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is called “abc notation.” They
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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.
X:1
T:Mr. A. McWhinnie
M:C|
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.
X:1
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.
X:1
T:Mr. Alexander Cunningham’s
Strathspey
M:C|
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”).
X:1
T:Mr. Alexander Laing’s
Hornpipe—Leuchold
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Hornpipe
S:Marshall – 1822 Collection
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:E
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.
X:1
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).
X:1
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.
X:1
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
L:1/8
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).
X:1
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||
X:2
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.
X:1
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.
X:1
T:Mr. Baird of Newbyth’s Reel
M:C|
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 |
X:1
T:Mr. Bernard
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.
X:1
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.).
X:1
T:Mr. Bushby Maitland’s Reel
M:C|
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.
X:1
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.
X:1
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.
X:1
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.
X:1
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.
X:1
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.
X:1
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.
T:Mr. Charles Stewart—Pettyvaich
L:1/8
R:Reel
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.
X:1
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.
X:1
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.
X:1
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.
X:1
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.
X: 1
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.
X:1
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.
X:1
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.
X:1
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.
X:1
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.
X:1
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.
X:1
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.
X:1
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.
X:1
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.
X:1
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.
X:1
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.
X:1
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.
X:1
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.
X:1
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.
X:1
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.
X:1
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.
X:1
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.
X:1
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.
X:1
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 |
X:1
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.
X:1
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.
X:1
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.
X:1
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.
X:1
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.
X:1
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.
X:1
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.
X:1
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, ||
X:2
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.
X:1
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.”
X:1
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.
X:1
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.
X:1
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).
X:1
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.
X:1
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.
X:1
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.
X:1
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.
X:1
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.
X:1
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.
X:1
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"):
<blockquote>
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.
X:1
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.
X:1
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.
X:1
T:Mr. John Angus’ Reel—of Calcutta
M:C|
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.
X:1
T:Mr. John Gow’s Delight
MLC|
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.
X:1
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.
X:1
T:Mr. John Smith
M:C|
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.
X:1
T:Mr. John Stewart
M:C|
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?).
X:1
T:Mr. John Stewart of Grantully
M:C|
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.
X:1
T:Mr. John Stewart’s Reel—of Bombay
M:C|
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.
X:1
T:Mr. Johnson
M:C|
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.
X:1
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).
X:1
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.
X:1
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.
X:1
T:Mr. Lindsay
M:C|
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.
X:1
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.
X:1
T:Mr. Lumsdell of Blenairns
Strathspey
M:C|
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 ||
X:2
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.
X:1
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.
X:1
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.
X:1
T:Mr. MacDonald of Staffa
R:Reel
M:C|
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.
X:1
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.
X:1
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.
X:1
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.
X:1
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.
X:1
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 |
X:1
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:
***
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
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.
X:1
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 |
X:1
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.
X:1
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.
X:1
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.
X:1
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.
X:1
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.).
X:1
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.
X:1
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.
X:1
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.
X:1
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.
X:1
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.
X:1
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.
X:1
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.
X:1
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.
X:1
T:Mr. Robertson’s Reel
M:C|
L:1/8
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.).
X:1
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”).
X:1
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.
X:1
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.
X:1
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.
X:1
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.
X:1
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.
X:1
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.
X:1
T:Mr. Stewart Nicholson
M:C|
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.
X:1
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.
X:1
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.
X:1
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.
X:1
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.
X:1
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.
X:1
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.
X:1
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).
X:1
T:Mr. Thomas Forbes
M:C|
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).
X:1
T:Mr. Walker’s Hornpipe
M:C|
L:1/8
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.
X:1
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.
X:1
T:Mr. William Davidson
M:C
L:1/8
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.
X:1
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.
X:1
T:Mr. William Stewart’s Strathspey
M:C|
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.
X:1
T:Mr. Worthland’s
M:C
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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