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LADY G – LADY L

 

 

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

 

 

 

LADY GARDNER'S. AKA and see "Ballyvaughan," “Bunch of Keys,” “Corporal Casey [2]," “Corporal Casey’s Fancy,” “The Five Mile Chase [1]," “Four-Hand Reel,” “Parnell’s Reel,” “The Wild Fire Chase,” “Yellow Haired Laddie [1]." Scottish, Reel. G Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Cole (1000 Fiddle Tunes), 1940; pg. 6. Ryan’s Mammoth Collection, 1883; pg. 28.

X:1

T:Lady Gardner’s

M:C|

L:1/8

R:Reel

S:Ryan’s Mammoth Collection (1883)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:G

D |: G2 BG dGBG | FGDA FADA | G2BG dGBG | egfa gedB | G2 BG dGBG |

FGDA FADA | G2 BG dGBG | egfa g2g2 :: gdBd edBd | gdBd gaba |

gdBd edBd | effg a2a2 | gabg fgaf | e^deg edBd | cBcd edBd | egfa gedB :|

 

LADY GARNERS TROOP. English, Reel. F Major. Standard. AABB. See “Mrs. Garden of Troup [1].” Huntington (William Litten’s), 1977; pg. 15.

 

LADY GEORGE BEAUCLARK. Scottish, Reel. C Major. Standard. AAB. John Glen (1891) finds the earliest appearance of the tune in print in Robert Bremner's 1757 collection. Bremner (Scots Reels)c. 1757; pg. 33. Glen (The Glen Collection of Scottish Dance Music), Vol. 1,1891; pg. 11.

X:1

T:Lady George Beauclark

M:C

L:1/8

R:Reel

S:Glen Collection  (1891)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:C

G|E2 (CG) cGEC|FAGE (FDD)G|E2 (CG) cGEC|FDGF ECC:|

g|egcg afge|afge f(dd)g|e2 cg fage|fdgf e(ccg)|egcg afge|afge f(dde)| cedf egfa|egdf ecc||

 


LADY GEORGINA CAMPBELL. Scottish, Reel. G Major. Standard. AAB. Composed by "S.D.S." The tune was recorded on a 78 RPM record by Margaree, Cape Breton, fiddler Angus Allan Gillis. MacDonald (The Skye Collection), 1887; pg. 184. Atlantica Music 02 77657 50222 26, Natalie MacMaster - “Atlantic Fiddles” (1994). Canadian Broadcasting Corp. NMAS 1972, Natalie MacMaster - "Fit as a Fiddle" (1993). Rounder CD 11661-7033-2, Natalie MacMaster – “My Roots Are Showing” (2000).

X:1

T:Lady Georgina Campbell

M:C

L:1/8

R:Reel

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

S:MacDonald – Skye Collection (1887)

K:G

B|GEDE G2 Ge|dGBG dBA<B|GEDE G2 Ge|dGBG A/A/A A2:|

f|gdde g2 ga|agab agea|gdde g2 gb|agab g/g/g ga|gdde g2 ga|

agab agea|gdde gaba|gegB A/A/A A2||

 

LADY GEORGINA GORDON. Scottish, Reel. D Minor. Standard tuning. AB. Composed by Robert “Red Rob” Mackintosh. Lady Georgina, daughter of Alexander,  4th Duke of Gordon, and his wife, the beautiful Jane Maxwell, became the Duchess of Manchester. Glen (The Glen Collection of Scottish Dance Music), vol. 2, 1895; pg. 42. Stewart-Robertson (The Athole Collection), 1884; pg. 226.

X:1

T:Lady Georgina Gordon

M:C|

L:1/8

R:Reel

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

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

K:D Minor

a|f(ddA) FDdf|eccG ECce|f(ddA) FDAd|cAGE A(Dde)|f(ddA) FDdf|

e(ccG) ECcE|FDEG AFGB|Ad^ce d(DD)||a|fada bgaf|egcg acgc|

fada bgad|^ceAa f(dde)|fada bgaf|egcg acgc|dAeA fAgA|afge ~f(dd)||

 

LADY GEORGINA GORDON'S STRATHSPEY. AKA and see "The Duchess of Manchester('s Strathspey)." Scottish, Strathspey. F Major. Standard tuning. AABBCCDD'. Composed by William Marshall (1748-1833) for yet another member of the family of his influential employer and patron, and published by him in his First Collection of 1781. Later it was published by Gow, in his Repository, Part Third, 1806, as "The Duchess of Manchester's Strathspey" without composer credit given to Marshall. MacDonald (The Skye Collection), 1887; pg. 147. Marshall, Fiddlecase Edition, 1978; 1822 Collection, pg. 49. McGlashan (A Collection of Reels), Vol. 3, c. 1786; pg. 2.

X:1

T:Lady Georgina Gordon’s Reel

M:C|

L:1/8

R:Strathspey

C:William Marshall

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

S:McGlashan – Collection of Reels  (1786)

K:F

C|F/F/F/ F>F A>FAc|d<f c>A G2 GA|F/F/F FF A>F A<c|d>f c<A F2 F:|

|:f>gag a/g/f/d/ c<f|d<f c>A G2 G2|f>gag a/g/f/d/ cf|d<f c>A F2 F2:|

|:CFA,F CFBd|cAFA G2 G2|CFA,F CFBd|cAGA F2 F2:|

||f>gag a/g/f/d/ c<f|c>dfa g2 g2|f>gag a/g/f/d/ cf|d<f c>A F2 F2|

f>gag a/g/f/d/ cf|c>dfa g2 g2|b/a/g/f/ a/g/f/e/ f>c d<f|c>BA>G F2 F2||

 

LADY GEORGINA RUSSEL('S REEL). Scottish, Reel. B Flat Major. Standard tuning. AAB. Composed by William Marshall (1748-1833). Moyra Cowie (The Life and Times of William Marshall, 1999) identifies Lady Georgina as the daughter of Lady Georgianna Gordon and John Russell, the 6th Duke of Bedford, Woburn Abbey. She was thus the grand-daughter of Marshall’s employer, Alexander, the 4th Duke of Gordon, for whom Marshall worked as Steward of the Household. MacDonald (The Skye Collection), 1887; pg. 138. Marshall, Fiddlecase Edition, 1978; 1822 Collection, pg. 2. Stewart-Robertson (The Athole Collection), 1884; pg. 293.

X:1

T:Lady Georgina Russell

M:C|

L:1/8

R:Reel

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

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

K:B_

~B,2 B,D FDBF|GFGB c/c/c c2|~B,2 B,D FDBF|GFGA B/B/B ~B2:|

dfdB egec|dfdB c/c/c ~c2|dfdB egec|FBAc B/B/B ~B2|dfdB egec|

dfdB c/c/c ~c2|B,DCE DFEG|FBAc B/B/B ~B2||

 

LADY GETHIN. Irish, Planxty. C Major. Standard tuning. This tune was perhaps composed by blind Irish harper Turlough O'Carolan (1670-1738), though Donal O’Sullivan in his definitive work on the bard could find no incontrovertable evidence for its origin. Complete Collection of Carolan's Irish Tunes, 1984; No. 51, pg. 51. Shanachie 79013, Derek Bell - "Carolan's Receipt" (1987).

                       

LADY GIG. English, Jig. D Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Source for notated version: a c. 1847 music manuscript by Ellis Knowles, a musician from Radcliffe, Lancashire, England [Plain Brown Tune Book]. Plain Brown Tune Book, 1997; pg. 47.

                       

LADY GLASGOW. Scottish, Strathspey. A Major. Standard tuning. AAB. Composed by the Earl of Eglinton. Glen (The Glen Collection of Scottish Dance Music), Vol. 2, 1895; pg. 4.

X:1

T:Lady Glasgow

M:C

L:1/8

R:Strathspey

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

S:Glen Collection  (1895)

K:A

Ac/d/ e>c f>de>c|Ac/d/ ed cA e2|Ac/d/ e>c f>de>c|d<fc<e B>c d2:|

a>ece a/g/f/e/ c>e|a>ece A>ce2|a>ece a/g/f/e/ ce|d<fc<e B>cd2|

a>ece a/g/f/e/ c>e|a>ece Ace2|f<ae<f d<fc<e|B>cB>c d>e f2||

 

LADY GLENORCHY. Scottish, Pipe Reel. A Mixolydian. Standard tuning. AAB. A Scottish country dance from the island of Barra went by this title about 1910; elsewhere the same dance was known as "Round About Hullachan" and "Reel of Tulloch in a Circle" (Flett & Flett, 1964). The 19th century tune is attributed to Duncan MacKercher. Source for notated version: Winston Fitzgerald (1914-1987, Cape Breton) [Cranford]. Cranford (Winston Fitzgerald), 1997; No. 56, pg. 24. Kerr (Merry Melodies), vol. 2; No. 32, pg. 6. Little (Scottish and Cape Breton Fiddle Music in New Hampshire), 1984; pg. 36. Stewart-Robertson (The Athole Collection), 1884; pg. 33. Breton Books and Records BOC 1HO, Winston “Scotty” Fitzgerald - “Classic Cuts” (reissue of Celtic Records CX 17).

X:1

T:Lady Glenorchy

M:C|

L:1/8

R:Pipe Reel

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

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

R:Reel

K:A

g|aefd c2Ae|cA A/A/A aeeg|aefd c2Ad|B=G G/G/G =gBBe:|

cAA=g fded|cAAe ce a2|cAA=g fded|B=GGA Bcde|

cAA=g fded|cAAe ce a2|ceae fdec|B=GGA Bcde||

 


LADY GORDON OF GORDONSTOWN. Scottish (originally), Canadian; Reel. Canada, Cape Breton. C Mixolydian. Standard tuning. AB. Composed by William Morrison, appearing in his 1812 collection (Inverness, Scotland). Originally written in the key of C Minor, in Cape Breton it is usually played in the Mixolydian mode according to Paul Stewart Cranford (1995). The melody was played by influential Cape Breton fiddler Angus Chisholm. The estate of Gordonstown is near Elgin. Cranford (Jerry Holland’s), 1995; No. 78, pg. 23. Boot Records, Jerry Holland - “Master Cape Breton Fiddler” (1982). Green Linnet GLCD 1156, Jerry Holland – “The Fiddlesticks Collection.”

See also listing at:

Alan Snyder’s Cape Breton Fiddle Recording Index

 

LADY GORDON’S MINUET. Irish, Minuet (3/4 time). Ireland, County Mayo. G Major. Standard tuning. AB. Source for notated version: “Set by (the Irish collector) Forde in the Co. of Mayo” [Stanford/Petrie]. Stanford/Petrie (Complete Collection), 1905; No. 786, pg. 196.

X:1

T:Lady Gordon’s Minuet

M:3/4
L:1/8

N:”Set by Forde in the Co. of Mayo.”

N:”Andante”

S:Stanford/Petrie (1905), No. 786

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:G

BA | G2 G>E G>A | G>E Dc (3BAG | A2 A>G A>G | B>A Gc B/A/G/B/ |

d>B G>E G>A | G>E D>c B/A/G/B/ | d>B G>E G>A | G>E Dc B/A/G/A/ |

B2 A>B A>G | G4 || Bc d2d2 .d.d | d2 (gd)BG | c2c2 .c.c | c2 ec (3ABc |

d>B G>E G>A | G>E D>c (3BAG | d>B G>E G>A | G>E D>c (3BAG |

B2 A>B A>G | G4 ||

 

LADY GORDON’S REEL [1] (An Bhantiarna Gordon). AKA – “Lady Gordon.” AKA and see “Matt Peoples(‘ Reel) [3],” “Tommy Peoples’ (Reel) [10].” Irish, Reel. D Major. Standard tuning. AB. Sources for notated versions: Brendan Mulvihill (Baltimore, MD) [Mulvihill]; Mulvihill (1st Collection), 1986; No. 11, pg. 3. GTD Heritage HCD 008, Tommy Peoples – “Tommy Peoples: Traditional Irish Music Played on the Fiddle” (last tune of “Seán Ó Duibhir" set).

See also listing at: 

Alan Ng’s Irishtune.info

X:1

T:Lady Gordon’s Reel [1]

M:C|

L:1/8

R:Reel

S:Mulvihill – 1st Collection (1986), No. 11

K:D

FABA d2 BA|d2 BA FE{F}(3EDE|FABA d2 BA|fafe dB {c}(3BAB|

FABA d2 BA|d2 BA FE {F}(3EDE|FABA d2 BA|fafe dB B2||

f|ad{e}(3dcd adbd|ad{e}(3dcd fe e2|adfa b2 {b}af|egfe dB{c}(3BAB|

ad{e}(3dcd adbd|ad{e}(3dcd fe e2|fa{b}(3aga b2 af|egfe dB B2||

 

LADY GORDON’S (REEL) [2].  AKA – “Lady Gordon.” AKA and see “Paddy Carty’s (Reel).” Irish, Reel. D Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Bronx flute player Jack Coen says the tune was popularized by the recording of the Ballinakill Traditional Dance Players in 1938. Editor Jackie Small (CRÉ V) notes that the tune is very much associated with the east Galway tradition. Source for notated version: fiddler Aggie Whyte of the Ballinakill, County Galway, céilí band in 1938 [Breathnach]. Breathnach (CRÉ V), 1999; No. 157, pg. 78. Miller (Fiddler’s Throne), 2004; No. 189, pg. 120. Peoples (Fifty Irish Fiddle Tunes), 1986; 45. Celtic Crossings CD0299-02, Gearóid Ó hAllmhuráin & Patrick Ourceau – “Tracin” (1999). Shanachie 78015, James Keane – “With Friends Like These” (1998. Learned from a 78 RPM recording of the Ballinakill Céilí Band). MOL 001, Kevin Moloney & Sean Moloney – “Bridging the Gap” (Kevin Moloney was a member of the Ballinakill band that recorded the tune in 1938).

See also listing at: 

Alan Ng’s Irishtune.info

X:1

T:Lady Gordon’s (Reel) [2]

M:C|

L:1/8

R:Reel

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:D

FEDF A3B|defd efdB|BAFB ABdf|afge fd d2|

FEDF A3B|d2fd BcdB|BAFB ABdf|afea fddA:|

|:defg a2 bf|afed (3Bcd eg|defa {b}afdB|ABde fddA|

defg ~a3b|afed (3Bcd eg|fedB {d}BAFB|ABde fa a2:|

 

LADY GRACE DOUGLAS('S REEL). AKA and see “Mr. Gray of Carse,” "Mrs. Gray of Carse." Scottish, Reel. B Flat Major. Standard tuning. AB (Surenne): AAB (most versions). Composition of the melody has been credited to Perthshire fiddler-composer Niel Gow (1727-1807), as it is attributed to him in the Gow's Third Collection (Second Edition, 1807). However, it has been alleged that the tune originally was "Mrs. [Mr.] Gray of Carse," claimed by Charles Duff, who published it in 1790, and John Glen (1895), for one, is doubtful it is Gow's composition. Lady Grace Douglas (d. 1846, nee Stewart) of Cavers was the second daughter of Francis, 10th Earl of Moray and Jane Gray (eldest daughter of John 12th Lord Grey). She married Mr. George Douglas in 1789, with who she had two children. Carlin (The Gow Collection), 1986; No. 262. Gow (Third Collection of Niel Gow’s Reels), 1792; pg. 6 (3rd ed.). MacDonald (The Skye Collection), 1887; pg. 126. Martin (Ceol na Fidhle), vol. 2, 1988; pg. 7. Stewart-Robertson (The Athole Collection), 1884; pg. 286. Surenne (Dance Music of Scotland), 1852; pg. 104.

See also listing at:

Alan Snyder’s Cape Breton Fiddle Recording Index 

X:1

T:Lady Grace Douglas

M:C|

L:1/8

R:Reel

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

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:B_

g|f2 dB c2 AF|~B2 FD ECCg|f2 dB dcAF|BFGE DB,B,:|

E|DE/F/ FB GBFB|EBDB cCCE|DE/F/ FB GBFB|DFBF DB,B,E|

DE/F/ FB GBFB|EBDB cCCE|DFBd cFAg|fdce dB~B||

X:2

T:Lady Grace Douglas’s Reel

M:C

L:1/8

R:Reel

C:Niel Gow (1727-1807)

B:Gow – 3rd Collection of Niel Gow’s Reels, 3rd ed., pg. 6  (orig. 1792)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:B Flat Major

g|”tr”f2 dB “tr”c2 AF|B2 FD ECCg|”tr”f2 dB “tr”c2 AF|BFGE|DB,B,:||E|

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

D(E/F/) FB GBFB|EBDB cC”tr”C>E|DFBd cFBg|fdce d”tr”BB||

 

LADY GRACE STEWART. Scottish, Strathspey. B Minor. Standard tuning. AAB. The composition is credited to Nathaniel Gow in the Gow’s 2nd Collection (1788), where is appears as “Lady Grace Stewart’s (now Douglass) Strathspey.” Glen (The Glen Collection of Scottish Dance Music), vol. 2, 1895; pg. 49. Gow (Second Collection of Niel Gow’s Reels), 1788; pg. 11 (3rd edition). Stewart-Robertson (The Athole Collection), 1884; pg. 132.

X:1

T:Lady Grace Stewart

M:C

L:1/8

R:Strathspey

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

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:B Minor

B,<B B>c dB A2|B,<B B>c d<B d>f|ef/^g/ a>f e<A c2|B,<B B>c d<B d>f:|

d/e/f/g/ a>f e<A c2|d/e/f/g/ a>g f<d f>a|gb/g/ fa/f/ e<A c2|B,<B B>c d<B d>f|

d/e/f/g/ a>f e<A c2|d/e/f/g/ a>g f<d f>a|(3gbg (3faf (3efd (3cBA|B>cd>e f>Bd>f||

 

LADY GRANT OF DALVEY. Scottish. John Glen (1891) finds the earliest appearance of the tune in print in Angus Cumming's 1780 collection (pg. 6).

 

LADY GRANT OF GRANT. AKA and see "Athol Cummers." Scottish. John Glen (1891) finds the earliest appearance of the tune in print in Angus Cumming's 1780 collection (pg. 2).

 

LADY GRANT OF MONYMUSK. Scottish. John Glen (1891) finds the earliest appearance of the tune in print in Angus Cumming's 1780 collection (pg. 6).

 

LADY GRAY. Scottish, Strathspey. F Major. Standard tuning. AABCCD. Composed by Nathaniel Gow. Carlin (The Gow Collection), 1986; No. 95. Jones [Ed.] (Complete Tutor Violin), c. 1815; pg. 12.

X:1

T:Lady Gray's Strathspey.

R:strathspey

M:C

L:1/8

B:Complete Tutor Violin  (c. 1815)

Z:Dr. Evan Jones, 2005

K:F

f |:: c>df>g (a/g/f/e/) f2 | c>df>a gGBd | c>df>g (a/g/f/e/) (f>d) | c<Af>d cFA<f :||: cFF>c (d/c/B/A/) (c>F) | A<cf>c dGBd |

cFF>c (d/c/B/A/) (c<F) | A<cf>d cF Af | cFF>c (d/c/B/A/) (c<F) | A>cf>c dGBd | c>Aa>f g>ef>d | c>f e/f/g/e/ fF A<f |]

 

LADY GWYDER. Scottish, Strathspey. D Major. Standard tuning. AB (Surenne): AAB (MacDonald). Composed by John Bowie. MacDonald (The Skye Collection), 1887; pg. 64. Surenne (Dance Music of Scotland), 1852; pgs. 160-161.

X:1

T:Lady Gwyder

M:C

L:1/8

R:Strathspey

S:MacDonald – Skye Collection  (1887)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:D

F|D>AF>A Ddd>B|ADF>D EB,B,E|D>AF>A Dgf>e|d>BA>F D/D/D D:|

f|(d/e/f/g/) ad fdad|(A/B/c/d/) eA cAeA|(d/e/f/g/) ad fdad|Agf>e fddf|

(d/e/f/g/) ad fdad|(A/B/c/d/) eA cAec|d>fe>g f>d e<f|d>BA>F D/D/D D||

 

LADY HADDO. Scottish, Reel. C Major. Standard tuning. AAB. Composed by Malcolm Macdonald. Lady Haddo was Charlotte Baird (b. before 1765, d. 1795), who married in 1782 George Gordon, Lord Haddo, Grandmaster of the Freemasons between 1784 and 1786. His father, the 3rd Earl of Aberdeen, bought Gight Castle, Aberdeenshire, for the couple. Tragically, Lord Haddo died suddenly in 1791 at Gight from a fall from his horse. Charlotte never recovered from it, living “in great retirement and dejection. She pined during some four years and died in 1795.” The castle was abandoned and became ruinous. They had seven children, the oldest of whom, George, was left orphaned and virtually penniless, stranded in London where his mother had taken him. He had to fight for his inheritance, but was able to enlist the help of Viscount Melville and PM William Pitt to intercede with the “Wicked Earl”, Lord Aberdeen, his grandfather. Aberdeen had been displeased with Lady Haddo for her well-grounded disapproval she had expressed of his mode of life, and the old man had carried the grudge into the next generation, withholding funds and support. George managed to distinguish himself as a scholar in university and later as a statesman, eventually himself becoming the 4th Earl of Aberdeen and Prime Minister in 1852. Gow (Second Collection of Niel Gow’s Reels), 1788; pg. 13 (3rd edition). Gow (Beauties of Niel Gow), c. 1819. Temple TP022, The Battlefield Band – “Music in Trust” (1986).

X:1

T:Lady Haddo

C:M Macdonald

B:The Beauties of Niel Gow (c1819)

N:Composer played bass with Niel Gow

Z:Nigel Gatherer

M:4/4

L:1/8

K:C

F|E/F/G G2 c>GA>G|c/B/A/B/ cE D/D/D DF|E/F/G G2 c>GA>G|c/B/A/B/ cE C/C/C C:|]

f|egcg a/g/f/e/ gc|f<ag>e d/d/d df|egcg a/g/f/e/ gc|f<ag>e c/c/c cg|

egcg a/g/f/e/ gc|f<ag>e d/d/d de|c>edB c>A GE|FAG>E C/C/C C|]

 

LADY HALL. Scottish, Strathspey. G Major. Standard tuning. AB. Composition credited to J. McKenzie by Kerr. Kerr (Merry Melodies), vol. 2; No. 178, pg. 20.

X:1

T:Lady Hall

M:C

L:1/8

R:Strathspey

S:Kerr – Merry Melodies, vol. 2, No. 178  (c. 1880’s)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:G

D|G>AG>E D>EG>A|(B<e)d>B d>AB>A|G>AB>d e>fg>G|A>Bc>A (B<G) E2|

G>AB>E D>EG>A|(B<e)d>A d<AB<d|({c/d/}e>)dB>G A>Bd>B|G>AB>A (GE) G2||

g>dB>d G>AB>d|g>fe>fg>ab>a|g>d(eg) G>A(Bd)|c>Ad>B A>G(Ed)|

g>dB>d G>AB>d|g>fe>f g>ab>a|g>de>B G>AB>d|c>Ad>B (AG) E2||

 


LADY HAMILTON [1]. Slight resemblance to "Eileen Curran" (says Krassen). Old‑Time, Breakdown. USA; Western North Carolina, Eastern Tennessee. G Mixolydian. Standard tuning. AB (Krassen): ABB (Phillips). Blanton Owen believes the tune was learned by North Carolina fiddler Manco Sneed from J. Dedrick Harris (eastern Tenn.). Harris was a native of Tennessee who regularly fiddled with Bob Taylor when the latter ran for Governor of that state in the late 1800's. He moved to western North Carolina in the 1920's and greatly influenced a generation of young fiddlers there, including Manco Sneed, Bill Hensley, Osey Helton and Marcus Martin. The latter two also played “Lady Hamilton” and there are recordings of Martin’s version circulating privately—Martin played the tune in G major fingering position, however, his fiddle was tuned a whole-step down so it sounds in F. The tune was considered a ‘signature piece’ of Sneed’s. It was also in the repertoire of fiddler Tommy Magness (1911-1972), born in north Georgia near the southeastern Tennessee border. Source for notated versions: Manco Sneed (Graham County, N.C.) [Krassen, Phillips]. Krassen (Masters of Old Time Fiddling), 1983; pg. 123. Phillips (Traditional American Fiddle Tunes), vol. 2, 1995; pg. 74. (There is also a transcription of a version by Marcus Martin of Ararat, N.C., in the article "Instrumental Music of the Southern Appalachians: Traditional Fiddle Tunes," North Carolina Folklore Journal, vol. 12, No. 2., Dec. 1964, pp. 1‑8).

 

LADY HAMILTON [2]. Old-Time, Breakdown. G Mixolydian. Standard tuning. AABCC'. Source for notated version: Tony Marcus [Phillips]. Phillips (Traditional American Fiddle Tunes), vol. 2, 1995; pg. 73.

 

LADY HAMILTON('S REEL) [3]. AKA and see "Countess of Sutherland [1]." Scottish, Reel. B Flat Major. Standard tuning. AAB. Composed by George Jenkins who was a Scottish dancing teacher in London about the year 1794, when he probably published his collection of New Scotch Music, &c, dedicated to the Prince of Wales. John Glen (1895) is of the opinion that Jenkins composed a few good reels and strathspeys, but that "a number of his tunes do not possess the true Scottish character." The most famous Lady Hamilton (perhaps the subject of the title) was Emma Hart (1765-1815), a beautiful woman of great charm who rose from humble (and perhaps questionable) beginnings to win international fame. She was the mistress of Charles Greville who educated her in music and literature, but it was his uncle, Sir William Hamilton, the British Ambassador to Naples, whom she married. She entertained guests with her “attitudes”, a kind of Romantic aesthetic posturing achieved with the aid of shawls and classical draperies, and she was often painted in different aspects or guises—George Romney (1734-1802) did no less than twenty paintings of her. She became the mistress of Lord Horatio Nelson, a notorious affair that lasted until his death at the battle of Trafalgar.  Unfortunately, although Emma had inherited money from both Nelson and Hamilton, she lived to excess, incurred debt and died in poverty.

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Lady Hamilton, about 1785.

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Glen (The Glen Collection of Scottish Dance Music), vol. 2, 1891; pg. 29. MacDonald (The Skye Collection), 1887; pg. 128.

X:1

T:Lady Hamilton

M:C|

L:1/8

R:Reel

S:Glen Collection  (1891)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:B_

d|B2 FB GBFB|EBDB C (c2d)|B2 FB Ggfe|dfcf dBB:|

(3f/g/a/|bfdf egce|dfBd cFF (3f/g/a/|bfdf egce|Bgfc dB B(3f/g/a/|

bfdf egce|dfBd cFFf|gfga bgfe|dfcf dBB||

 

LADY HAMILTON (OF) DALRYMPLE('S STRATHSPEY). Scottish, Strathspey. G Minor (Gow, Kerr): G Dorian (Athole). Standard tuning. AB. Composition of the tune has been claimed by Robert 'Red Rob' MacIntosh, who published the melody in 1793 and who undoubtedly acquired his nickname due to having red hair. The Gows republished it with the same title in their Fourth Collection of 1800, but without composer credit. Carlin (The Gow Collection), 1986; No. 96. Kerr (Merry Melodies), vol. 3; No. 183, pg. 21. Stewart-Robertson (The Athole Collection), 1884; pg. 194.

X:1

T:Lady Hamilton Dalrymple

M:C

L:1/8

R:Strathspey

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

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:G Minor

d | “tr”B>G “tr”(G>F) (D<G) G>B | A<F c>F d>F(A>c)|~B<G “tr”(G>F) (D<G) “tr”G>A|

“tr”(B>A)B>c d<g~g>a | b>ga>^f g>d=f>c | (d<B) f>B (A<F)A<c|

~B<G (G>F) (D<G) G>A | “tr”(B/A/)(B/c/) (d/c/)(B/A/) BG<”tr”G || B |

(G<g) ~g2 d<gB<g | F<f d<fc<f A>F | (G<g) (~g>f) {^c}d>^fg>b |

(3aba (3ga^f “tr”(g>f)g>a | b>ga>=e g(f/e/) g>B | =e>cd>G ^F<dD<c |

B<G (G>F) (D<G) G>A | “tr”(B/A/)(B/c/) (d/c/)(B/A/) “tr”BG<G ||

 

LADY HAMILTON'S RANT. English, Reel or Rant. England, Northumberland. G Mixolydian. Standard tuning. AABB. Seattle (William Vickers), 1987, Part 2; No. 307.

 

LADY HAMMOND'S ALMAN (Downland). English, Country Dance Tune (2/2 time). D Major. Standard tuning. AABBC. Published before 1730. Raven (English Country Dance Tunes), 1984; pg. 15.

X:1

T:Lady Hammond’s Alman

M:2/2

L:1/8

K:D

A2 | d2 cd e2f2 | g2 fe d2e2 | f2 e2 de f2 | e8 | e2 ee cAcd | e6 ag | f2 gf ed e2 | d6 :|

|: A2 | c2 cd e2 de | f6 ag | f2 ef g2 f2 | e8 | a3g fe d2 | g3f e2 ag | f2 gf ed e2 | d6 :|

z2 | a3g f3 d2 | g3f e4 | f2 ef g2f2 | e8 | a3g fe d2 | g3f e2 ag | fe/f/ gf edfe | d6 ||

 


LADY HAMPDEN. Scottish, Strathspey. A Major. Standard. AAB. The melody appears in Malcolm MacDonald's 3rd collection (c. 1792), dedicated to Miss Drummond of Perth. Glen (The Glen Collection of Scottish Dance Music), vol. 2, 1895; pg. 27. MacDonald (A Third Collection of Strathspey Reels), c. 1792; pg. 6. Stewart-Robertson (The Athole Collection), 1884; pg. 154.

X:1

T:Lady Hampden

M:C

L:1/8

R:Strathspey

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

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:A

c | A,>A Ac/d/ e>Ac>A|B,>BB>c B>A F2|A,>A Ac/d/ e>Ac>a|e>dc>B c<AA:|

c/d/|e<a c>a e<ac<a|d>fe>c f>B Bc/d/|e<Ac<A e<A c>A|d>fe>d c>A Ac/d/|

e<ac<a e<a c>a|d>fe>c f>B Bc/B/|A<Ec<A d<fe<g|a>f e/f/e/d/ c<AA||

X:2

T:Lady Hampden’s Strathspey

M:C|

L:1/8

R:Strathspey

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

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:A

c | A,(AA)c/d/ eAcA | B,BB>c “tr”B>A F2 | A,(AA)c/d/ eAc<a | “tr”e>d”tr”c>B cAA :|

c/d/ | e<a c>a e<ac<a | d>fe>c fBBc/d/ | e<ac<a eaca | dfed cAAc/d/ | e<ac<a e>ac>a |

dfec fBBc/B/ | A<Ec<A d<fe<g | af e/f/e/d/ cAA ||

 

LADY HARDWICKS REEL. English, Reel. D Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Some settings of "The Keel Row" resemble it slightly, according to Huntington (1977). Huntington (William Litten's), 1977; pg. 16.

 

LADY HARRIOT HAY. AKA and see "Brechin Castle," "Miss Douglas of Brigton." Scottish, Strathspey. B Flat Major. Standard tuning. AABB. The melody appeared under this title in Kirkmichael, Perthshire, fiddler and composer Robert Petrie's 2nd Collection (1795). Gore finds it was printed previously by James Aird in his Selection, vol. 3 (c. 1790).

X:1

T:Lady Harriot Hay's Strathspey

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 8

% Gore's Index gives earliest publication as James Aird's

% "Selection of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs" v4 ca 1790

L:1/8

M:C

R:Strathspey

K:Bb

F|B<B TB2 B>df<d|B<B TB2 A/B/c/B/ AF|B<B TB2 B>df<d|e<gd<f Tc>BA::a|

bBdB fBdB |bBdB A/B/c/B/ AF|bBdB fBdB|(3ege (3dfd Tc>BA:||

 

LADY HARRIET HOPE. AKA and see “Lady Forbes,” “Miss MacDonald’s [2],” “Monday Morning [2],” “Victory [2].” Scottish, English, American; Reel. England, Northumberland. F Major (Athole, Bremner, Gow, Howe, Johnson/Petrie, Kerr, O’Neill, Skye, Surenne, Vickers): D Major (Aird, Hall & Stafford, O’Farrell). Standard