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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).
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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.).
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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.
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T:Mr. Campbell Craignish
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Reel
B:Stewart-Robertson – The
Athole Collection (1884)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:F
B|A/B/c cB Acfc|A/B/c cA BGGB|A/B/c cB Acfd|cABG F/F/F F:|
c|fcfa
fcfa|cfaf egga|1 fcfa cfag|fdcA F/F/F F:|2 fgag ~fcdf|cABG F/F/F ~F2||
MR. CAMPBELL OF
GLENLYONS REEL. Scottish, Reel. A Major. Standard
tuning. AAB. Composed by Malcolm
MacDonald, this tune first appears in his Collection of Strathspey Reels, vol. 1, dedicated to Mrs. Baird of
Newbyth. The key signature is given as it appears in MacDonald’s collection—it
should perhaps be A Mixolydian. MacDonald (Collection
of Strathspey Reels, vol. 1); pg. 13.
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).
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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 J.
Anderson. 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:1T:Mr. Key's HornpipeM:3/2L:1/4S:MarsdenN:KS of G major might be better. Given here as printeZ:Transcribed by Pete Stewart and posted at www.goodbagpipes.co.uk/pipetunes/
N:(reposted at Fiddler’s Companion by permission)K:DcABA/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.
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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).
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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).
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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||