonald—Gordon Castle

M:C

L:1/8

R:Strathspey

S:Marshall – 1822 Collection

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:D

F|D2 A>F D<D A>F|D2 A>F BEEF|D2 A>F D<D A>G|F>dE>c d>DD:|

g|f>de>c dAFD|G>BF>A Eeeg|f>de>c dAFD|G>B A/G/F/E/ Dddg|

f>de>c dAFD|G>BF>A Eeeg|d>fe>c d>AB>G|F<d E>c D<DD||

 

MR. MACDONALD OF STAFFA'S REEL. Scottish, Reel. G Minor. Standard tuning. AB. Composed by Daniel McLaren, appearing in his collection of 1794. McLaren was a native of Taymouth, Perthshire, and became a musician in Edinburgh, though little else is known of him. Glen (The Glen Collection of Scottish Dance Music), vol. 2, 1895; pg. 37.

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T:Mr. MacDonald of Staffa

R:Reel

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L:1/8

R:Reel

S:Glen Collection (1895)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:Gmin

A|B2 Gd cBAG|Ffcf AFcA|B2 Gd cBAG|FAcA G2 GA|B2 Gd cBAG|Ffcf AFcA|

BGcA dBec|dBcA G2G||g|Gg g2 dgbg|fadf cfAF|Gg g2 dgbg|

fdcA G2 Gg|Gg g2 dgbg|fadf cfAF|GBAc Bdce|dBcA G2G||

 

MR. MACDONALD OF STAFFA'S STRATHSPEY. AKA and see "Niel Gow's Second Wife [1]." Scottish, Strathspey. B Flat Major. Standard tuning. AAB. Composed by Daniel McLaren, appearing in his collection of 1794. McLaren was a native of Taymouth, Perthshire, and became a musician in Edinburgh, though little else is known of him. The melody is now better known as "Niel Gow's Second Wife," and therefore has often been attributed to that composer though no Gow ever laid claim to it. Glen (The Glen Collection of Scottish Dance Music), vol. 2, 1895; pg. 36.

X:1

T:Mr. MacDonald of Staffa

T:Niel Gow’s Second Wife

M:C

L:1/8

R:Strathspey

S:Glen Collection (1895)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:Gmin

d|B<G G>B A<FD>d|B<G G>A B<A B<g|B<G G>B A>FD>d|B<B c>A FB B:|

d/c/|B<B d>B f>Bd>B|F<FAF/A/ c>F A<c|B<BdB f>B d<f|g<g b>g d<g g>b|

f<d d>f e<c c>e|d>BG>c B>A B<F|G/G/G B/B/B c/c/c d>c|B>G AG/^F/ DGG||

 

MR. MACINTYRE OF GLENOE. Scottish, Strathspey. D Major. Standard tuning. AA'BB'. Composed by Duncan MacIntyre. Glen (The Glen Collection of Scottish Dance Music), vol. 2, 1895; pg. 9.

X:1

T:Mr. MacIntyre of Glenoe

M:C

L:1/8

R:Strathspey

S:Glen Collection, vol. 2 (1895)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:D

E|D<d d>B A>FD>F|G>EF>D E>DB,E|1 D<d d>B A>FD>F|B,<E C>A, D2D:|2

D<A,F<D A<Fd<f|B<e c>A d2d||:f/g/|a>fb>g a>fd>f|e/f/g/e/ a>f e<fg<b|1

a<fb<g a<fg<e|f<d a>f d2d:|2 a<fg<e f<de<c|d>BA>F D2D||

 

MR. MACKAYS REEL.  Scottish, Reel. D Major. Standard tuning. AAB. Composed by Malcolm MacDonald, the melody appears in his first collection, dedicated to Mrs. Baird of Newbyth. MacDonald (A Collection of Strathspey Reels, vol. 1); pg. 16.

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T:Mr. MacKay’s Reel

M:C|

L:1/8

R:Reel

S:MacDonald – Collection of Strathspey Reels, vol. 1

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:D

B | (A/B/c/d/ e)d {d}c2 Ac | Bgdg BGGB | (A/B/c/d/ e)d {d}c2 Ac | Baea cA A :|

f/g/ | aecA Aece | Bgdg BGG(f/g/) | aecA Aece | Baea cAAg |

aecA Aece | Bgdg BGGB | ceAe dfBf | eagb aA A ||

 

MR. MACNEILL OF COLLONFAY’S REEL. Scottish, Reel. D Major. Standard tuning. AAB. McGlashan (A Collection of Reels), c. 1786; pg. 39.

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T:Mr. MacNeill of Collonfay’s Reel

M:C|

L:1/8

R:Reel

S:McGlashan – Reels (c.1786)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:D

A2 AF AdAF|G>BAF BGEB|D/E/F/G/ AF dFAF|Dgfd ec d2:|

d2 fd f/g/a/g/ fd|A/B/c/d/ eA cAeA|d2 fd f/g/a/g/ fd|Agfd ec d2|

d2 fd f/g/a/g/ fd|A/B/c/d/ eA cAeA|BdAd GdFd|Dgfd ec d2||

 


MR. McLAINES SCOTCH MEASURE. Scottish. The melody appears in Henry Playford's 1700 collection of Scottish dance tunes and in the Blakie MS of 1692.

 

MR. MALONE. Irish, Planxty (3/4 time). D Minor. Standard tuning. AB. Composed by Turlough O'Carolan. Complete Collection of Carolan's Irish Tunes, 1984; No. 97, pg. 74‑75.

 

MR. MARSHALL'S COMPLIMENTS TO NIEL GOW. Scottish, Slow Air or March (4/4 time). A Major. Standard tunig. AAB. Composed by William Marshall (1748-1833) in honor of the famous fiddler and composer Niel Gow (who spelled his first name Niel). This despite the fact that many of Marshall’s tunes appeared in Gow family publications without attribution, and sometimes with different titles altogether. Gow (Complete Repository), Part 3, 1806; pg. 9. MacDonald (The Skye Collection), 1887; pg. 154. Martin (Traditional Scottish Fiddling), 2002; pg. 115. McGlashan (A Collection of Reels), c. 1786; pg. 14.

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T:Mr. Marshall’s Compliments to Neil (sic) Gow

L:1/8

M:C|

S:McGlashan – Reels

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:A

A>cAE Ac A2|A/B/c/B/ AE FB B2|c>BAE A<f e>d|c/d/e/f/ e/d/c/B/ cA A||

f/g/|acec ace>e|a/g/f/e/ f/e/d/c/ B/A/G/A/ Bf/g/|acec ace>e|f/e/d/c/ B/c/d/e/ cA Af/g/|

acec ace>e|a/g/f/e/ f/e/d/c/ B/A/G/A/ B>c|A>cAE Fc d>f|f/e/d/c/ B/c/d/e/ cA A2||

 

MR. MARSHALL'S FAVORITE. Scottish, Slow Air (4/4 time) or Strathspey. A Major. Standard tuning. AAB. Composed by William Marshall (1748-1833), renowned for his strathspey compositions. Marshall was Steward of the Household to the Duke of Gordon, an enthusiastic supporter and patron of Marshall’s music. Gow (Second Collection of Niel Gow’s Reels), 1788; pg. 12 (3rd edition. Appears as “Mr. Marshall’s Strathspey”). Marshall, Fiddlecase Edition, 1978; 1822 Collection, pg. 21. MacDonald (The Skye Collection), 1887; pg. 153.

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T:Mr. Marshall’s Favorite

M:C

L:1/8

R:Air

Q:90

S:MacDonald – The Skye Collection (1887)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:A

A,AA>B A/B/c/A/ E2|B,B B>c B>A F2|A,AA>B A>B A/B/c/d/|(e/f/g/)a/ (f/e/d/)c/ B2 A2:|

cee>f e>fec|BABc ~A>BAE|Fff>a (f/e/)d/c/ (d/c/)B/A/|(B/c/d/c/) (d/c/B/A/) B2A2|

cee>f e>fec|B>ABc ABAE|FAEA DAC>f|ec BA B2 A2||

 

MR. MARSHALL'S REEL. Scottish, Reel. D Major. Standard tuning. AABCD. Composed "by Mr. George Robertson, Albany Street, Edinburgh." The only tune in the 1845 Collection that Marshall did not write. Marshall, Fiddlecase Edition, 1978; 1845 Collection, pg. 25.

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T:Mr. Marshall’s Reel

M:C|

L:1/8

R:Reel

S:Marshall – 1845 Collection

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:D

D2 FA dAFD|E<EGE BEGE|D2 (F>A) eAFA|(f>g)fe d2D2:|

d<daf a>baf|A<AeA c>eAe|d<daf a>baf|(g/a/b) (e/f/g) f<d d>f|

d<daf a>ba>f|g<e g/f/e/d/ c<e e>g|(fd)AF (BG)Eg|A>g f/e/d/c/ d<D D2||

D<DFD d>DF>D|E<EGE B>EG>E|D<DFD d>DF>D|E>gf>e d<D D2|

D<DFD d>DF>D|E<EGE B>EG>E|D<DFD d>DF>D|E>bg>e d<D D2||

dafa dafa|Aece Aece|dafa dafa|(g/a/b) a>g f<d d>f|

dafa dafa|Aece Aece|afdA (fd)AF|(G/A/B) A>c dD D2||

 

MR. MARTIN'S COMPLIMENTS TO DR. KEITH MACDONALD. Scottish, Strathspey. F Major. Standard tuning. One part (MacDonald): AB (Cranford). Written for the compiler of the Skye Collection, Keith Norman MacDonald?  Composed by William Martin (1836‑1908), a native of East Lothian, who was schoolmaster at Inverkeithny in Banffshire for much of his life before retiring to Edinburgh in 1901.  Source for notated version: Winston Fitzgerald (1914-1987, Cape Breton) [Cranford]. Cranford (Winston Fitzgerald), 1997; No. 149, pg. 60. MacDonald (The Skye Collection), 1887; pg. 165.

X:1

T:Mr. Martin’s Compliments to Dr. Keith MacDonald

M:C

L:1/8

R:Strathspey

S:MacDonald – Skye Collection  (1887)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:F

A,<C FC D<B, B,>D|G,<C GC E<C C>G|F>c A.c c>d B>d|d>e c>e f>c A<F|

A,<C FC D<B, B,>D|G,<C GC EC CG|F>c A>c F>d B>d|c>f e/f/g/e/ f2 fa|

F<c a>f c>f A>c|B<G g>b e>g c>g|f<c a>f c>f A>c|B>g e>g c>g f>a|

f>c a>f c>f A>c|B<G g>b e>g c>g|(3Acf (3Bdf (3egb (3efa|(3bge (3afc f2 fa||

 

MR. MASSON, MANSE OF BOTRIPHNIE. Scottish, Strathspey. B Flat Major. Standard tuning. AB. Composed by William Marshall (1748-1833). Botriphnie is a parish in Aberdeenshire, formerly called Fumack Kirk, after the patron saint, Fumack. There was a St. Fumack’s Well at Botriphnie, near Keith, attended to by a crone who cared for the saint’s wooden image there (after the Reformation the Kirk punished local folks who worshiped natural springs). The small river of Isla runs through the middle of the parish. Mr. W. Masson was a minister, as a diary records there was a new minister in the parish around 1840 by that name. Masson contributed a short sketch of the area in 1841 to the The New Statistical Account of Scotland, vol. XIII. Paul Steward Cranford (2000) notes this tune was a favorite of influential Cape Breton fiddler Angus Chisholm. Cranford (Jerry Holland: The Second Collection), 2000; No. 58, pg. 24. Marshall, Fiddlecase Edition, 1978; 1845 Collection, pg. 22.

See also listings at:

Alan Snyder’s Cape Breton Fiddle Recording Index

Jane Keefer’s Folk Music Index: An Index to Recorded Sources

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T:Mr. Masson, Manse of Botripnie

M:C

L:1/8

R:Strathspey

S:Marshall – 1845 Collection

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:B_

B|B,<(B B)>c d>cBF|G<BF<B D>CB,D|C<(c c>)d e>dcB|GBcd ecdf|

d<B B>c d>c B<F|G<BF<B D>C B,<D|EGEC DFDB,|C>E~E>F G2G||

g|fBdf Bfdf|bBdf B>c dB|gceg cgeg|c>def g2 ga/b/|fBdf Bfdf|bBdf B>c dB|GBFB C>DE>F G2G||

 

MR. MAULE'S FROLICK. AKA – “The Honorable Mr. Maule’s Frolick.” AKA and see "The Trip to Dormont." Scottish, "Slowish" Jig. F Major ('A' and 'B' parts) & F Minor ('C' and 'D' parts). Standard tuning. AABCCDD. Composed by Scottish composer, musician, editor and music publisher Nathaniel Gow (1763-1831), son of the famous Niel Gow. William Ramsay, Maule (1771-1852), Lord Panmure of Brechin and Navar, Forfarshire, was a long and close friend of Nathaniel’s, whose tune honors him, or rather, it is a double-entendre that obliquely references Maule’s famous escapades. Maule was long-time MP for the county of Forfar, a supporter of the Whigs and a liberal. Douglas’s Peerage of Scotland says of him:

***

As a young man he was devoted to the turf, and many of his practical jokes at

race meetings were long recounted in Scotland. He had been one of the most

dissipated and extravagant, even of the Scottish gentry of his younger days,

and survived them, thanks to a constitution of extraordinary strength and a

fortune of vast resources. He preserved late into this century the habits and

passions scandalous and unconcealed which had, except in his case, passed

away with the last. He was devoted to his friends so long as they remained

complaisant, and violent and implacable to all who thwarted him. His uncontrollable

temper alienated him from nearly all his family in his latter years, yet he performed

many unostentatious acts of charity. In politics he was a liberal, and his views were

invariably humane; in private life he was an immovable despot.

***

Maule’s excesses were legendary. The following story (for which there is no substantiation) is ensconced in local lore. There were two valuable and old silver communion cups belonging to St. Rules Parish Church, Monifieth, that Maule desired to possess, dating from 1645. He approached the kirk minister, Mr. William Johnston (1787-1829) with a proposal to donate four new cups in their place if he should have the old ones. Mr. Johnston answered him, with fine courage, reportedly saying: “To give you these cups would be like allowing the vessels of the Lord’s House to grace Bashazzar’s Feast!” Unfortunately, his assistant and successor, Rev. John Bisset, was not so stalwart, and, when Maule approached him in 1816, the politician came away with the valuable ancient objects.  According to rumor, Maule wanted them to present to a ‘noble friend’ interested in church plate—the Duke of Sussex, sixth child of George III—although this cannot be substantiated in any way. The cups were subsequently lost. However, in the 20th century the cups separately re-surfaced and one was purchased and donated to the Monifieth kirk. The other stood for sale, and the church raised funds for its purchase, until a Mrs. MacDonald of London, a widow of Lord Panmure’s grandson, read about the loss and proposed retrieval of the cups. She felt moved to donate the funds for the purchase of the second cup, thus restoring the pair to their rightful place. [Rev. Gordon Quig, Monifieth Local History Society].

***

When Nathaniel was elderly and infirm, and in dire financial straits from the bankruptcy of his music publishing business, old friends and patrons were aroused to aide him.  One was Mr. Maule, who wrote to him:

***

Your letter has given me real uneasiness, but although Scotland forgot

itself in the case of Burns, I hope the present generation will not allow a

Gow to suffer for the want of those comforts in his old age, to which his

exertions for so many years for their amusement and instruction, so well

entitle him. My plan is this, that an annuity of £200, should be got by

subscription, and if the duke of Athol, lords Breadalbane, Kinnoul, and

Gray, would put their names at the top of the list, it would very soon be

filled up; this in addition to an annual ball at Edinburgh, which ought

to produce at least 200 pounds more, would still be but a moderate

recompense for the constant zeal, attention, and civility, which you

have shown in the service of the public of Scotland during a long

period of years. I, for one, shall do my part, because I never can forget the

many happy hours I have passed, enlivened by the addition of your

incomparable music.

***

Unfortunately the planned subscription never came about, but Mr. Maule continued to send Nathaniel a kind letter yearly along with a substantial sum. “Trip to Dormont” is the alternate title given by the Gows. Carlin (The Gow Collection), 1986; No. 358. Gow (Fourth Collection of Niel Gow’s Reels), 2nd ed., originally 1800; pg. 20.

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T:Honorable Mr. Maule’s Frolick, The

T:Trip to Dormont

M:6/8

L:1/8

N:”Slowish”

B:Gow – Fourth Collection of Niel Gow’s Reels (1800)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:F

(c/4d/4e/)|~f2c ~c2A|~A2F ~F2C|C2C (CF).E|(DG).F {F}E2 (c/4d/4e/)|~f2c ~c2A|

~A2F ~F2C|(DB)A {A}GFE|”tr”(E2 {D/E/}F2):||b|{a/b/}c’2c’ ~c’2b|{a/b/}c’2c’ ~c’2b|

~a>bc’ c’af|(eg).g “tr”g2b|{a/b}c’2c’ ~c’2b|a>bc’ c’af|(db).a {a}gfe|

e3 f2b|{a/b/}c’2c’ ~c’2b|{a/b/}c’2c’ ~c’2b|~a>bc’ c’af|(eg).g ~g2b|

a>bc’ {d’}c’ba|~b>c’c’ ~g>ab|{b}agf {a}gfe|f3 F2||

K:Fmin

F|(C<F).F “tr”F2G|{G}A2F {A}GFE|(C<F).F “tr”G2G|”tr”A>Bc c2c|(dB)d {d}cBA|

(GB).e (BG).E|(C.F.G .A.B.)c|(AF).F F2:||c|{g}f=ef (cf)a|{a}gfg e2g|{g}f=ef cfg|

(af)c fga|”tr”f=ef cfa|(eg).g efg|{f/g/}a>gf (=eg).b|(a<f).f f2c|{g}f=ef (cf)a|

{a}gfg e2g|{g}f=ef cf_e|d>cB cAF|~F>GA ~A>Bc|.B(=de) BGE|(cA).F (cA).F|=ECE [A,2F2]||

 

MR. Mc LAW'D. AKA and see "Miss McLeod's Reel."

 

MR. McLEOD’S.  AKA and see “Dennis Murphy’s (Reel) [1],” “Garrett Barry’s Reel.” Irish, Reel. G Major. Standard tuning. AA’BB’. Source for notated version: New Jersey flute player Mike Rafferty (born in Ballinakill, Co. Galway,1926), who had it from Micheal Raglaidh and/or Marcas O Murchú [Harker]. Harker (300 Tunes from Mike Rafferty), 2005; No. 139, pg. 42. Larraga MMR112000, Mike and Mary Rafferty – “The Road from Ballinakill” (2001).

See also listings at:

Jane Keefer’s Folk Music Index: An Index to Recorded Sources 

Alan Ng’s Irishtune.info

                       

MR. McPHADDEN’S FAVORITE.  AKA and see “Camstronnan’s Rant,” “Card and Spin,” “Jack in the West.”

           


MR. MENZIES OF CULDARE('S REEL). AKA and see "Braes of Glendochart/Glendochert," “Joe Tanzy’s,” “Paddy Murphy’s Wife [1],”  Pat Carney’s.” Scottish, Reel. D Mixolydian. Standard tuning. AB (Jones, Surenne): AAB (Gow): AABB' (Athole, Skye). The tune was first published by the Gows in the First Collection of 1784 (pg. 17), and composition claimed for Niel Gow (1727-1807) in the 2nd edition of the First Collection (1801). The melody had been originally published, however, by Alexander McGlashan under the title "Braes of Glendochart" in 1778. McGlashan was dead before Gow's claim of authorship emerged in 1801. Sometimes mistakenly called “Miss Menzies of Culdare” or “Mrs. Menzies of Culdare.” The name Menzies is pronounced ‘Ming-ess’ or ‘Minges’ in Scotland. They were a Jacobite family, having turned out in 1715, and, although at the next rising the scion of the family, “Old Culdares” (d. 1775),  was too old to fight, he sent Bonnie Prince Charlie (the ‘Young Pretender’) a fine white horse in 1745. It was also this gentleman who brought the first larch trees to Scotland from the Austrian Tyrol in 1737 and presented them to the Duke of Atholl. Two of the original saplings, now grown to great size, are located at Dunkeld Cathederal. Old Culdares proved an agriculturalist in other areas as well, for he introduced blackfaced sheep to his holdings with the aim of teaching native tenants how to manage club-stocks of southern sheep for themselves. Gow composed other tunes for the family: see also “Mrs. Menzies of Culdare(s)” and “Miss Menzies of Culdare(s) [1].” Carlin (The Gow Collection), 1986; No. 297. Gow (The First Collection of Niel Gow’s Reels), 1784 (revised 1801); pg. 15. Jones [Ed.] (Complete Tutor Violin), c. 1815; pg. 11. MacDonald (The Skye Collection), 1887; pg. 50. Stewart-Robertson (The Athole Collection), 1884; pg. 102. Surenne (Dance Music of Scotland), 1852; pg. 148. Rounder 7037, Father Angus Morris – “Traditional Fiddle Music of Cape Breton, vol. 1” (2002). WS 031703, Wendy MacIsaac – “Timeline” (2003).

See also listings at:

Alan Snyder’s Cape Breton Fiddle Recording Index

Jane Keefer’s Folk Music Index: An Index to Recorded Sources 

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T:Mr. Menzies of Culdares

M:C|

L:1/8

R:Reel

B:Stewart-Robertson – The Athole Collection (1884)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:D

A | FDAF BGAF | E=cGc E=CCA | FDAF BGAG | FdAd FDD :|

|: g | f/g/a da fdaf | e/=f/g =cg ecge |1 f/g/a da fdad | B/c/d Ad FDD :|2

afge fdec | dcdA FDD ||

 

MR. MICHIE. Scottish, March (4/4 time). F Major. Standard tuning. AABCCD. Composed by Angus Fitchet, born in Dundee in 1910 and a leading country dance band leader and fiddler during the mid‑20th century in Scotland. John D. Michie, according to Hunter (1979), was a fiddler until he lost the power of some fingers in World War I. Upon his return he became the owner of a music shop in Brechin and became and expert fiddle repairer. The tune is already ensconced in traditional repertoire. Hunter (Fiddle Music of Scotland), 1988; No. 351.

 

MR. MOORE('S). Scottish, Strathspey. C Minor. Standard tuning. AB. Composed by Duncan MacIntyre, an expatriate Scots dancing master in London who spent some years in India (probably as a Master of Ceremonies to the Governor‑General's Court) and who died about 1806. Glen (The Glen Collection of Scottish Dance Music), vol. 2, 1895; pg. 32. MacDonald (The Skye Collection), 1887; pg. 195.

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T:Mr. Moore

M:C

L:1/8

R:Strathspey

S:Glen Collection, vol. 2 (1895)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:Cmin

c|G<C C>D E>FGB|F>GF>E DB,B,c|G<C C>D E>FG>B|F>B, G/F/E/D/ ECCc|

G<C C>D E>FGB|F>GF>E DB,B,c|G>ce>c g>ce>c|d>B G/F/E/D/ ECC||

G|c>deg c<ceg|B<B d>c B/c/d/e/ f/g/=a/b/|c>deg cgeg|B>df>d eccG|

c>ge>g c>ge>g|B>bd>f B>dF>B|G>=Bc>d e>cg>e|d>B G/F/E/D/ ECC||

 

MR. MORAY OF ABERCARNEY/ABERCAIRNY. Scottish, Strathspey. G Minor. Standard tuning. AB (Surenne): AAB (Gow, Stewart-Robertson). Composed by Scots fiddler-composer Niel Gow (1727-1807), of Inver, Perthshire. It may be written for James Moray of Abercairny, upon whose death Gow wrote one of his most famous compostions, “Niel Gow’s Lamentation for James Moray Esq. of Abercarney.” Carlin (The Gow Collection), 1986; No. 164. Gow (The First Collection of Niel Gow’s Reels), 1784 (revised 1801); pg. 23. Stewart-Robertson (The Athole Collection), 1884; pg. 190. Surenne (Dance Music of Scotland), 1852; pgs. 146-147.

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T:Mr. Moray of Abercairny

M:C

L:1/8

R:Strathspey

B:Stewart-Robertson – The Athole Collection (1884)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:Gmin

D|G<G B>G d<GB<g|F>FA>F c<FA<f|G<G B>G d<GB<g|f>dc>A B<GG:|

d|g<bd<b c<aB<g|A>fc>f A<F F>A|g<bd<b c<aB<g|A>gd>g B<G G>d|

g<b d>b c<aB<g|A>fc>f A<F F>A|G<G B>G d<GB<g|~f>d c<A BGG||

 

MR. MORISON OF BOGNIE. Scottish, Jig. A Major. Standard tuning. AB. Composed by William Marshall (1748-1833). Marshall, Fiddlecase Edition, 1978; 1845 Collection, pg. 26.

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T:Mr. Morison of Bognie

M:6/8

L:1/8

R:Jig

S:Marshall – 1845 Collection

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:A

E|A2G A2G|ABc d2B|c2A ecA|F3 F2E|A2G A2G|ABc d2B|

c2e ef^d|e3 e2c|dfd B2d|cec A2c|d2c BcA|F3 F2E|A2G A2G|

ABc d2B|c2A EFG|A3 A2||f/g/|agf e>fg|agb a2e|a2e e>dc|

c3 B2g|agf efg|agb agf|ecA EFG|A3 A2g|a2e cde|f2d Bcd|

e2c A>Bc|F3 F2E|A2G A2G|ABc d2B|c>BA E>FG A3A2||

 

MR. MORTHLAND’S.  Scottish, Reel. G Minor. Standard tuning. AAB. Gow (Second Collection of Niel Gow’s Reels), 1788, 3rd edition; pg. 31.

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T:Mr. Morthland’s

M:C

L:1/8

R:Reel

B:Gow – 2nd Collection of Niel Gow’s Reels, 3rd. ed., pg. 31  (originally pub. 1788)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:Gmin

G3A .B(cd).B|{B}A3f A<Fc>A|G2 “tr”GA Bcdg|fdcA G/G/G G2:||

gdga g(b”tr”ag)|fcfg fa”tr”gf|gdga g(b”tr”ag)|fd”tr”c>A G/G/G G2|

gdga .g(b”tr”ag)|fgag fdcf|dfga “tr”(gfg).a|fd”tr”c>A G/G/G G2||

 

MR. MORTHLAND’S FAVORITE.  Scottish, Strathspey. A Minor. Standard tuning. AAB. “Very Old” notes Gow in his 1788 2nd Collection. Gow (Second Collection of Niel Gow’s Reels), 1788, 3rd edition; pg. 8.

X:1

T:Mr. Morthland’s Favorite

M:C

L:1/8

R:Strathspey

B:Gow – 2nd Collection of Niel Gow’s Reels, 3rd. ed., pg. 8  (originally pub. 1788)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:Amin

A/>G/|(EA).A.A “tr”A>GAe|{e}d2 “tr”d>c cG G2|(EA).A.A “tr”A>GAe|e>cd>e c<AA:||

B|Aa “tr”a2 {^g/a/}Aa “tr”a2|Bg “tr”g2 {^f/g/}Gg “tr”g2|Aa “tr”a2 {^g/a/}Aa “tr”a2|ge ed/B/ “tr”BAAg|

(3aba (3gag (3ege “tr”c>d|eg/e/ de/d/ c<G “tr”G2|c>Acd “tr”e>dea|”tr”g>ed>e c<A A2||

 

MR. MUIR MACKENZIE'S FAVORITE. Scottish, Slow Strathspey. D Major. Standard tuning. AAB. Composed by Charles Sharpe (1750-1813), for more on whom see note for “Mr. Sharpe’s Delight.”  Muir Mackenzie was a Baronetcy of Delvine, in County Perth, near Niel Gow’s home in Dunkeld. The tune was probably composed in honor of Alexander Muir-Mackenzie (1764-1835), for whom the baronetcy was created in November, 1805. Born Alexander Muir of the Muirs of Cassencarie, he assumed the additional surname Mackenzie when he succeeded to the estates of his great-uncle, John Mackenzie of Delvine. Alexander married in September, 1787, Jane, the eldest daughter of Sir Robert Murry, 6th Bart. of Clermont, co. Fife. The couple had one son and five daughters. Muir Mackenzie, as a landed Perthshire gentleman, took part in local political affairs. One incident involving him was recorded in James Maidment’s The Court Session Garland (1839). A petition had been prepared for the review of the Lords of Treasury, and the committee that Muir Mackenzie sat on debated over its length:

***

“Now,” says the learned gentleman,” if it takes so much time in reading, the Lords of the Treasury

will toss it aside, and pay no attention to it.” Upon this, the late Sir Alexander Muir Mackenzie

remarked, that he would himself read it to the gentlemen assembled, explicitly and distinctly, in

five minutes. The worthy baronet, be it observed, had a protrusion of his lower lip, which made

it more than twice the ordinary size; and it had something of the appearance of a pair of underlips.

Hagart angrily replied, “I am ready to join issue with the leaned gentleman, [Sir Alexander was an

advocate,] as to the fact, and I wish, therefore, that any one present would take the trouble of

reading the petition aloud, excepting always the learned gentleman himself, as, from his having

double lips, he is able, no doubt, to read it twice as quickly as any one else.” This piece of imper-

tinence, which is given as characteristic of the man, may perhaps be attributable to party spleen,

as Hagart was a radical whig, or liberal, and Sir Alexander, a keen tory or conservative.

***

The family seat was Delvine House. A Roman Station, the most northerly of all Roman camps, was once located quite near the manor and was excavated in 1901. See also other tunes for the Muir Mackenzie family (“Miss Muir MacKenzies” “Lady Muir MacKenzie’s Favorite,” “Mrs. Muir MacKenzies”). Carlin (The Gow Collection), 1986; No. 165. Gow (Third Collection of Niel Gow’s Reels), 1792; pg. 3 (3rd ed.).

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T:Mr. Muir MacKenzie’s Favorite

M:C

L:1/8

R:Strathspey

N:”Slow”

B:Gow – 3rd Collection of Niel Gow’s Reels, 3rd ed., pg. 3  (orig. 1792)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:D

f|{c}d2 “tr”A>G {G}FD DE/F/|”tr”G>FED CA,”tr”Bc|”tr”d>e {e}d{c}B AFGB|A<F”tr”E>G FDD:||

f/g/|”tr”a>bag “tr”fefd|”tr”g>fed {d}cBcA|”tr”a>bag “tr”fefd|”tr”g>ea>f d2 “tr”df/g/|

”tr”a>bag fdef|gfed cABc|”tr”d>e {g}f{e}d “tr”e>f {a}g{f}e|(f>a) “tr”c>e d2||

 

MR. MURDOCH. Scottish, Reel. E Major. Standard tuning. AABB'. Composed by Alexander Walker in honor of Mr. Murdoch of Wellhead, Fochabers. Walker (A Collection of Strathspeys, Reels, Marches, &c.), 1866; No. 122, pg. 42.

 

MR. MURRAY (OF PITTENDREICH). Scottish, Strathspey. A Major. Standard tuning. AAB (Skye): AABB (Perlman). The most celebrated composition by William Martin (1836‑1908), a native of East Lothian who was schoolmaster at Inverkeithny in Banffshire before retiring to Edinburgh in 1901. Perlman (1996) notes that his source, Elmer Robinson, followed the traditional Prince Edward Island musical custom of playing the “high turn” first. Source for notated version: Elmer Robinson (b. c. 1910, Mount Pleasant, West Prince County, Prince Edward Island; now resident of Woodstock) [Perlman]. MacDonald (The Skye Collection), 1887; pg. 29. Perlman (The Fiddle Music of Prince Edward Island), 1996; pg. 196.

X:1

T:Mr. Murray

M:C

L:1/8

R:Strathspey

S:MacDonald – Skye Collection (1887)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:A

c|E<A, C>F E>e d/c/B/A/|F>DA>F E>d c<e|E<A, C>E E>e d/c/B/A/|F>AE>G A2A:|

e|a>a g/a/b/g/ ae ce|fAgA aece|a<a g/a/b/g/ ae ce|f>d (3agf e2 eg|a>a g/a/b/g/ ae ce|

fA gA aece|(3agf (3edc (3fed (3cBA|F>A E>G A2A||

 

MR. MURRAY OF SIMPRIM’S FAVORITE. Scottish, Scotch Measure. F Major. Standard tuning. AABB. The melody appears in the 4th collection of Malcolm MacDonald of Dunkeld, dedicated to the Countess of Breadalbane. MacDonald (A Fourth Collection of Strathspey Reels), 1797; pg. 4.

X:1

T:Mr. Murray of Simprim’s Favorite

M:C

L:1/8

R:Scotch Measure

S:MacDonald – 4th Collection of Strathspey Reels (1797)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:F

fc | A2F2F2GA | c2G2G2cB | A2F2F2ag | f4 c2fg | f4 c2 fg | agfd fdcA |

{B/c/}d2G2G2cB | A2 GF a2 ga | f4c2 :: de | fedc defg | a2g2g2de |

fedc defc | A4f3g | agfd fdcA | {B/c/}d2G2G2cB | A2GF a2 ga | f4c2 :|

 

MR. NAIRNE'S STRATHSPEY. AKA and see "Gloomy Winter('s Now Awa)," "Lord Balgo(w)nie's Favorite," "Reverend Mr. Patrick Macdonald of Kilmore."


 

MR. NISBET OF DIRLETON’S FAVORITE.  Scottish, Slow Air (whole time). A Minor. Standard tuning. AABB. Composed by William Hamilton Nisbet (1747-1822), an East Lothian laird who lived at Dirleton Castle, and “a gentleman distinguished for his classic taste and other acquirements. He was a very good amateur musician and a member of the Edinburgh Musical Society for much of his life. In 1779 he was elected a member of parliament representing East Lothian. Nisbet and his wife travelled abroad at least twice (as far as Constantinople in 1801-1802) and collected art, including Old Masters in Italy. The male line ended with him, and his estate devolved to his daughter, Mrs. Hamilton Nisbet Ferguson of Raith (1777-1855), previously the Countess of Elgin. See the notes for “Tail Tod(d)le” and “Sow’s Tail (for Geordie)” for more on Nisbet. Period tunes were also composed for Nisbet’s daughter—see “Miss Nisbet of Dirleton” and “Miss Nisbet of Dirleton’s Minuet.” Gow (Sixth Collection of Strathspey Reels), 1822; pg. 6.

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T:Mr. Nisbet of Dirleton’s Favorite

M:C

L:1/8

R:Air

N:”Slow and Pathetic”

C:”Composed by himself”

B:Gow – Sixth Collection of Strathspey Reels (1822)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:Amin

E2|A2 cA {^G}e3d|(dB) (A^G) A3 B|cB/c/ (dc) (BA) (GF)|(F3 G/)F/ E2G2|c3 (d/e/) (dB) (AG)|

(d>e/2f/4) ed e3G|(Ac) (Bd) cG B/A/G/F/|E2 “tr”D>C C2::e2|a3 g (gf)(ed)|(fe) (d^c) d3 e/f/|g3 c’ (ge)(dc)|

edcB c3d|(ec)Ae (fd)cB|.e(cBA) (A>B/2A/4) ^GE|A2 (c/B/)(A/B/) c3A|d2 (f/e/)(d/e/) f3d|ea (g/f/)(e/d/) c2”tr”B2|A6:||

 

MR. NORTHLAND'S FAVORITE STRATHSPEY. Scottish, Strathspey. A Minor. Standard tuning. AABB. Carlin (Master Collection), 1984; No. 141, pg. 86.

 

MR. O'CONNOR. Irish, Planxty (3/4 time, 'A' and 'B' parts, 6/8 time 'C' and 'D' parts). G Minor (O’Sullivan): E Minor (S. Johnson). Standard tuning. ABCD. A composition of blind Irish harper Turlough O'Carolan (1670-1738), first appearing in John and William Neal’s collection of c. 1721. The “unusually long” tune is sometimes played in the key of E Minor, and has an attached jig. Donal O’Sullivan, the leading authority on Carolan, could not identify the O’Connor of the title, but believes it was probably composed for some important patron. Complete Collection of Carolan's Irish Tunes, 1984; No. 113, pg. 82‑83. S. Johnson (The Kitchen Musician No. 3: Carolan), 1983 (revised 1991, 2001); pg.13. O’Sullivan (Carolan: The Life, Times and Music of a Irish Harper), 1958; No. 113. Gael-Linn, De Danann - “The Mist Covered Mountain” (1977). Hemisphere 7243 8 31216 25, De Danann - “Celtic Graces” (1994).

X:1

T:Mr. O'Connor

M:3/4

L:1/8

C:Turlough Carolan

K:Gm

d2 G2 A2|BcBA G2|g2 G2 A2|BABc d2|

de c2 d2|dcBA d2|dcBA G2|F2 ~A2 GF|

G2 B2 g2|gfga b2|BdBd G2|d'2 d'c' b2|

AcAc F2|c'2 {c'}b2 a2|abag a2|{g}f4 d2|

G2 B2 A2|G2 c2 B2|A2 d2 c2|B2 e2 d2|

dcBA d2|cBAG A2|D2 G2 ^F2|G6||

DFGA B2|d2 c2 B2|A2 B2 G2|F2 d2 D2|

gfga b2|a2 f2 c'2|d'2 d'c' b2|a4 gf|

gagf g2|B2 A2 G2|fgfd f2|BcBc A2|

dedc d2|G2 B2 c2|G2 c2 BA|B4 c2|

d2 BdBd|f2 f2 f2|g2 dg dg|a2 a2 a2|

babc' d'2|c'bab c'2|bf d2 ^f2|g6||

T:Mr. O'Connor (jig part)

C:Turlough Carolan

B:Carolan, by Donal O'Sullivan

M:6/8

L:1/8

N:marked "Vivace ma non troppo" (lively, but not too much)

Q:100

K:Gm

GBd dBG|A/G/A/B/c BFD|E/D/E/F/G FB,F|G3 A3|

B/c/de dBd|cAc fAF|B>cB AFD|G3 G3||

Bdg Acf|GBd cAF|G2 G FDF|FDF B2 c|

dB/c/d cA/B/c|dB/c/d ec/d/e|{e}d2 c {d}cB/A/d|

{c}BA/G/c ~A2 G/F/|GAB ABF|GAB AcG|

DCD B,BA|G3 G3||

"edited second part"

Bdg Acf|GBd cAF|G2 G FDF|FDF B2 c|

dB/c/d cA/B/c|dB/c/d ec/d/e|edc d/c/B/A/d|

c/B/A/G/c ~A2 G/F/|GAB ABF|GAB AcG|

DCD B,BA|G3 G3||

T:Charles O'Conor

C:Turlough Carolan

M:6/8

L:1/8

N:marked "Allegretto"; originally in key of C

K:D

d2 A d2 A|BAG FAA|B/c/dd ecA|daa a2 g|

fd/e/f BdB|e/d/c/c/e AcA|dcB AFA|d3 d3||

|:A2 D F/G/AF|BG/A/B AF/G/A|D2 A F/G/AD|GEe ~c2 A|

f2 f faf|faf fdB|c/d/ee eae|eae ecA|

dcB AFE|FAA f2 e|dcB AFA|d3 d3||

 

MR. OSWALD OF AUCHINCRUIVE. Scottish, Strathspey. G Major. Standard tuning. AAB. Composed by Robert 'Red Rob' Mackintosh. During the 18th century the Ayrshire estate of Auchincruive was held by Richard Oswald, a London merchant and negotiator with the Americans at the close of the War for Independence. His trading empire included a majority interest in a slaving factory on Bance Island in the mouth of the River Sierra Leone. Upon his death in 1784 the estate passed to his son, Richard Alexander Oswald (1771-1822), who had been a government contractor during the same conflict. His wife, Lucy (Louisa) Oswald, whom he married in 1793, was a celebrated beauty. They had a son and daughter. Tragically, she died of tuberculosis in 1797 in Portugal. He later remarried, with no issue from the second union. See also note for “Miss Johnston of Hilton’s Fancy” for more. Source for notated version: Douglas Lawrence (Scotland) [Hunter]. Hunter (Fiddle Music of Scotland), 1988; No. 83. Inver225, Pete Clark – “Macintosh at Murthly.”

 

MR. OSWALD'S BASS MINUET. Scottish, Minuet (3/4 time). G Minor. Standard tuning. AABBCCD. The melody was printed by James Oswald in his A Curious Collection of Scots Tunes (1739). Neil (The Scots Fiddle), 1991; No. 7, pg. 9.

 

MR. PETER MACGRIGOR. Scottish, Strathspey. F Major. Standard tuning. AB. Composed by Alexander Walker. Walker (A Collection of Strathspeys, Reels, Marches, &c.), 1866; No. 151, pg. 51.

 

MR. PITTS MINUET. English, Minuet (3/4 time). D Major. Standard tuning. AABB. The tune is perhaps named for the English Prime Minister, William Pitt, first Earl of Chatham. Pitt was a sympathizer with American colonists during the Revolutionary War. The melody appears in the Gillespie Manuscript of Perth (1768), but was earlier published in the 1750’s minuet collection published by David Rutherford. Source for notated version: the manuscript collection of Captain George Bush (1753?-1797), a fiddler and officer in the Continental Army during the American Revolution [Keller]. Keller (Fiddle Tunes from the American Revolution), 1992; pg. 12.

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T:Mr. Pitt’s Minuet

M:3/4

L:1/8

S:David Rutherford minuet collection

K:D

(3agf edcd | D2 DDDD | DFAFdA | [d2f2] DDDD | [c2e2] [A,A][A,A][A,A][A,A] |

GA G2F2 | F2 E4 :: (3edc BA^GA | B3 c/d/ c2 | (3edc BA^GA | d3 e/f/ e2 |

(3a^gf eeee | eff^gga | (3fed c2 B2 | A6 | (3agf edcd | D2 DDDD | DFAFdA |

{A}G4 F2 | (3EFG GGGG | (3FGA AAAA | (3BAG F2E2 | D6 :|

 

MR. PRESTON' HORNPIPE [1]. English, Old Hornpipe (3/2 time). A Dorian. An excerpt from this Lancashire hornpipe appears in John Offord's article "Lancashire and Cheshire Hornpipes" (English Dance and Song, Summer 1990, 52{2}).

 

MR. R. CATO. Canadian, Hornpipe. Canada, Cape Breton. B Flat Major. Standard tuning. AA’BB’. Source for notated version: Winston Fitzgerald (Cape Breton) [Cranford]. Cranford (Winston Fitzgerald), 1997; No. 25, pg. 9. Breton Books and Records BOC 1HO, Winston “Scotty” Fitzgerald - “Classic Cuts” (reissue of Celtic Records CX 44).

 

MR. RAMSAY MAULE. See “Honorable Mr. Ramsay Maule(‘s Strathspey).”

 

MR. RAMSAY MAULE'S FAVORITE. Scottish, Slow Jig (6/8 time). E Minor. Standard tuning. AAB. Composed by Nathaniel Gow. See note for "Mr. Maule’s Frolick.” Carlin (Gow Collection), 1986; No. 167.

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T:Mr. Ramsay Maule’s Favorite

M:6/8

L:1/8

R:Jig

N:”Slow”

C:Nathaniel Gow (1763-1831)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:G

F | “tr”G>AB E2E | (E<B,)E “tr”E2F | “tr”G>AB (cA).F | (BG).E (AF).D |

“tr”G>AB E2E | E<B,E E>FG/A/ | Beg (fb)^d | “tr”e3E2 :: f | “tr”g>ab e2e |

“tr”g2f eBe | e>fg/a/ bge | bge afd | “tr”g>ab e2e | “tr”g2f eBA | “tr”G>FE B2”tr”^d |

e2E E2f | “tr”g>ab e2e | ({f}g2).f (eB).G | (EG).B (GB).e | (eB).G AFD |

“tr”G>AB E2”tr”E | cAG (FA).c | “tr”B>AG AGF | GEE E2 ||

 


MR. REIDHEAD('S REEL). Scottish, Reel. John Glen (1891) finds the earliest appearance of this tune in print in Neil Stewart's 1761 collection (pg. 1), though it also appears in the Gillespie Manuscript of Perth (1768).

 

MR. REINAGLE’S FAVORITE.  Scottish, Strathspey. C Minor. Standard tuning. AABB’. Composed by Nathaniel Gow (1763-1831), in honor of fellow composer and contemporary Joseph Reinagle (1762-1836), who himself contributed a few tunes to the Gow collections. The tune takes advantage of the dotted strathspey rhythm and triplets to slip into a 12/8 time second part (which can be seen simply as an extension of the triplets of the first part). Joseph was the English-born son of an Austrian trumpet player who lived in Portsmouth, and first gained prowess on horns. He gave them up French Horn and trumpet, according to Groves Dictionary of Music and Musicians, due to his brother’s skill on them, but, later returned to them after the death of his sibling. He transferred his skill to the violin and cello, and gained great fame as a teacher and performer on those instruments. It was Reinagle who taught Nathaniel Gow the cello, and he became leader of St. Cecelia’s Hall, Edinburgh. the theatre band. After a two-year stay in Dublin, Reinagle moved to London and became a prominent cellist with orchestras there, and even a principal player for the Haydn and Salomon concerts. See “Colonel Hamilton’s Delight” for one of his tunes. Gow (Sixth Collection of Strathspey Reels), 1822; pg. 2.

X:1

T:Mr. Rienagle’s Favorite

M:C

L:1/8

R:Strathspey

C:Nathaniel Gow (1763-1831)

B:Gow – Sixth Collection of Strathspey Reels (1822)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:Cmin

G|:~c>d (3ecA (3GEC G,2|(B,F)(DB) (Fd)(Bf)|g>d (3ecA (3GEC G,2|(CG)(EA) (Ge)(cg):||

M:12/8

L:1/8

(eg)e c2g c’ge cde|{e}dcd Bdf bfd Bcd|ege c2g c’ge cde|dg^f g=Bd “tr”c3 {Bc}C2g|

(eg)e c2g c’ge cde|{e}dcd Bdf bfd Bcd|.e(ge) .d(gd) .c(gc) .=B(gB)|cGA (GF)D C3 C2||

 

MR. RILEY. Irish, Double Jig. D Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Kerr (Merry Melodies), vol. 4; No. 198, pg. 22.

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T:Mr. Riley

M:6/8

L:1/8

R:Jig

S:Kerr – Merry Melodies, vol. 4, No. 198 (c. 1880’s)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:D

DED F2A | d2f e2g | fdf ecA | dfd ecA | DED F2A | d2f e2g |

faf gec | (d3 d2)A :: d2e fed | g2g g2f | e2f gfe |

a2a a2g | fdf ecA | dfd ecA | faf gec | (d3 d2)A:|

 

MR. ROBERT CHAMBERS. Scottish, Reel. G Major. Standard tuning. AABB’. Composed by William Marshall (1748-1833). Marshall, Fiddlecase Edition, 1978; 1845 Collection, pg. 22.

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T:Mr. Robert Chambers

M:C

L:1/8

R:Reel

S:Marshall – 1845 Collection

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:G

b|dBGc (Bc/d/) BG|Ggfg aAAg|dBGc (Bc/d/) BG|Agfa g2g:|

a|bggb affa|gedB eAAg|1 bggb affd|egfa g2g:|2 GBAc Bdce|

dgfa g2g||

 

MR. ROBERT KENNEDY. Scottish, Reel. F Major. Standard tuning. AABB. John Glen (1891) finds the earliest appearance of this tune in print in Robert Bremner's 1757 collection. Bremner (Scots Reels), 1757; pg. 5.

X:1

T:Mr. Robert Kenedys Reel (sic)

M:C|

L:1/8

R:Reel

S:Bremner – Scots Reels (1757)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:F

A | (F/G/A/B/ c)F dFcF | fdcA BGGA | (F/G/A/B/ c)F dFcF | BG (A/B/c/B/ A)F F :|

|: (F/G/A/B/ c)f dfcf | BfAf gGGA | (F/G/A/B/ c)f dfcA | BGcB AF F :|

 

MR. ROBERTSON OF LADYKIRK. Scottish, Slow Strathspey. C Major. Standard tuning. AAB. Composed by Nathaniel Gow (1763-1831). Ladykirk is in Berwickshire near the River Tweed. Robertson was a gentleman farmer and breeder of cattle and other livestock. See also the strathspey composed for his wife by Nathaniel’s brother John (“Mrs. Robertson of Ladykirk’s Favorite”). Carlin (The Gow Collection), 1986; No. 168. Gow (Third Collection of Niel Gow’s Reels), 3rd ed., 1792; pg. 28.

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T:Mr. Robertson of Ladykirk’s Strathspey

M:C

L:1/8

N:”Slow”

R:Strathspey

B:Gow – Third Collection of Niel Gow’s Reels, 3rd ed., pg. 28 (1792)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:C

G/F/|EGGA/B/ CE [B,D>]F|(E>G)(.G.G) “tr”c>d {c/d/}e2|(A/B/c/).B/ (d/c/B/).A/ (G/<E/)c/>E {E}[B,D>]F|EG (c/d/)e/f/ e>”tr”dc:||

g/f/|eg (a/g/)f/e/ af”tr”d>f|e>g (g/f/e/)d/ {d}c/B/c/d/ ({c/d/}e2)|AB/>c/ A/G/F/E/ cE[B,D>]F|EG (c/d/e/)f/ e”tr”dcg/f/|

e>g (a/g/f/)e/ af dg/f/|(e/g/)f/e/ (g/f/)e/d/ {d}(c/>B/)c/d/ ({c/d/}e2)|.A/(c/B/c/) .G/(c/B/c/) A/G/F/E/ E/D/ G/F/|(E/G/)(A/B/) c/d/e/f/ ec”tr”c||

 

MR. ROBERTSON OF LADYKIRK'S DELIGHT. AKA and see "Rattling, Roaring Willie."

 

MR. ROBERTSON OF LUDE(S). Scottish, Strathspey. D Major. Standard tuning. AB (Surenne): AABBCC' (Athole): AABBCCDD'(Skye): AABBCCD (Gow). Composed by Niel Gow (1727-1807), who directed it be played “slowish”. The estate of Lude is in Perthshire, and the Robertsons of Lude are a landed family from ancient times. They were music lovers as well, and preserved two famous harps, handed down from generation to generation. The first is the Caledonina Harp, Lamont Harp or Lude Harp, usually dated to the 15th century, supposedly brought into the family from the West Highlands by Lilias Lamont when she married Charles Robertson. The second is the Queen Mary harp, also dating to the 15th century. It was presented to Beatrix Gardyn by Queen Mary in the 16th century, and came into the Robertson family again by marriage. The last person to play the harp was John Robertson of Lude (d. 1729), whose repertory was preserved by the family and published by John Bowie in 1789. His son James (d. 1803) may be the subject of Gow’s melody. Carlin (The Gow Collection), 1986; No. 169. Gow (The First Collection of Niel Gow’s Reels), 1784 (revised 1801); pg. 28. MacDonald (The Skye Collection), 1887; pg. 43. Stewart-Robertson (The Athole Collection), 1884; pg. 120. Surenne (Dance Music of Scotland), 1852; pgs. 152-153.

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T:Mr. Robertson of Lude

M:C

L:1/8

R:Strathspey

B:Stewart-Robertston – The Athole Collection (1884)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:D

B | A<D B/A/G/F/ A<D d>B | A<D B/A/G/F/ E2 E>B | A<D B/A/G/F/ A<D f>e | d<B A>F D2D:|

|:g | f<ad<f e<cd<B | A<Fd<F E2 E<g | f<ad<f e>cd>B | A<Fd<F D2D :|

|: F | A,>D G/F/E/D/ A>D G/F/E/D/ | A>d B/A/G/F/ E2 E>F |

A,>D G/F/E/D/ A>D G/F/E/D/ | A<Fd<F D2 D :||: g | f<dA<D e>c A<F | G<BA<F E2E<g |1

f<dA<d e<cA<F | G<BA<F D2D :|2 f>de>c d<B A>F | A<Fd<F D2D ||

 

MR. ROBERTSON’S REEL. Scottish, Reel. B Flat Major. Standard tuning. AABB. McGlashan (A Collection of Reels), c. 1786; pg. 30.

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R:Reel

S:McGlashan – Reels   (c. 1786)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion 

K:Bb

F|B2 bg fdc>B|AfcF dFcF|B2 bg fdc>B|FBAc dBB:|

|:c|BGFE DEFD|ECCB cGGA|BGF>E DEFD|B,BAc dB B:|

 

MR. RONALD CRAWFORD. AKA – “Mr. Ronald Crawford’s Strathspey.” Scottish, Slow Strathspey (2/4 time) or Lament. F Minor. Standard tuning. AABBCC’DD. Composed by Nathaniel Gow, to be played “very slow, with expression.”  Gow (The Beauties of Niel Gow). Gow (Third Collection of Niel Gow’s Reels), 1792; pgs. 24-25 (3rd ed.).

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T:Mr. Ronald Crawford’s

M:2/4

L:1/8

R:Strathspey

N:”Very Slow with Expression”

C:Nathaniel Gow

B:Gow – 3rd Collection of Niel Gow’s Reels, 3rd ed., pg. 24 (orig. 1792)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:Fmin

G|{F/G/}”tr”A>G {=E}F>G|”tr”A>B {A/B/}c2|[.G,.E][.G,.E] [.B,.G][.B,.G]|[B,E][G,E] [B,2G2]|{F/G/}A>G {=E}F>G|

“tr”A>B {A/B/}c>B|[CA][CA] [CG][CG]|[A,F][A,F] [A,F]:||:c|”tr”f>gaf|c”tr”c f2|”tr”g>abg|ee g2|”tr”f>g {b}ag/f/|

c=efg|{g}a>f {f}g>=e|”tr”f2 {=e/f/}Fc|”tr”(f/=e/f/)g/ af|c”tr”c f2|”tr”(g/f/g/)a/ bg|e”tr”e g2|~a/g/a/b/ (g/b/)a/g/|

(a/f/)(g/=e/) f2|[CA][CA] [CG][CG]|[A,F][A,F] (F/G/)A/B/:||:~c2 “tr”A>G|F>GAc|(Be) (GB)|.E/.F/.G/.A/ .B/.c/.=d/.e/|

{=B}c2 A>G|(Fc) fg|{f/g/}a>f {f}g>=e|1 “tr”f2 {=e/f/}F/G/A/B/:|2 “tr”f2 {=e/f/}F||:(a/g/)|fccc|”tr”f>g {b}ag/f/|

geee|”tr”g>a {c’}ba/g/|fc cc|({=e/g/}f>)=e fg|{f/g/}a>f {f}g>=e|”tr”f2 {=e/f/}Fa/g/|fc cc|

f/4g/4f/4.=e/4 f/g/ {b}ag/f/|geee|(g/4a/4g/4).f/4 g/a/ {c’}ba/g/|{g}a>f {f}g>=e|fc f2|[CA][CA] [CG][CG]|[A,F][A,F][A,F]:||

              

MR. RONALD CRAWFORD OF FRESKIEHALL’S STRATHSPEY. Scottish, Strathspey. A Major. Published by Joshua Campbell, vol. 1, c. 1786.

 

MR. SHARP. Scottish. John Glen (1891) finds the earliest appearance of the tune in print in Joshua Campbell's 1778 collection (pg. 67).

 

MR. SHARPE'S DELIGHT. AKA – “Mr. Sharpe of Hoddom’s Delight.” Scottish, Jig. D Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Composed by Charles Sharpe (1750-1813). Sharpe was the son of William Kirkpatrick of Ailsland, a younger brother of Sir Thomas Kirkpatrick, 3rd Baronet of Closeburn. On inheriting Hoddom Castle, Dumfriesshire, in the Borders, Charles changed his name to Sharpe, the name of his uncle’s line, from whom he inherited the estate. He set to work on the castle, repairing and improving it, and adding several rooms. Sharpe had a reputation as an excellent violinist, and also composed music and verse. He was a friend and correspondent of Robert Burns. Robert Chambers, in his edited edition of The Life and Works of Robert Burns (1857), has this to say of Sharpe:

***

…his son, Mr. Charles Kirkpatrick Sharpe, printed a few years ago an air to the song “The Ewe-

milking’s Bonnie, which the Laird of Hoddam was believed to have produced upon the stock and

horn when only eight years of age; and it certainly is a pleasing example of melody of the Scottish

character, and perfectly original. Burns, having heard an air of Mr. Sharpe’s composition, adopted

the whimsical idea of addressing him under a fictitious signature, in the character of a vagrant fiddler:--

***

To Charles Sharpe, Esq., of Hoddam

Enclosing a ballad.

It is true, sir, you are a gentleman of rank and fortune, and I am a poor devil—you are a feather in the

cap of Society, and I am a very hobnail in his shoes; yet I have the honour to belong to the same family

with you, and on that score I now address you. You will perhaps suspect that I am going to claim affinity

with the ancient and honourable house of Kirkpatrick. No, no, sir: I cannot indeed be properly said to

belong to any house, or even any province or kingdom; as my mother, who for many years was spouse

to a marching-regiment, gave me into this bad world, aboard the packet-boat, somewhere between

Donaghadee and Portpatrick. By our common family, I mean, sir, the family of the Muses. I am a fiddler

and a poet: and you, I am told, play an exquisite violin, and have a standard taste in the belles-lettres. The

other day, a brother-catgut gave me a charming Scots air of your composition. If I was pleased with the

tune, I was in raptures with the title you have given it; and, taking up the idea, I have spun it into the three

stanzas enclosed. Will you allow me, sir, to present you them, as the dearest offering that a misbegotten

son of Poverty and Rhyme has to give! I have a longing to take you by the hand, and unburden my heart

by saying: ‘Sir, I honour you as a man who supports the dignity of human nature, amid an age when

frivolity and avarice have, between them, debased us below the brutes that perish! But, alas! Sir, to me

you are unapproachable. It is true the Muses baptised me in Castalian streams; but the thoughtless gipsies

forgot to give me a name. As the sex have served many a good fellow, the Nine have given me a great

deal of pleasure; but, bewitching jades! They have beggared me. Would they but spare me a little of their

cast-linen! Were it only to put it in my power to say that I have a shirt on my back! But the idle wenches,

like Solomon’s lilies, ‘they toil not, neither do they spin;’ so I must e’en continue to tic my remnant of a

cravat, like the hangman’s rope, round my naked throat, and coax my galligaskins to keep together their

many-coloured fragments. As to the affair of the shoes, I have given that up. My pilgrimages in my ballad-

trade from town to town, and on your stony-hearted turnpikes too, are what not even the hide of Job’s

behemoth could bear. The coat on my back is no more: I shall not speak evil of the dead. I would be equally

unhandsome and ungrateful to find fault with my old surtout, which so kindly supplies and conceals the

want of that coat.

***

See also “The Monaghan {Jig}”, a fourth part of which is attributed to Sharpe by Nathaniel Gow in his Fifth Collection (1809). Carlin (The Gow Collection), 1986; No. 359 (with 2 variations). Gow (The First Collection of Niel Gow’s Reels), 1784 (revised 1801); pg. 22 (appears as “Mr.Sharpe of Hoddam’s Delight”).

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T:Mr. Sharpe of Hoddom’s Delight

M:6/8

L:1/8

R:Jig

N:”Slowish”

S:Gow – First Collection of Strathspey Reels (1784)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:D

F/G/|A3 (B/c/d).B|{B}A2G FGA|”tr”B>cd {B}AGF|GEE E2F/G/|

A3 (B/c/d).B|{B}A2G FGA|(B/c/d).B (c/d/e).c|dDD D2:|

|:f/e/|~(dcd) def|ecA ABc|~d>cB AGF|GEE E2f/g/|agf bgf|

(ef).d {d}cBA|(B/c/d).B (c/d/e).c|dDD D2::F/G/|”tr”(B/A/)(G/F/)(E/D/) “tr”(B/A/B/c/)d/B/|

(A/B/)(A/B/)(G/A/) FGA|(d/c/)(f/e/)(d/c/) (B/A/)(G/F/)(E/D/)|(G/B/)(G/B/)F/A/ [C2E2]”tr”F/G/|

(B/A/)(G/F/)(E/D/) “tr”(B/A/B/c/)d/B/|(A/B/)(A/B/)(G/A/) FGA|(B/A/(B/c/)(d/B/) “tr”(c/B/c/d/e/).c/|

d/B/A/(G/F/E/ D2)::A/4B/4c/2)|dAA (d/f/)(e/d/)(c/B/)|(c/d/)(e/c/(d/B/) (A/c/)B/d/c/e/|(d/c/).f/.e/(d/c/) (B/A/).G/.F/(E/D/)|

(G/B/)(G/B/)A/F/ [C2E2] “tr”f/>g/|(a/f/)(b/a/)(g/f/) “tr”(g/f/g/).a/(f/g/)|(e/f/)(g/B/)(e/d/) {d}cBA|

“tr”(B/A/B/c/).d/.B/ “tr”(c/B/c/d/).e/.c/|(d/B/)(A/G/)(F/E/) D2::

“Dolce”

(F/G/)|AFA (df).d|(Ad).A FA{c}d|(G/B/)(G/B/)(A/F/) [C2E2] F/G/|AFA dfd|(AB).G (FG)A|

“tr”(B/A/B/c/).d/.B/ “tr”c/B/c/d/).e/.c/|.d/(B/A/G/).F/.E/ D2::(f/e/)|~dcd “tr”d>ef|(ec)A ABc|

d>cBAGF|(G/B/)(G/B/)(A/F/) [C2E2] (f/g/)|.a.gf .b.g.f|(e/f/g/)B/e/d/ {d}cBA|

“tr”(B/A/B/c/)d/B/ “tr”(c/B/c/d/)e/c/|dDD D2||

 

MR. SHARPE'S FAVORITE. AKA and see "Duns(e) Dings A'."

 

MR. SHARP'S QUADRILLE. English, Reel. English, Northumberland. G Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Composed by "R.L."  Hall & Stafford (The Charlton Memorial Tunebook), 1974; pg. 9.

 

MR. SHEARER OF BUCHROMB'S STRATHSPEY. Scottish, Strathspey. F Minor. Standard tuning. AAB. Composed by William Marshall (1748-1833). Mr. and Mrs. Shearer were friends of the Marshall family, and frequent visitors to them at their farm in Keithmore, mentioned in Marshall’s letters of the time. They lived in Buchromb house in lower Glenfiddich (Moyra Cowie, The Life and Times of William Marshall, 1999). See also the companion tune “Mrs. Shearer of Buchromb.” Marshall, Fiddlecase Edition, 1978; 1822 Collection, pg. 29.

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T:Mr. Shearer of Buchromb’s Strathspey

M:C

L:1/8

R:Strathspey

S:Marshall – 1822 Collection

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:Fmin

CF FE/F/ GFFG|B>c B<G E2 EG/E/|CF FE/F/ GFFG|e>cBG F2 F2:|

f>g f<c a>g f<=d|e>fgf/g/ e2 eg|~f>g f<c agf=d|e<cB<G F2F2|

~f>g f<c a>g f<=d|efgf/g/ e2 eg|afg=e fc a>f|e>cB>G F2F2||

 

MR. SHERRIF CAMERON—ELGIN. Scottish, Strathspey. E Flat Major. Standard tuning. AAB. Marshall (Fiddlecase Edition), 1978; 1845 Collection; pg. 32.

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T:Mr. Sherrif Cameron—Elgin

M:C

L:1/8

R:Strathspey

S:Marshall – 1845 Collection

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:Eb

e|B>A G<E B,<DG,<E|D<F F>G A2 (Ac)|B>A G<E B,<DG,<E|G<e e>G B2B:|

d|(e/d/)c/B/ (G>e) B>eG>E|D<F F>G A2 Ac/d/|e>Bge fdeE|G<B e>G B2 Bc/d/|

(e/d/)c/B/ G>E e>EGE|D<F F>G A2 (Ac)|(B/e/)g/f/ (e/d/)c/B/ e>B c<e|B>G E/F/G/A/ B2B||

 

MR. SHERRIF’S WHIM.  English, Country Dance Tune (whole time). F Major. Standard tuning. AABB. The melody appears unique to Charles and Samuel Thompson’s Compleat Collection, vol. 3 (London, 1773). Thompson (Compleat Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances, vol. 3), 1773; No. 182.

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T:Mr. Sherrif’s Whym  [sic]

M:C

L:1/8

B:Thompson’s Compleat Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances, vol. 3 (London, 1773)

Z:Transcribed and edited by Flynn Titford-Mock, 2007

Z:abc’s:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:F

FF/F/ F>G Acfa|b b2 g f2 ec|dbca B3B|A/B/c BA G4:|
|:GG/G/ GA Bc d2|Accf afcA|Begb aBAG|{B}AG/F/ {A}G F/E/ F4:||

 

MR. STABILINI'S FAVORITE. Scottish, Strathspey. E Flat Major. Standard tuning. AAB. Composed by Nathaniel Gow (1763-1831) in honor of Girolamo Stabilini (1762-1815), an Italian violinist and conductor living in Edinburgh from 1792 to his death in 1815. He was conductor of the Edinburgh Concerts and was much admired as a player. “He often played at Gordon Castle and Huntly Lodge, and was acquainted with (Scots fiddler-composer, the Duke of Gordon’s butler and later factor) William Marshall, whose compositions and violin playing he greatly admired. He died of dropsy and was buried in St. Cuthbert’s Churchyard, where his tombstone is still to be seen” (David Baptie, Musical Scotland, Past and Present, 1972). This entry mentioning Stabilini can be found in the archives of Stationer’s Hall: “4.12.1800. O wat ye wha’s in yon Town. A new rondo. As performed by Mr. [Girolamo] Stabilini at his concert. Composed, and dedicated by permission to Miss D. Grant by P(eter) Urbani.” Carlin (The Gow Collection), 1986; No. 170. Gow (Third Collection of Niel Gow’s Reels), 3rd ed., 1792; pg. 28.

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T:Nr. Stabilini’s Favorite

M:2/4

L:1/8

R:Strathspey

B:Gow – Third Collection of Niel Gow’s Reels, 3rd ed. (1792, pg. 28).

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:Eb

B|(eg)(Be)|dG “tr”c2|B<E”tr”F>E|D(FF)B|e(gB)(e|d)(=E F)(c|B>)E }F|ED/C/|B,E”tr”E:||

D|(C=E)EC|(FA)Ac|(fa) cf|{e}d3 g/a/|.b(g a)(f|g)e f(d|e>)E {F}ED/C/|(B,E)E_D|

(C=E)”tr”(E.C)|FA(.A.c)|(fa) (cf)|{e}d2 (e/f/)g/a/|(b/g/)b/g/ (a/f)(a/f/)|(g/f/).g/.e/ (f/d/).f/.d/|e>E {F}ED/C/|B,EE||

 

MR. STEWART DOWALLY’S REEL.  Scottish, Reel. D Major. Standard tuning. AAB. Composed by Kirkmichael, Perthshire, fiddler Robert Petrie. Petrie (Collection of Strathspey Reels and Country Dances), 1790; pg. 14.

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T:Mr. Stewart Dowally's Reel

C:Robert Petrie

S:Petrie's Collection of Strathspey Reels and Country Dances &c., 1790

Z:Steve Wyrick <sjwyrick'at'astound'dot'net>, 3/19/04

N:Petrie's First Collection, page 14

L:1/8

M:C|

R:Reel

K:D

g | f2 (df) afdf | e2   (=ce) gece | f2 df afdf | e(gfe) d2d :| E | D/D/D FD ADFD | D/D/D FD E=CCE |

D/D/D (FD) ADFD | B(gTfe) d2(df) | D/D/D FD  ADFD | D/D/D (FD) E=CCE | DFAd GBeg | faef d2d |]

 

MR. STEWART NICHOLSON. Scottish, Reel. E Flat Major. Standard tuning. AAB. Stewart-Robertson (The Athole Collection), 1884; pg. 270.

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T:Mr. Stewart Nicholson

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L:1/8

R:Reel

B:Stewart-Robertson – The Athole Collection (1884)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:Eb

B|G<F E>G C<C ~F2|E/D/C/B,/ B,C/D/ E>GB>e|G>FE>G C<C ~F2|E/D/C/B,/ C>D E2E:|

c|B>e ef/g/ f<c c>f|d>c Bc/d/ e/f/g/a/ b>e|B>e ef/g/ a<c c>f|d>c B/c/d/B/ e2 E>c|

B>e ef/g/ a<c c>f|d>c Bc/d/ e/f/g/a/ b>c|B<e c>e B<cG<E|E/D/C/B,/ C>D E2D||

 

MR. STEWART OF BALECHIN’S STRATHSPEY. Scottish, Strathspey. A Major. Standard tuning. AAB. The tune appears in Malcolm MacDonald of Dunkeld’s 4th collection, a volume dedicated to the Countess of Breadalbane. MacDonald (A Fourth Collection of Strathspey Reels), 1797; pg. 6.

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T:Mr. Stewart of Balechin’s Strathspey

M:C

L:1/8

R:Strathspey

S:MacDonald – 4th Collection of Strathspey Reels (1797)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:A

e | c<A A>F E>FAc | d>B d/c/B/A/ G<B B>e | c<A A>F E<F A>a | f/e/d/c/ d/c/B/A/ EAA :|

g | a>ec>A d>fd>B | c>ed/c/B/A/ G<BB>g | a>ec>A d>fe>g | a>c d/c/B/A/ E<A A>g |

a>ec>A d>fd>B | c>e d/c/B/A/ G<B B>d | c>ec>A d>fe>g | a>c d/c/B/A/ E<AA ||

 

MR. STEWART (JUNR.) OF CARNOCK('S REEL). Scottish, Slow Reel. B Flat Major. Standard tuning. AB. Composed by Joseph Reinagle, either an expatriate or son of an expatriate Austro‑Hungarian trumpeter who was once a member of the Old Pretender's entourage in 1715. Carnock Castle is an estate and mansion in Stirlingshire, first built in 1548. Carlin (Gow Collection), 1986; No. 298. Gow (Fifth Collection of Niel Gow’s Reels), 1809; pg. 27.

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T:Mr. Stewart (Jr.) of Carnock’s Reel

M:C
L:1/8
R:Reel

B:Gow – Fifth Collection of Strathspey Reels (1809)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:Bb

d|B>F “tr”F2 G>B “tr”B2|Affe d>B “tr”B2|f<b (g>b) f<d”tr”c>B|(GAB)c (BAG)F|B>F “tr”F2 G>B “tr”B2|

Af(fe) (ed)cB|fbgb fdcB|cfcf dBB||g|f2 dB b2 ge|f>d”tr”c>B (A/B/c) AF|GBFB GBFB|

cfdB (A/B/c) AF|G<B “tr”B2 F<B “tr”B2|Af(fe) (ed)cB|gbfb ebdb|cgfc dBtr”B||

 


MR. STEWART OF DALGUISE. Scottish, Strathspey. D Minor. Standard tuning. AAB. The melody appears in Malcolm MacDonald's 3rd collection of c. 1792, dedicated to Miss Drummond of Perth. Glen (The Glen Collection of Scottish Music), vol. 1, 1891; pg. 45. MacDonald (A 3rd Collection of Strathspey Reels), c. 1792; pg. 6.

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T:Mr. Stewart of Dalguise

M:C

L:1/8

R:Strathspey

S:MacDonald – 3rd Collection of Strathspey Reels (c. 1792)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:D Minor

c | A>dd>c Ad d2 | Gc c2 GcEC | A>dd>c Ada>g | ec a/g/f/e/ fdd :|

a/g/ | fdAd fda>g | ecgc ac e/f/g/e/ | fdAd fdaf | ec a/g/f/e/ fdda/g/ |

fdAd fdaf | ecgc ac e/f/g/e/ | fdc>_B AcAG/F/ | Ec A/G/F/E/ FD D ||

 

MR. STEWART OLIPHANT OF ROSSIE. Scottish, Reel. F Major. Standard tuning. AAB. The melody appears in Malcolm McDonald's c. 1792 3rd collection, dedicated to Miss Drummond of Perth. Glen (The Glen Collection of Scottish Music), vol. 1, 1891; pg. 37. MacDonald (A Third Collection of Strathspey Reels), c. 1792; pg. 2.

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T:Mr. Stewart Oliphant of Rossie

M:C

L:1/8

R:Reel

S:MacDonald – 3rd Collection of Strathspey Reels  (c. 1792)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:F

C | F3f cAFA | BAGF (E/F/G) EC | F3f cAFA | BgcA F/F/F F :|

c|fcfg {f/g/}a>gfc | dfcA G(gga) | fcfg {f/g/}a>gfc | dfcA F/F/F F2 |

fcfg {f/g/}a>gfc | dfcA Ggga | “tr”f>gaf gafc | d>fcA F/F/F F ||

 

MR. STEWART ROBERTSON. Scottish, Strathspey. G Minor. Standard tuning. AAB. The melody appears in Robert Petrie's c. 1790 1st collection. Glen (The Glen Collection of Scottish Music), vol. 1, 1891; pg. 43.

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T:Mr. Stewart Robertson

M:C

L:1/8

R:Strathspey

S:Glen Collection, Vol. 1 (1891)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:G Minor

D|G2 B>c d/c/d/=e/ fd|c<A f>d c/B/A/G/ F>A|G>AB>c db/a/ g>d|C<A f>A BGG:|

d|g>b g<d B<d g2|f>a f<c A<c f2|g>b g<d B>d G<g|f>c d/c/B/A/ B<G G>d|

g>b g<d Bd gf/g/|f>a f<c A>cfa|bg ^f/g/a gd c/d/e|d/c/d/e/ d/c/B/A/ BGG||

              

MR. THOM. Scottish, Strathspey. G Minor. Standard tuning. AABCDD'. Stewart-Robertson (The Athole Collection), 1884; pg. 196.

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T:Mr. Thom

M:C

L:1/8

R:Strathspey

B:Stewart-Robertson – The Athole Collection (1884)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:G Minor

d|B<G G>D B,<G, G,>B|(3AGF (3cBA f>cA>d|B<G G>D B,<G, G,>g|f/e/d/c/ d/c/B/A/ B>GG:|

||d|g>dB>G b>gd>B|f>cA>F a>fc>A|g>dB>G b>gd>B|c<e d/c/B/A/ B<G G>d|

g>dB>G b>gd>B|f>cA>F a>fc>A|d<bc<a B<gA<^f|g<e d/c/B/A/ B>GG||

||D|G,>DB,>D G<d B>G|A,>FC>F A,<c A>F|G,>DB,>D G<d B>G|c<A d/c/B/A/ B<G G>D|

G,>DB,>D G<d B>G|A,>F C<F A,<c A>F|B>dG>B D<GB,>D|C>ED>C B,G,G,||

|:d|(3BAG (3dcB b>gd>B|(3AGF (3cBA a>fc>A|1 (3BAG (3dcB b>gd>B|

c<e d/c/B/A/ B>GG:|2 d<bc<a B<gA<^f|g<e d/c/B/A/ B<GG||

 

MR. THOMAS BURT. Scottish, Reel. A Major. Standard tuning. AAB. Composed by Carl Volti, born Archibald Milligan in Glasgow in 1849. Volti, a fiddler, composed many tunes found in the Kerr’s collections and also published several tutors, albums of popular songs, national overtures, etc. (Nigel Gatherer). Kerr (Merry Melodies), vol. 3; No. 110, pg. 13.

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T:Mr. Thomas Burt

M:C

L:1/8

C:Carl Volti
R:Reel
S:Kerr – Merry Melodies, vol. 3, No. 110  (c. 1880’s)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:A

A2 (Ac) BAFG|A2 (Ac) efga|A2 (Ac) BAFA|EFAc B2A2:||

e2 (ae) fecd|e2 (ae)f2e2|e2(ae) fecA|EFAc B2A2|e2 (ae) fecd|

e2 (ea)f2e2|aefd ecBA|EFAc B2A2||

 

MR. THOMAS FORBES. Scottish, Strathspey. G Minor. Standard tuning. AAB. Composed by the great Scottish fiddler and composer J. Scott Skinner (1943-1927). Winston Fitzgerald’s version mixed the tonality between minor and major. Source for notated version: Winston Fitzgerald (1914-1987, Cape Breton) [Cranford]. Cranford (Winston Fitzgerald), 1997; No. 164, pg. 65. MacDonald (The Skye Collection), 1887; pg. 132. Skinner (The Miller o’ Hirn).

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T:Mr. Thomas Forbes

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L:1/8
R:Strathspey

S:MacDonald – The Skye Collection (1887)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:G Minor

^c|d>cB>A (G2 G>)A|B>A G<d B<G G>^c|d>=cB>A G2 G>B|

A>G F<f A<F ~F>^c|d>cB>A (G2 G>)A|B>A G<d B<G G>A|

B<Gc<A d<B=e<c|f>d c<f A<FF:|

[fa]|b>ag>^f g2 d>g|b<gd<g B<gd<g|a>gf>=e f2 c>f|a<f=e<f c<fA<f|

b>ag>^f g2 d>g|b<gd<g B<gd<g|a<fg<=e f<d=e<c|d<Bc<A B<GG||

 

MR. TURNER'S ACADEMY COTILLION. American, Cotillion Tune (2/4 time). G Major. Standard tuning. AABBCCDCCD. Boston, circa 1783: "At intervals I would be in company with a genteel young man who lived with his parents next door to my lodgings. He was a pupil of Mr. Turnner, dancing master. He introducet me in to the school, where I would often go as a spectator or visiter. Mr. Turnner had a great number of scholars of both sexes and wouyld sometimes practice them all together when I would make sure to attend. I learned at once his method and the dances then in vogue. I saw the master's boast lay principally in hornpipes, for he would have his best hornpipe dancer dress'd in a neat sailor's dress. At a practice in the daytime my young friend was one of the hornpipe dancers. In return of friendship I taught him many steps and soon made him the best dancer in the school, by private lessons" (quoted in Morrison, from dancing master John Durang). Morrison (Twenty-Four Early American Country Dances, Cotillions & Reels, for the Year 1976), 1976; pg. 53. North Star Records NS0038, "The Village Green: Dance Music of Old Sturbridge Village."

           

MR. WALKER’S HORNPIPE. Irish, Hornpipe. G Major. Standard tuning. AA’BB. Uilleann piper Jerry O’Sullivan and Brian McCandless (2005) suggest that Mr. Walker refers to Joseph Cooper Walker, “eminent member of the Royal Irish Academy and author of Musical Memoirs of the Irish Bards (1786). It is highly likely that Mr. O’Farrell knew Joseph Cooper Walker, the first historian to introduce the term ‘Uilleann’ rather the ‘Union’ for the pipes.” See also note for “Miss Walker’s Favorite.” O’Farrell (Pocket Companion for the Union Pipes, vol. IV), c. 1810; pg. 111. Jerry O’Sullivan – “O’Sullivan meets O’Farrell” (2005).

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T:Mr. Walker’s Hornpipe

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L:1/8

R:Hornpipe

S:O’Farrell – Pocket Companion, vol. IV (c. 1810) 

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:G

D | G2G2 GBAc | B2G2G3B | dB(gf) edcB | ABAG FDEF | G2G2 GBAc |

B2G2G3d | gfed (fe)dc |1 d2 de dcBA :|2 d2d2d3 |: c | Bd(gf) edcB |

cB(A^G) (AG)AB | (cB)cd ecAG | FGAG FDEF | G2 GG GBAc |

BdFA GBdf | (gf)ge dcBA | G2G2G2 :|

                       

MR. WALLER. Irish, Planxty (3/4 time). C Major. Standard tuning. AB. Composed by Irish harper Turlough O'Carolan (1670-1734). Complete Collection of Carolan's Irish Tunes, 1984; No. 167, pg. 111‑112.

 

MR. WARWICK’S MASK.  English, Country Dance Tune (4/4 time). A Minor. Standard tuning. AAB. Barnes (English Country Dance Tunes, vol. 2), 2005; pg. 133.

 

MR. WEBB'S FANCY. AKA and see "Cheerily and Merrily."

 

MR. WEBSTER. Scottish, Strathspey. B Minor. Standard tuning. AABB'. See also the companion reel “Mrs. Webster.” Kerr (Merry Melodies), vol. 3; No. 31, pg. 6.

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T:Mr. Webster

M:C

L:1/8

R:Strathspey

B:Kerr – Merry Melodies, vol. 3, No. 31 (c. 1880’s)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:Bmin

F|(F<B)B>c (d/c/B/A/) B2|F<BB>c d>cB>A|F<BB>c (d/c/B/A/) B2|A>FD>d c>dB:||

A|A>Bd>e (f/e/d/c/) d2|A>Bd>e (f<d) (e<c)|A>Bd>e (f/e/d/c/) d2|A>FD>d c>dB>A|

A>Bd>e (f/e/d/c/) d2|A>Bd>e (f<d) (e<c)|d<f c<e B>d A>B|A>FD>d c>dB||


 

MR. WEBSTER'S FANCY. English, Reel. England, Northumberland. D Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Seattle (William Vickers), 1987, Part 3; No. 551.

 

MR. WHITE’S (OF DOUGLAS) STRATHSPEY. English, Strathspey, England, Northumberland. F Major. Standard tuning. AA’B. Composed by Robert Whinham (1814-1893), a musician, teacher, composer, dancing master and fiddler, originally from Morpeth. The tune was included in Thomas Thompson’s A Complete Repository of Strathspey’s (Alnwick, Northumberland, 1854). Graham Dixon (1995) notes the rare Thompson printing was the earliest known published version of one of Whinham’s pieces. Dixon (Remember Me), 1995; pg. 28.

 

MR. WILLIAM DAVIDSON. Scottish, Strathspey. A Major. Standard tuning. AB. Composed by Joseph Lowe. Hunter (Fiddle Music of Scotland), 1988; No. 154. Kerr (Merry Melodies), vol. 3; No. 95, pg. 12.

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T:Mr. William Davidson

M:C

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C:Joseph Lowe

R:Strathspey

B:Kerr – Merry Melodies, vol. 3, No. 154  (c. 1880’s)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:A

E|C<EA>E F<DB>A|G>B e/e/e (c<A) A>c|d<f B>d c<e A>c|F<B B>c d/c/B/A/ G/F/E/D/|

C>E A/A/A (F<D) D>F|G>B e/e/e (c<A) A>c|d<f B>d c<e A>c|F>B A/G/F/E/ A3||

f|e<A c>A a<A c>A|B>b b/b/b (g<e) e>g|a>ec>e A>ec>e|d<F B>A G<EE>d|

c>e a/a/a (f<d) d>c|B>b b/b/b (g<e)e>g|a>e d/c/B/A/ c<ea>e|f<b e>g a3||

 

MR. WILLIAM DONALD'S FAVORITE. Scottish, Slow Air (4/4 time). B Flat Major. Standard tuning. AAB. Composed by Alexander Walker in honor of Mr. William Donald of Rhynie. Walker (A Collection of Strathspeys, Reels, Marches, &c.), 1866; No. 50, pg. 18.

 

MR. WILLIAM FRASER’S FAVORITE.  Scottish, Strathspey. D Major. Standard tuning. AAB. The first strain was composed by Nathaniel Gow (1763-1831), while the second was by his father, Niel Gow (1727-1807). Gow (Sixth Collection of Strathspey Reels), 1822; pg. 7.

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T:Mr. William Fraser’s Favorite

M:C

L:1/8

R:Strathspey

N:”Slowly”

C:Nathaniel and Niel Gow

B:Gow – Sixth Collection of Strathspey Reels (1822)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:D

B|A<A A>B d3f|{f}e>d {fg}g>f {f}edBd|A<A A>B ~d3g|f<ae>f d/d/d d:||

f/g/|a>baf g<af<g|e>d {ef}g>f {f}e>d Bf/g/|a>baf g<af<g|{f}e>def d<d df/g/|

a>baf g<bf<a|e<fd>f {f}e>dB>d|A<A A>B d3g|f<ae>f d/d/d d||

                       

MR. WILLIAM STEWART’S STRATHSPEY.  Scottish, Strathspey. D Major. Standard tuning. AAB. The tune is paired with “Mr. John Stewart’s Reel” in MacDonald’s collection. Malcolm MacDonald (A Collection of Strathspey Reels, vol. 1); No. 2.

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T:Mr. William Stewart’s Strathspey

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L:1/8

R:Strathspey

S:MacDonald – Collection of Strathspey Reels, vol. 1 (No. 2)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:D

D2 A>F ABdA | BdAF E/E/E E2 | D2 AF ABdA | BdAF D/D/D D2 :|

fafd efed | BdAF E/E/E E2 | fafd efed | Agfe d/d/d d2 |

fafd efec | BdAF E/E/E EF | D2 AF ABdA | BdAF D/D/D D2 ||

 

MR. WORTHLAND'S. Scottish, Strathspey. A Minor. Standard tuning. AB. Cole (1000 Fiddle Tunes), 1940; pg. 122. Ryan’s Mammoth Collection, 1883; pg. 161.

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T:Mr. Worthland’s

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L:1/8

R:Strathspey

S:Ryan’s Mammoth Collection (1883)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:A Minor

(A/G/)|(E<A) (A>.A) (A>.G)(A>e.)|({e}d2)(d>.c) (c>.G)G2|(E<A) A>A A>G A>e|e>cd>e (c<A) A>G|

(E<A) A>A A>GA>e|({e}d2) d>c c>G G2 | (E<A) A>A A>GA>e|e>cd>e (c<A)A||B|

(a>.a) “tr”a2 ({^g/a/}A>.a) “tr”a2|{^g/a/}G>g “tr”g2 ({^f/g/})G>g “tr”|{^f/g/}A>a “tr”a2 {^g/a/}A>a “tr”a2{g/a/}|

(g>.e) (ed/B/) (B<A) (A>.g)|(3a/b/a (3gag (3ege (c>.d)|(3ege (3ded (c>.G) G2|c>Ac>d e>de>a|g>ed>e (c<A)A|| 

                       

MR. YOUNG’S DELIGHT.  English, Country Dance Tune (cut time). F Major. Standard tuning. ABB. The melody was published by Henry Playford. Barnes (English Country Dance Tunes, vol. 2), 2005; pg. 89.

 

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