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[AK] |
COLM DANAGHER’S. AKA and see “Jim Keeffe’s
(Polka) [2],” “Michael
Murphy’s Slide,” “Rachael
Finch’s Fancy,” “Siobhán Hurl’s.”
Irish, Slide.
COLM O’DONNELL’S. Irish, Reel. E Minor. Standard tuning. AA’BB’. Source for notated
version: Colm O’Donnell (b. 1962, outside Aclare,
COLONEL [1]. Irish, Reel. D Major. Standard tuning. AAB. Kerr (Merry Melodies), vol. 4; No. 161, pg. 19.
X:1
T:Colonel [1]
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Reel
S:Kerr – Merry Melodies, vol. 4, No. 161
(c. 1880’s)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D
cA A/A/A (fd)ec | dEEF GABd | cA
A/A/A (fd)ec | defg aAAd :|
|| A2 (ag) fedc | B2 (ba) gfed | c2
(ag) fedc | defg aAAd |
Aaag fedc | Bbba gfed | c/c/c (Ac)
dBBc | defg afed ||
COLONEL [2], THE. AKA and see “The
Bucket.” Scottish, Country Dance Tune (9/8 time). The air along with dance
instructions appears in the Bodleian
Manuscript (kept at Bodleian Library,
COLONEL BAIRD [1]. Scottish, Jig. F Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Composed by Mrs. Oswald.
Carlin (The Gow Collection), 1986;
No. 326.
COLONEL BAIRD [2]. Scottish, Strathspey. E Minor. Standard tuning. AB. Stewart-Robertson
(The Athole Collection), 1884; pg.
247.
X:1
T:Colonel Baird
M:C
L:1/8
R:Strathspey
B:Stewart-Robertson – The Athole Collection (1884)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:E Minor
e>EE>F G>A B<G|F>d A<B G>A F<D|e>EE>F G>A B<f|g>e f<^d B<e e2|
e>EE>F G>AB>G|F<d A>d G>A F<D|E<GF<A G>B A<c|
B>G B/A/G/F/ G<E E>B||e>f g<e B<bg<e|f>e d<g f/g/a/f/ d>f|
e>f g<e B<bA<a|g>ef>^d B<ee<B|e>f g<e B<bg<e|f>e d<g f/g/a/f/ df|
g<ef<^d
e>B A<F|G>A B/A/G/F/ G>EE>B||
COLONEL BYNG'S
FAVORITE. Scottish, Strathspey. D Major.
Standard tuning. AAB. Composed by Nathaniel
Gow (1763-1831). Carlin (The Gow
Collection), 1986; No. 24.
COLONEL CALL'S. Scottish, Strathspey. A Major. Standard tuning. AB. Composed by
Alexander Walker in honor of Colonel Call of the 3rd Bombay Regiment of Light
Infantry, Her Majesty's Indian Army. A note in
COLONEL CAMPBELL OF MONZIE’S FAVORITE.
Scottish, Strathspey.
C Aeolian. Standard tuning. AB. Glen (1981) finds the tune first in print in Joshua Campbell's 1778 collection (pg.
68). The title may refer to Colonel Robert Campbell of Finab and Monzie, M.P. for
Argyllshire who purchased the estate of Inverawe House in 1765. He died in 1790
and was succeeded by his son, Lieutenant-General Alexander Campbell. Carlin (The Gow Collection), 1986; No. 25. Gow (Third Collection of Niel Gow’s Reels),
1792; pgs. 8-9 (3rd ed.).
X:1
T:Colonel Campbell of Monzie’s
Favorite
M:C
L:1/8
R:Strathspey
B:Gow – 3rd Collection of Niel Gow’s Reels, 3rd ed.,
pg. 8 (orig. 1792)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:C Minor
G|cccG A3F|GGGE (F/E/)D/C/
B,D|”tr”(C/B,/)C/D/ “tr”(E/D/)E/F/ “tr”G/F/G/=A/ BG|G<DB>D {D}C3G|
cccG A3F|GGGE (F/E/D/C/)
B,D|”tr”(E/D/E/).F/ “tr”(G/F/G/).=A B>dB>e|dBfd {=B}c2 c/d/e/f/||
g<c”tr”g>f gccd|f>gfd
B>cd>f|gc”tr”g>f gcce|dBfd {d}c2 c/d/e/f/|
gc”tr”g>f gccd|(f/g/=a/)b/ (f/e/d/)c/
“tr”B>cdf|g>bf>g dfGc|BG(G/F/)E/D/ {D}C2C||
COLONEL CATHCART. Scottish. John Glen (1891) finds the tune first in print in John Riddell's 1782 collection (pg. 59).
X:1
T:Collonel Crafurd’s Reel (sic)
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Reel
S:Bremner – Scots Reels (c. 1757)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:F
A | F>CA,C F/F/F A>F | G/G/G
B>A GDDE | F>CA,C F/F/F cf | dfcf “tr”A>GF:|
e | f>gag fefc | d/d/d b>a
gdde | f>gag fefc | dfcf “tr”A>GFe | f>gag fefc |
d/d/d ba gdde | fca(g f)(cd)(A |
B)GcB “tr”A>GF ||
COLONEL CROCKET. AKA and see "The Route,"
"Jenny on the Railroad."
American, Reel. The melody appears under this title in George P. Knauff's Virginia Reels, volume III (
X:1
T:Colonel Crockett
M:C
L:1/8
R:Reel
S:Bruce Greene
N:From a transcription by John
Lamancusa, by permission; see http://www.mne.psu.edu/lamancusa/tunes.htm
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:A Dorian
A2 AB cABA | cABA e2 EF | G2 GA BGAG
| BGAG EAAB |
A2 AB cABA | cABA e2 EF | G2 GA BGAG
| BGAG EAAB :|
|: A2A2 ABcd | efge dBGB | d2 ef
gefd | cBAG EAAB |
A2A2 ABcd | efge dBGB | d2 ef gefd |
cBAG EAAB :|
COLONEL
DAVID STEWART OF GARTH'S REEL. AKA and see "This is no my ain House."
Scottish, Reel. The tune appears twice in Gow's publications; in the Sixth Collection (1822), and, under the
original title, in the First Collection
(1784). John Glen (1895) sees it as simply a transformation of the older Scots
tune "This is no my ain House," and it has also been called a set of
“De’il Stick the/da Minister.”
COLONEL FARQUHARSON OF
INVERCAULD. Scottish, Strathspey. D Minor.
Standard. AAB. Composed by Alexander Walker.
COLONEL FORBES'
QUICKSTEP. Similarities in the 'A' part and less
so in the 'B' part to Bayard's "General Taylor's March."
Riley (Flute Melodies), 1814, vol. 1;
No. 72.
COLONEL
FRASER (An Ardtaoiseac
Fraser). AKA –
“Colonel Frazer.” AKA and see “The Donaghmore,”
“Malloy’s Favorite,” “Molloy’s Favourite [2],” "The Green Fields of Ireland."
Irish, Reel. G Major ('B' and 'D' parts) and G Mixolydian ('A' and 'C' parts)
[O'Neill/Krassen & 1915]: G Major (‘A’, ‘B’ & ‘D’ parts) & G
Major/Mixolydian (‘C’ part) [Miller]: G Major (Mitchell, O'Neill/1850 &
1001). Standard tuning. AABCD (Miller): ABCDE (Mitchell): ABCC'DE
(O'Neill/Krassen): AA'BCD (O'Neill/1915, 1001 & 1850): AABBCCDDEE (Taylor).
The tune is a favorite of uilleann pipers, and is known as one of the ‘big’
piping tunes. Versions vary from all-major tonality to one or more parts in the
Mixolydian mode. It was first recorded on a wax cylinder by Irish-American
piper Patsy Touhey (1865-1923), whom Francis O’Neill said was a “genial,
obliging and unaffected wizard of the Irish pipes.” Seán Keane identifies it a reel from the north
***
Patsy and Mae Tuohey around 1900.
***
Flute player Seamus Tansey relates that
Colonel Fraser was an English landlord in
X:1
T:Colonel Fraser
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Reel
S:O’Neill – 1001 Gems (1907), No. 520
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
R:Reel
K:G
dc|:BGAF D>G (A}(3GFG|AFcF
dFcF|BGAF DGGg|1 fdcA d2 cA:|2 (3fed cA BG G2||
dggf g2 bg|fdcB ABcA|Gg{a}gf
gbag|fdcA BG G2|gfge d2 dc|(3Bcd BG ABcA|
GBAc (3Bcd eg|fdcA BG G2||B>d
(3ddd BGdG|AFcF (3ABc AF|B>c (3ddd BGdG|
cAFG AG G2|B>d (3ddd BGdG|AFcF
(3ABc AF|(3GAB (3ABc (3Bcd eg|fdcA BG G2||
(3BcB GB (3BdB GB|(3ABA FA (3AcA
FA|(3BcB GB (3BdB GB|{d}cAFG AG G2|
(3BcB GB
GBGB|(3ABA FA FAFA|GBAc (3Bcd eg|fdcA D2 cA||
COLONEL FRASER OF
KNOCKY. Scottish, Strathspey. G Major.
Standard. AAB. Stewart-Robertson (The
Athole Collection), 1884; pg. 171.
X:1
T:Colonel Fraser of Knocky
M:C
L:1/8
R:Strathspey
B:Stewart-Robertson – The Athole Collection (1884)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
c|d2 B>d G>Gd>B|d>e B<d e<AA>e|d2 B>d G>Gd>B|c>ed>A B<GG:|
c|B>GB>d c>ed>B|c>eB>d e>AA>c|B>GB>d c>ed>B|c>eB>g B>GG>c|
B>GB>d
c>ed>B|c>eB>d e>AA>c|B>G (3Bcd (3def g>B|c>ed>A
B<GG||
COLONEL G.S. (SCOTTY) MORRISON.
AKA – “Col. G.S. (Scotty) Morrison.” Canadian, Pipe March (6/8 time). A
Mixolydian. Standard tuning. AA’BB’CCDD’. Composed by Pipe Major Don Carrigan
for a former Colonel of the Black Watch, Royal Highlanders of Canada. Shears (Gathering of the Clans Collection, vol. 1),
1986; pg. 36.
X:1
T:Col.
Garden's Birth day
C:R.
Petrie
S:Petrie's
Second Collection of Strathspey Reels and Country Dances &c.
Z:Steve
Wyrick <sjwyrick'at'astound'dot'net>,
N:Petrie's
Second Collection, page 15
L:1/8
M:C
R:Strathspey
K:G
B|G>AB<G
c>AB<G|c<AB<G E<AF<D|G>AB<G c<AB<G|d>Bc<A
G2G:|
B|d>eg<d
e<gd<B|c<aB<g A>GF<D|d>eg<d e<gd<B|c<Ad>B
G2GB|
d<eg<d
e<gd<B|c<aB<g A>GF<D|d<gb<g d<gd<B|c<Ad>B
G2G|]
COLONEL GLENN. Irish, Reel. G Major. Standard tuning. AB. Named for astronaut and
senator John Glenn of Ohio (?). Composed by uilleann piper Andy Conroy, of
X:1
T:Colonel
Glenn
C:Andy
Conroy
L:1/8
M:C
K:G
ge|dB B2 AG
G2|Bd d2 edge|dB B2 AG G2|edgB A2 Bc|dedB AG G2|
Bd d2
edge|dB B2 gedB|AGAB G2||ga|bg g2 ag g2|eB B2 AG G2|
DB B2 AG
G2|edgB A2 ga|bg g2 ag g2|eB B2 AG G2|dB B2 gedB| AGAB G2||
COLONEL H.F. CAMPBELL. Scottish, Strathspey. G Major. Standard tuning. AAB. The melody appears
in Misses White's 1797 collection. Glen (The
Glen Collection of Scottish Dance Music), vol. 2, 1895; pg. 16.
X:1
T:Colonel H.F. Campbell
M:C
L:1/8
R:Strathspey
S:Glen Collection, Vol. 2 (1895)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
G2d2 d>Bdg | egdg AFDF | G2d2
d>Bdg | egfa g2g :| g>ab>a gddg | egdg AFDF |
g>ab>a gddg | egfa g2g2 |
f>ab>a gddg | egdg AFDF | G2d2 d>Bdg | egfa g2g2 ||
COLONEL
HAMILTON OF PENCAITLAND'S STRATHSPEY. Scottish, Strathspey
("slow"). C Major. Standard tuning. AAB. Composed by Nathaniel
Gow, son of the famous fiddler Niel, and adjudged by many the better and
more accomplished musician due to a superior education (he played the trumpet
and cello in addition to the violin). Nathaniel was a most successful orchestra
leader and music publisher but was not as shrewd as his father in business
matters, for he bankrupted ultimately.
Nevertheless, he was patronized by the Scottish nobility and the
Gentlemen of the Caledonian Hunt, and even received pensions from various
sources, including king George IV.
***
Colonel John Hamilton, painted by Henry
Raeburn
***
Colonel John Hamilton of Pencaitland
(1751-1804), to whom Nathaniel dedicated the tune, was laird of
Pencaitland House,
X:1
T:Colonel Hamilton of Pencaitland’s
Strathspey
M:C
L:1/8
R:Strathspey
C:Nathaniel Gow
B:Gow – 2nd Collection of Niel Gow’s Reels, pg.13, 3rd
ed. (orig. 1788)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:C
“tr”E/>D/|Cc (d/c/).B/.A/
(A/G/).F/.E/ {E}c2|Cc “tr”cB/A/ Bdd>e|(f>e)dc {c}B2 AG|(A/B/c/B/)
(d/c/)B/A/ Gcc:||
e/d/|c>g (e/f/g/a/) gc
(a/g/f/e/)|”tr”fa/g/ (f/e/).d/.c/ “tr”Bd de/d/|”tr”c>d”tr”e>f gefa|ge
(f/e/).d/.c/ Gc ce/d/|
cg (e/f/g/a/) gc
(a/g/f/e/)|”tr”fa/g/ (f/e/)d/c/ Bd dg/f/|{f}”tr”e>d{d}”tr”c>A
G.E.F.G|(A/B/).c/.B/ (d/c/).B/.A/ G[Ec][Ec]||
COLONEL HAMILTON'S
DELIGHT. AKA and see "Hamilton House [1]." Scottish,
Jig. G Major. Standard tuning. AABBCC'. Composed by Joseph Reinagle (1762‑1836)
around 1783 or earlier. Reinagle, born in
COLONEL HOPKINS (An Ardtaoiseac Opcins). Irish, Reel. G Major. Standard
tuning. AAB (O'Neill/Krassen): AA'B (O'Neill/1850). O'Neill (Krassen), 1976;
pg. 107. O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850
Melodies), 1903/1979; No. 1260, pg. 237.
X:1
T:Colonel Hopkins
M:4/4
L:1/8
R:Reel
S:O’Neill – Music of
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
ge|dBGB d2 ef|g2 af gfed|bgaf gfed|1
BedB A2:|2 egfa g2||GA|B2 dB A2 BA|
GABG AGFD|B2 dB A2 BA|GABG A2
ge|dBGB d2 ef|g2 af gfed|bgaf gfed|egfa g2||
COLONEL IRWIN. AKA and see “Planxty Irwin.”
COLONEL JOHN IRWIN. AKA and see "Planxty
Irwin."
COLONEL
COLONEL MACBEAN. AKA and see "Colonel McBain's."
COLONEL MACDONELL’S STRATHSPEY. Scottish, Strathspey. E Dorian. Standard tuning. AABB. McGlashan (A Collection of Reels), c. 1786; pg. 6.
X:1
T:Colonel MacDonell’s Strathspey
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Strathspey
S:McGlashan – Reels (c. 1786)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:E Dorian
e| G<E E2 D>G G<B| A/A/A e<A c>A e<A| G<E E2 D>G G<B| c>AB>G A/A/A e:|
|:f| g<g a/g/f/e/ d/c/B/A/ G<B| c/d/e A>Bc>d e>f| g<g a/g/f/e/ d/c/B/A/ G<B| c>AB>G A/A/A e:|
COLONEL MANUS
O'DONNELL. Irish, Planxty (6/8 time). A
Dorian. Standard tuning. One part. Composed by blind Irish harpter Turlough
O'Carolan (1670-1738). Complete
Collection of Carolan's Irish Tunes, 1984; No. 126, pg. 90‑91.
COLONEL McBAIN'S (An Ardtaoiseac Mic Baeitine). AKA – “Colonel McBean.” AKA and see
"Boston Rattlers',"
"Brian Boru’s March [1],"
"Dan Sullivan's Reel,"
"The Devonshire Reel [1],"
"The Duke of Clarence Reel,"
"General McBean," "Hobb's Favorite," “Johnny’s Wedding,” "Miss
Abercrombie's Reel," “Mother’s
Delight,” "Seán Frank," “Sporting Paddy [3],” "Sporting Molly." Scottish (originally),
Irish; Reel. G Minor (most versions): E Minor (O'Neill). Standard tuning. AB
(Howe, O'Neill, Surenne): AAB (Gow, Honeyman, Hunter, McGlashan): AABB (Cole).
Glen (1891) finds the earliest publication of the tune in Robert Bremner's 1768 2nd collection
(pg. 101). O’Neill (1922) remarks: “’Col. McBain's Reel’ first appeared
in print in Bremner's 2nd Collection
of Scots Reels, or Country Dances, London 1768, and reprinted in McGoun's Repository of Scots and Irish Strathspeys,
Reels, etc., Glasgow 1803. Its
popularity was not confined to
X:1
T:Colonel MacBean
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Reel
B:Stewart-Robertson – The
Athole Collection (1884)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G Minor
c|B/c/d Gd BGdG|A/B/c Fc AFcA|B/c/d Gd BGdG|^F/G/A DF G2G:|
A|~(B2 B)f B/B/B fd|cdcB ABcA|G(gg)a bag^f|g/a/b a^f ~g2 ga|
g/a/b fd ~Bdfd|cdcB ABcA|Bdg^f gdce|dBcA G2G||
X:2
T:Colonel McBain
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Reel
B:O’Neill – Dance
Music of
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:E Minor
EF|GBEF GEBE|FADE FDAD|GBEF GEBE|FADF E2 EF|
GBEF GEBE|FADE FDAD|G2 GF GBdB|AFDF E2||EF|
G2 GF GBdB|ABAG FAAF|Eee^d ef|gefd Beef|gfge dedB|
ABAG FGAF|Beed BcdB|AFDF E2||
X:3
T:Colonel McBain's Reel
M:4/4
L:1/8
S:Rice-Walsh manuscript
Z:Paul Kinder
R:Reel
K:E Dorian
EF|GEBE GABG|FDAD FGAF|GEBE GABc|dBAF E2 EF|
GEBE GABG|FDAD FGAF|GEBE GABc|dBAF E2||
ef|gefd edBc|dBAG FD D2|gfed edBA|Beed e2 ef|
gefd edBc|dBAG FD D2|EFGA B2 Bc|dBAF E2||
X:4
T:Col.
Macbean'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>,
N:Petrie's
Second Collection, page 14
L:1/8
M:C|
R:Reel
K:Gm
c|(B/c/d)
(Gd) BGdG |(A/B/c) (Fc) AFcF|(B/c/d) (Gd) BGdG |^F/G/A DF G2 G, :|
A|B3f
B/B/B (fd)|cdcB ABcA|G(gga) bag^f|gba^f g2 (ga)|
(g/a/b)
(fd) Bdfd|cdcB ABcA|Bdg^f gdce |dBcA G2G |]
COLONEL McBAIN’S FANCY. AKA – “Colonel MacBain’s Fancy.” AKA and see “Mrs. Gordon of Cairness.” Canadian,
Reel.
T:Colonel
McBain’s Fancy
L:1/8
R:Reel
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:A Mix
a | A2 ec
e2 ea | f2 af feea | A2 ec e2 ea | cdec BABc | A2 ec e2 ea | f2 af feef |
a2 af e2 ae
| cdec BABc || a2 af e2 ae | f2 af feef | a2 af e2 ae | cdec BABc |
a2 af e2 ae
| f2 af feef | agaf e2 ae | cdec BABc || A2 eA A2 fe | A2 af feea |
A2 eA A2 fe | cdec BABc | A2 eA A2
fe | A2 af feef | a2 af e2 ae | cdec BABc ||
COLONEL McDONALD OF LOCHGARIE’S. Scottish, Strathspey. A Major.
Standard tuning. AAB. 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; pgs. 5-6.
X:1
T:Colonel McDonald of Lochgarie’s
M:C
L:1/8
R:Strathspey
S:MacDonald – Second Collection of Strathspey Reels (1789)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:A
E | G/B/B B>c e>fgf | e>cBG
F/F/F “tr”F2 {E/F/} | G/B/B B>c
e>fgf | e>cB>G E/E/E E :|
a | {g/a/}b>geg {g/a/}b>geg |
ab/a/ ga/g/ “tr”f>efa | {g/a/}b>geg {g/a/}b>geg | a>fb>g e/e/e
eg/a/ |
{g/a/}b>geg bgeg | ab/a/ ga/g/
“tr”f>efg | e>f {e/f/}g>f e>cB>e | “tr”c>B e>G E/E/E E ||
COLONEL McKAY. Scottish, Reel. C Major. Standard tuning. AAB. John Glen (1891) finds
the earliest printings of the tune in Robert
Bremner's 1768 2nd collection (pg. 112) and Daniel Dow's c. 1775 collection (pg. 12).
Petrie (2nd Collection of
Strathspey Reels and Country Dances), 1796; pg. 22.
X:1
T:Col.
Mackay'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>,
N:Petrie's
Second Collection, page 22
%
No listing for this tune in Gore's Index
L:1/8
M:C
R:Reel
K:C
e|c(CCE)
G3_B|AFEC DF_B,D|(C/D/E/F/ G)
e|(c/d/e/f/
g)c acgc|ecgc f(dde)|(c/d/e/f/ g)c acgc|fdec G(cce)|
(c/d/e/f/
g)c acgc|fdec (B/A/B/c/ d)e|cGEC FAG_B|A(aTgf) ecc|]
COLONEL MERCER OF
ALDIE’S.
Scottish, Strathspey. D Mixolydian. Standard tuning. AAB. The tune was
printed by Malcolm MacDonald of
Dunkeld in his 2nd Collection, dedicated to the Earl of Breadalbane.
MacDonald (A Second Collection of
Strathspey Reels), 1789; pg. 9.
X:1
T:Colonel Mercer of Aldie’s
M:C
L:1/8
R:Strathspey
S:MacDonald – 2nd Collection of Strathspey Reels (1789)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D Mix.
A | D/D/D (A>F) A>BAF | C/C/C
C2 C>E c>E | D/D/D A>F A>BAG | F>D d>^c d>D D :|
f | d/d/d f>d e>dfd | c/c/c
c>e gece | d/d/d f>d e>df>d | d>BA>G F>DD>f | d/d/d
f>d e>dfd |
c/c/c (c>e) g>ecg | a>fge
f>de^c | B<d”tr”AG F>D D ||
COLONEL MIKE. American?, Reel. G Major ('A' part) & E Minor ('B' part). Standard
tuning. AABBAA. Hardings All-Round
Collection), 1905; No. 67, pg. 21.
X:1
T:Colonel Mike
M:2/4
L:1/8
R:Reel
S:Harding’s All Round Collection, No. 67 (1905)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
Gz ^dz|z/e/c/e/ d/B/A/G/|dz
Fz|z/G/e/B/ d/e/g/b/|gz ^dz|z/e/c/e/ d/B/A/G/|
dz Fz|z/D/C/A,/ G,z::E/B/G/E/
B/G/E/B/|c/A/E/c/ A/E/c/z/|F/B/A/F/ B/A/F/c/|B/G/E/F/ (G/F/E/)z/:|
COLONEL
MONTGOMERY. Scottish, Strathspey. D Major.
Standard tuning. AAB (Gow): AABB' (Athole). Composed perhaps for Hugh
Montgomerie (1739-1819) of Coilsfield, the 12th Earl of Eglinton.
Montgomerie (or Montgomery) was a successful soldier who served in
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Hugh Montgomery, 12th
Earl of Eglinton (1739-1813), in the uniform of the Black Watch.
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Carlin (The Gow Collection), 1986; No. 26. Gow (The First Collection of Niel Gow’s Reels), 1784 (revised 1801); pg. 14. Stewart-Robertson (The Athole Collection