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MRS. A. MACGLASHAN. AKA - “Mrs. A. McGlashan,” AKA and see "Mrs. Alexander MacGlashan."

                                      

MRS. A. MACPHERSON OF INVERAN. Scottish. Composed by Pipe Major G.S. McLennan (1883-1927), a bagpiper revered in Highland circles.

                          

MRS. A. R. FINDLAY. Scottish, Reel. Composed in 1931 by Aberdeenshire fiddler and composer J. Murdoch Henderson (1902-1972), dedicated to the Conductor of the Aberdeen High School Orchestra. Henderson (Flowers of Scottish Melody), 1935.

                                      

MRS. ABERCROMBYS OF GLUPAS REEL. Scottish, Reel. G Minor. Standard tuning. AAB.

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T:Mrs. Abercrombys of Glupas Reel

M:C|

L:1/8

R:Strathspey

N:”Slow”

S:William Sydney Mount (1807-1868) manuscripts, c. 1840’s?

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:Gmin

F | G>DG>A B>cd>g | f<b d>B (c/B/A/G/ F>)A | G>DG>A B>cd>g |

f>c d/(c/B/A/) B>G G2 :| g>fd>f “tr”(g/f/g/a/) b>g | f>dc>d (f>g{f/g/}a>f |

(b>a)(a>g) (g>f)(f>d) | c3f (d/c/B/A/) (B<G) G2 | g>fd>f “tr”(g/f/g/a/) b>g |

f>dc>d (f>g){f/g/}(a>f) | (g>f)(e>d) (c>e)(d>c) | “tr”B/(A/b/c/) (d/c/B/A/) B<G G ||

                                      

MRS. ADIE. AKA - "Mrs. Adye." Scottish, Strathspey. B Flat Major. Standard tuning. AB (Cole, Surenne): AAB (Athole, Gow, Skye). Composed by Major William Logan, of a line of William Logan’s of Ayrshire. The Major was a well-known gentleman in Ayrshire and a highly esteemed convivial companion. He was skilled on the violin and was, it is said, an intimate of Niel Gow and Robert Burns. See “Major Logan’s Frolic” for more on him. Carlin (The Gow Collection), 1986; No. 171. Cole (1000 Fiddle Tunes), 1940; pg. 124. Gow (Fifth Collection of Strathspey Reels), 1809; pg. 6. MacDonald (The Skye Collection), 1887; pg. 125. Ryan’s Mammoth Collection, 1883; pg. 162. Stewart-Robertson (The Athole Collection), 1884; pg. 279. Surenne (Dance Music of Scotland), 1852; pgs. 54-55 (appears as “Mrs. Adye”).

X:1

T:Mrs. Adie

T:Mrs. Adye’s

M:C

L:1/8

R:Strathspey

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

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:Bb

d|B<B ~B2 c>A F<A|B<B c>B A<F F>B|G<A B>G F>D B,<D|E<G F>E D<B,B,:|

f|d>Bf>B b>Bf>B|A/B/c c>B A<F F2|G>A B>G F>DB,>D|E<G F>E D<B, B,>B|

d>B f<B b<Bf<B|A/B/c c>B A<F ~F>_A|G<E E>G F<D D>F|E<C C>F D<B,B||

“Last time only”

||(3GEE (3EFG (3FDD (3DEF|(3ECC (3CDF (3DB,B, B,||

 

MRS. ALEXANDER BRODIE.  Scottish, Reel. D Major. Standard tuning. AB. Surenne (Dance Music of Scotland), 1852; pg. 162.

X:1

T:Mrs. Alexander Brodie

M:C

L:1/8

R:Reel

S:Surenne – Dance Music of Scotland, pg. 162  (1852)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:D

f | gefd edcA | gefd B3f | gefd edcA | dBAF D3f | gefd edcA | gefd B3f |

gefd edcA | dBAF D3 || F | DFAF BGAF | dBAF E<EEF | DFAF BGAc |

(d/c/B/A/) dF D<DDF | DFAF BGAF | dBAF ({F}E3)g | afge fdec | cBAF D3 ||

 

MRS. ALEXANDER MACGLASHAN. Scottish, Jig. G Minor. Standard tuning. AAB (Glen): AABB’ (Cranford/Fitzgerald). This 18th century melody was probably composed, and certainly published by John MacGlashan (sometimes McGlashan), who may or may not have been related to the famous Scottish fiddle/composer Alexander "King" MacGlashan. Source for notated version: Winston Fitzgerald (1914-1987, Cape Breton) [Cranford]. Cranford (Fitzgerald), 1997; No. 199, pg. 78. Glen (The Glen Collection of Scottish Music), Vol. 2, 1895; pg 34.

X:1

T:Mrs. A. MacGlashan

M:6/8

L:1/8

R:Jig

S:Glen Collection, vol. 2  (1895)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:Gmin

D|G2G GB,G,|G,B,D BAG|F2c A2f|cdB AGF|G2G GB,G,|

G,B,D BAG|F2f c2A|dBG G2:|

d|g/a/ba gdB|GBd gab|f/g/ag fcA|FAc fga|g/a/ba gdB|GBd gab|

agf cAc|dBG G2d|g/a/ba gdB|GBd gab|f/g/ag fcA|FAc fga|

bgb a^fa|gdg fcf|dfd cAc|dBG G2||

 

MRS. ALLAN MACDONALD. Canadian, Strathspey. Canada, Cape Breton. A Major. Standard tuning. AB. Composed by Cape Breton fiddler Dan R. MacDonald (1911-1976). The ‘B’ part is played in third position. Cameron (Trip to Windsor), 1994; pg. 2.

 

MRS. ANDERSON OF BALGAY. Scottish, Reel. C Major. Standard tuning. AAB. Composed by Abraham Macintosh. Glen (The Glen Collection of Scottish Music), Vol. 1, 1891; pg. 34.

X:1

T:Mrs. Anderson of Balgay

M:C|

L:1/8

R:Reel

S:Glen Collection, vol. 1  (1891)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:C
E|CEGc EGce|cAGE FDDG|cGEC EGce|fagf ecc:|

e/f/|gecg afda|gece fdde/f/|gecg afde|fagf ecce/f/|gecg afda|

gece fddf|ecBA GAGE|FDGF ECC||

 

MRS. ANDERSON'S STRATHSPEY--OF FOCHABERS. Scottish, Slow Strathspey. A Major. Standard tuning. AAB. Composed by William Marshall (1748-1833). Mrs. Anderson was the wife of Reverend John Anderson, a teacher of the young Marshall (Cowie, The Life and Times of William Marshall, 1999). Marshall, Fiddlecase Edition, 1978; 1822 Collection, pg. 21.

X:1

T:Mrs. Anderson’s Strathspey—of Fochabers

M:C

L:1/8

R:Strathspey

S:Marshall – 1822 Collection

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:A

c/d/|e>fec e>fec|~B>cde f(BB)c/d/|e>fec Aag>f|f/e/d/c/ B/c/d/e/ c(AA):|

E|CA,AE cAec|d>e f/e/d/c/ B(FF)B|AcEc BdEd|c/a/g/f/ e/d/c/B/ c(AA)E|

CA,AE cAec|d>e f/e/d/c/ B(FF)B|AcEc BdEd|c/a/g/f/ e/d/c/B/ cAA||

 


MRS. ANNE MACDERMOTT ROE. Irish, Planxty (2/4 time). D Minor. Standard tuning. AB. Composed by blind Irish harper Turlough O'Carolan (1670-1738). Complete Collection of Carolan's Irish Tunes, 1984; No. 82, pg. 68.

 

MRS. ARNOT. Scottish. John Glen (1891) finds the earliest appearance of this tune in print in John Riddell's 1766 collection (pg. 60).

           

MRS. B. CATTO, ABERDEEN. Scottish, Slow Strathspey. Composed by Aberdeenshire fiddler and composer J. Murdoch Henderson (1902-1972), named in honor of a reciter of Scots poetry. Henderson (Flowers of Scottish Melody), 1935.

                       

MRS. BABS ANDERSON. Shetland, Strathspey. Composed by Tom Anderson (Shetland) in memory of his late wife, who encouraged his composing and collecting. Topic 12TS379, Aly Bain & Tom Anderson ‑ "Shetland Folk Fiddling, vol. 2" (1978).

           

MRS. BAILLIE. See “Mrs. Colonel Bailie of Red-Castle.”

                       

MRS. BAIRD. AKA – “Mrs. Baird Hill’s Reel.” Scottish, Reel. G Minor. Standard tuning. AA'B. The melody appears in Malcolm MacDonald’s 4th collection, dedicated to the Countess of Breadalbane. MacDonald (A Fourth Collection of Strathspey Reels), 1797; pg. 2. Stewart-Robertson (The Athole Collection), 1884; pg. 187.

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T:Mrs. Baird hill’s Reel

M:C|

L:1/8

R:Reel

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

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:Gmin

A | BGA^F GDD=E | F/F/F AF cFAc |1 BGA^F GDDg | fdcA G2G :|2

BGA^F GABg | fdcA G2G || ^f | gdgb =fcfa | gdgb gagd | fgdf AFAc |

dBcA BGG^f | gdgb =fcfa | gdgb gafg | dfcf AFAc | dBcA {^F}G2G ||

 

MRS. BAIRD OF NEW BYTH [1]. AKA and see “Miss Baird of Newbyth.” Scottish, Strathspey. D Mixolydian. Standard tuning. AAB. Composed by Niel Gow (1727-1807). Carlin (The Gow Collection), 1986; No. 172. Gow (First Collection of Niel Gow’s Reels), 1784 (revised 1801); pg. 7.

X:1

T:Mrs. Baird of New Byth [1]

C:Niel Gow

M:C

L:1/8

N:”Slowish”

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:D

B | AD ({B}A)G/F/ E(=CC>)E | AD (B/A/G/F/) AD (B/A/G/F/) | BGAF E(=CC>)E |

AD ({B}A)G/F/ AD D :| (g | f>)dAd e(=cc>)e | f>dAd f>dAd | A>dfd e(=cc>)e |

f>dAd F(DD>)(g | f>)dAd e(=cc>)(e | f>)dAd f>dec | d>A=c>=F E(=CC>)E | AD ({B}A)G/F/ AD D ||

 

MRS. BAIRD OF NEWBYTH [2]. Scottish, Strathspey. C Major. Standard tuning. AB (Surenne): AABB' (Kerr, Stewart-Robertson). The tune is attributed tow William MacDonald in the Gow’s 2nd Collection (1788). Newbyth is in East Lothian, and lies on the Peffer Burn north of East Linton. It is the birthplace of Sir David Baird of Newbyth (1757-1829, whose mother may be the Mrs. Baird honoured by MacDonald’s melody. Sir David was a hero of military campaigns in India and saw service in the Napoleonic Wars. He was made baronet in 1809. This anecdote is told of Mrs. Baird of Newbyth:

***

Mrs. Baird of Newbyth, the mother of our distinguished countryman the late General

Sir David Baird, was always spoken of as a grand specimen of the class. When the news

arrived from India of the gallant but unfortunate action of ‘84 against Hyder All (ed. AKA

Hyder Ali {1722-1782} or Haider ‘Alt), in which her son, then Captain Baird, was engaged,

it was stated that he and other officers had been taken prisoners and chained together two

and two. The friends were careful in breaking such sad intelligence to the mother of Captain

Baird. When, however, she was made fully to understand the position of her son and his gallant

companions, disdaining all weak and useless expressions of her own grief, and knowing

well the restless and athletic habits of her son, all she said was, "Lord pity the chiel that’s

chained to our Davie!”

***

Gow (Second Collection of Neil Gow’s Reels), 1788, 3rd ed.; pg. 9. Kerr (Merry Melodies), vol. 2; No. 92, pg. 12. Stewart-Robertson (The Athole Collection), 1884; pg. 75. Surenne (Dance Music of Scotland), 1852; pgs. 150-151.

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T:Mrs. Baird of Newbyth  [2]

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 G>A c>de>d|c>AG>E A<D D>F|E/F/G G>A c>de>d|c>AG>E G<CC:|

f|e/f/g c>g e<c g>e|f>g a/g/f/e/ f<d d>g|e/f/g c>g e<c g>e|c<A G>E G<C C>f|

e/f/g c>g e<cg>e|f>g a/g/f/e/ f<d d>g|e>gd>e c>de>d|c>AG>E G<CC||

 

MRS. BAIRD OF NEWBYTH [3]. Scottish, Strathspey. E Dorian. Standard tuning. AAB. Composed by Malcolm McDonald, who dedicated his first collection to Mrs. Baird. Glen (The Glen Collection of Scottish Music), vol. 1, 1891; pg. 47. MacDonald (Collection of Strathspey Reels, vol. 1), c. 1788; pg. 1.

X:1

T:Mrs. Baird of Newbyth [3]

M:C

L:1/8

R:Strathspey

S:MacDonald – Collection of Strathspey Reels I  (c. 1788)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:Emin

d|B<E B>G B>EBe | dBAG FADd | BEBG BEBf | {g}f2 e^deE E :|

B | (e>fg)e fde^c | dBAG FADd | (e>fg)e fde^c | {g}f2 e^d eEEB |

e>fge fde^c| dBAG FADd | BEBG Bcde | {g}f2 e^d eE E ||

 

MRS. BAIRD OF NEWBYTH’S JIGG.  Scottish, Jig. A Major. Standard. AABB’. Composed by Malcolm MacDonald, the melody appears in his first collection (c. 1788), dedicated to Mrs. Baird of Newbyth. MacDonald (A Collection of Strathspey Reels), c. 1788; pg. 21.

X:1

T:Mrs. Baird of Newbyth’s Jigg

M:6/8

L:1/8

R:Jig

S:MacDonald – Collection of Strathspey Reels, vol. 1 (c. 1788)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:A

F | E3E3 | EFA {d}”tr”c2A | F3F3 | B>dB “tr”c2A | E3E3 | EFA “tr”(c2A) |

(F2B) (B2d) | cAA A2 :: (c/d/) | e>ce e>ce | ece {=g}(f2e) | fdf fdf |

fdf {a}(g2f) |1 ece ece | ece {=g}(f2e) | faf ece | cAA A2 :|2 faf ece |

d2e f2e | faf ece | cAA A2 ||

 

MRS. BAKER'S HORNPIPE. AKA and see "Miss Baker's Hornpipe," "Miss Bacon's Hornpipe." English, Hornpipe. F Major. Standard tuning. AAB. Mrs. Baker was a famous stage dancer who performed the hornpipe in the 18th century theater (along with Miss Anne Catley and Nancy Dawson, among others, according to Frank Kidson in his entry on hornpipes in Groves Dictionary of Music and Musicians): “About 1760 the hornpipe underwent a radical change, for it was turned into common time and was altered in character. Miss Anne Catley, Mrs. Baker, Nancy Dawson, and other stage dancers, introduced it into the theatre, and they have given their names to hornpipes which are even now popular.” Versions of this tune can be found in Thompson's Complete Collection of Country Dance Tunes (Vol. III, pg. 29, No. 58), and in the Alymore MS, the John Clare ms. (Helpston, Northants, 1820, as "Miss Bacon's Hornpipe”), and the John Rook ms. (Warerton, 1840). Source for notated version: a c. 1837-1840 MS by Shropshire musician John Moore [Ashman]. Ashman (The Ironbridge Hornpipe), 1991; No. 111a, pg. 46.

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T:Mrs. Baker’s Hornpipe

M:C

L:1/8

R:Hornpipe

B:Ashman – Ironbridge Hornpipe

K:F

cB | A2(F2 F)AGF | EG (B2 B)dcB | Acde fcdB | …

X:2

T:Mrs. Baker’s

M:C

L:1/8

R:Hornpipe

S:John Rook manuscript (Warerton, 1840)

K:G

dc|B2G2 GBAG|FA c2 cedc|Bdef gdec|B2G2G2:|

|:(3def|adBd gbag|afdf ac’ba|bgaf geag|f2d2d2gd|

(3efg (3Bcd cc’b|agfe edcB|(3cde (3FGA GdcA|B2G2G2:|

 

MRS. BARCLAY. Scottish, Reel. B Flat Major. Standard tuning. AAB. Composed by Alexander Walker for Mrs. Barclay, Kincardine O'Neil. Walker (A Collection of Strathspeys, Reels, Marches, &c), 1866; No. 41, pg. 15.

 

MRS. BARNEY BRALLAGHAN. AKA and see "Barney Brallaghan."

 

MRS. BEATTY WALLACE. Canadian, Jig. Canada; Cape Breton, Prince Edward Island. D Major (Cameron): A Major (Perlman). Standard tuning. AABB (Cranford/Fitzgerald): AA’BB’ (Cameron, Perlman). Composed by Cape Breton fiddler and composer Dan R. MacDonald (1911-1976). Sources for notated versions: Kenny Chaisson (b. c. 1947, Bear River, North-East Kings County, Prince Edward Island; now resides in Rollo Bay) [Perlman]; Winston Fitzgerald (1914-1987, Cape Breton), who reversed the ‘A’ and ‘B’ parts [Cranford]. Cameron (Trip to Windsor), 1994; pg. 52. Cranford (Winston Fitzgerald), 1997; No. 89, pg. 38. Perlman (The Fiddle Music of Prince Edward Island), 1996; pg. 90.


 

MRS. BERTHA AIM. Scottish, Jig. G Major. Standard tuning. AB. Composed by Shetland fiddler Arthur S. Robertson (b. 1911) and dedicated to Mrs. Bertha Aim, widow of the late Ronnie Aim of Orknay (1919‑1982) who was a reknowned fiddler of those islands. Neil (The Scots Fiddle), 1991; No. 142, pg. 181.

 

MRS. BIGGS (OF NEWCASTLE'S) DELIGHT. Scottish, Stathspey. B Flat Major. Standard tuning. AA. The air appears in Watlen's collection of Celebrated Circus Tunes (1791) with the note "The celebrated Strathspey Minuet as danced by Mr. Lassells and Mrs. Parker at the Royal Circus, London and Edinburgh" (the Strathspey Minuet was a couple dance performed to a strathspey). Emmerson (Rantin’ Pipe and Tremblin’ String), 1971; No. 66, pg. 154.

 

MRS. BIRMINGHAM. Irish, Air or Planxty. The air has been attributed to the blind Irish harper Turlough O’Carolan (1670-1738), though there is no definitive evidence for this according to Donal O’Sullivan.

 

MRS. BLAIR OF AVONTOWN'S FAVORITE. Scottish, Slow Quickstep. D Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Mrs. Blair was probably Isabella Cornelia Halkett, originally from Fifeshire, who married Robert Blair (1741-1811), a lawyer and judge. They lived at the small estate of Avontoun, near Linlithgow, and had one son and three daughters. Blair was solicitor general of Scotland from 1780-1806, and, at the end of his life, Lord President of the Court of Session. Sir Henry Raeburn painted his portrait. Carlin (The Gow Collection), 1986; No. 576. Gow (Fourth Collection of Niel Gow’s Reels), 2nd ed., originally 1800; pg. 18.

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T:Mrs. Blair of Avontown’s Favorite

M:2/4

L:1/8

R:March

N:”Slow”

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

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:D

{c}d|A>B AF|{F}A2 “tr”d>e|(f.g)(e.f)|(e/d/)(c/B/) (A/B/)(c/d/)|A>B (B/A/)(G/F/)|A2 “tr”d>e|.f(f/g/) .e(e/f/)|{c}d2 d:|

|:f|{f}g2 ec|df {^g}a2|(f/g/)(a/g/) (f/e/)(d/c/)|.d/.e/.f/.g/ a>d|”tr”A>B (B/A/)(G/F/)|A2 “tr”d>e|(fg)(ef)|{c}d2 d:|

 

MRS. BOSWELL OF AUCHINLECK'S REEL. Scottish, Reel. B Flat Major. Standard tuning. AAB. Composed by John French (1752‑1803), originally from Cumnock. Published in his posthumous 1803 collection "Strathspey Reels &c," which collection was dedicated to Mrs. Boswell, the wife of James Boswell, Dr. Johnson's amanuensis. Alburger (Scottish Fiddlers and Their Music), 1983; Ex. 89, pg. 143.

 

MRS. BOURKE. Scottish, Reel. F Major. Standard tuning. AAB. Stewart-Robertson (The Athole Collection), 1884; pg. 236.

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T:Mrs. Bourke

M:C|

L:1/8

R:Reel

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

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:F

C|~F2 AF EGGB|AFAc ~f2 cf|dBcF EGGB|AcCE F2F:|

c|~fcfa gceg|a/g/f g/f/e ~f2 cB|AcdB cffd|cBAG ~F2 FA|

~fcfa gceg|a/g/f g/f/e ~f2 cf|AFcF fdcB|AcCE ~F2F||

 

MRS. BOUTH'S MINUET. Scottish, Minuet. The melody appears in the Gillespie Manuscript of Perth (1768).

 

MRS. BOYCE’S DELIGHT.  English, Country Dance Tune (2/4 time). G Major. Standard tuning. The melody is unique to Charles and Samuel Thompson’s Compleat Collection, vol. 3 (London, 1773). Thompson (Compleat Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances, vol. 3), 1773; No. 168.

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T:Mrs. Boyce’s Delight

M:2/4

L:1/8

B:Thompson’s Compleat Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances, vol. 3 (London, 1773)

Z:Transcribed and edited by Flynn Titford-Mock, 2007

Z:abc’s:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:G

g2 fe|dcBA|AcBA|B2G2|g2 fe|fbag|fed^c|d2 D2:|
|:d2f2|a3c|cBgB|c2 Ac|defg|cBec|BAGF|G2 G,2:||

 

MRS. BRODIE SHERIFF OF BATTLEBLENT'S STRATHSPEY. Scottish, Strathspey. G Major. Standard tuning. AABB'. Composition credited to G. Rankin by Kerr. Kerr (Merry Melodies), vol. 2; No. 176, pg. 20.

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T:Mrs. Brodie Sheriff of Battleblent’s Reel

M:C

L:1/8

R:Strathspey

B:Kerr – Merry Melodies, vol. 2, No. 177 (c. 1880’s)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:G

D>EGA> B>A (3Bcd|e>g d>B (3eee e2|D>EGA> B>A (3Bcd|e<g d>B (3AAA A2:|

g>ae>g d>g (3BAG|g>ae>g (3aaa a2|g>ae>g d>g (3BAG|B<d A>B (3GGG G2|

g>ae>g d>g (3BAG|g>ae>g (3aaa a2|(3bgg (3aff (3gee (3dgg|B<d A>B (3GGG G2||

 

MRS. BRODIE SHERIFF OF BATTLEBLENT'S REEL. Scottish, Reel. G Major. Standard tuning. AABB'. Composition credited to G. Rankin by Kerr. Largely a reel version of the strathspey of the same name. Kerr (Merry Melodies), vol. 2; No. 177, pg. 20.

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T:Mrs. Brodie Sheriff of Battleblent’s Reel

M:C

L:1/8

R:Reel

B:Kerr – Merry Melodies, vol. 2, No. 177 (c. 1880’s)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:G

DEGA BABd|efge dcBA|GFGA BABd|1 egdB (3AAA A2:|2 egdB (3AAA A||

d|gfga bage|dgBg dgBg|gfga bage|dgBg A2Ad|

gfga bage|dgBg dgBg|bfge fdec|BdAB G2G2||

 

MRS. BROWN('S REEL) OF LINKWOOD. Scottish, Reel. E Minor. Standard tuning. AAB. Composed by William Marshall (1748-1833). Mrs. Brown was probably the wife of either George Brown or his son Peter Brown. The Browns were surveyors, and Peter turned the whiskey still at Linkwood into a licensed distillery that still produces spirits toady (Cowie, The Life and Times of William Marshall, 1999). Marshall may have come in contact with the Browns through his interest in surveying, or in the context of his employment as Steward of the Household for the Duke of Gordon (the elder Brown was factor for forty years to the Earl of Findlater). MacDonald (The Skye Collection), 1887; pg. 79. Marshall, Fiddlecase Edition, 1978; 1822 Collection, pg. 60. Stewart-Robertson (The Athole Collection), 1884; pg. 252.

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T:Mrs. Brown of Linkwood

M:C|

L:1/8

R:Reel

B:The Athole Collection

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:Emin

F|E>FG>A B2 B>^c|d>Bad FDAF|E>FGA B2 Bf|gef^d e/e/e e:|

f|gef^d e2 Be|dBAd FDDf|gef^d Be|d>BAF E/E/E Ef|gef^d e2 Be|

dBAd FDDF|E>FGA B2 Bf|gef^d e/e/e e|| 

 


MRS. BUCHAN OF AUCHMACOY. Scottish, Strathspey. B Flat Major. Standard tuning. AAB. Composed by William Marshall (1748-1833). Fiddlecase Edition, 1978; 1845 Collection, pg. 22.

X:1

T:Mrs. Buchan of Auchmacoy

M:C

L:1/8

R:Strathspey

S:Marshall – 1845 Collection

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:Bb

F|(Bc/d/) BF (Bc/d/) BF|d>cBd cCCc|(Bc/d/) BF (Bd/f/) dB|d>cBA BB,B,:|

d/e/|fd b2 fd b2|fdbd gccd/e/|fd b2 (ag)(fe) (dc)(BA)|BG F/G/F/E/ DB,B, d/e/|

fd b2 fd b2|fdbd bccd/e/|fdec dBcA|B<G F>E DB,B,||

           

MRS. C. SUTHERLAND. Scottish, Strathspey. Composed by Aberdeenshire fiddler and composer J. Murdoch Henderson (1902-1972), dedicated to “C.S., pianist, Fraserburgh.” Henderson (Flowers of Scottish Melody), 1935.

                                               

MRS. CAMPBELL.  Jig. WMT002, Wendy MacIsaac – “That’s What You Get” (1998?).

                       

MRS. CAMPBELL OF LOCHNELL. Scottish, Reel. C Major. Standard tuning. AA'BB'. Composed by Robert MacIntosh. MacDonald (The Skye Collection), 1887; pg. 107. Stewart-Robertson (The Athole Collection), 1884; pg. 73.

X:1

T:Mrs. Campbell of Lochnell

M:C|

L:1/8
R:Reel

B:MacDonald – The Skye Collection (1887)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:C

G|c2 Gc ECGE | c2 ec dDDB |1 c2 AF EGCE | FDG,G ECC :|2 c2 Ac GcEc |

defd ecc ||: G | ECEG AFAc | ECFE DG,G,F |1 ECEG AFAc | BdGf ecc :|2

EGFA G_BAc | Bagf ecc ||

 

MRS. CAMPBELL OF MONZIE. Scottish, Strathspey. G Minor. Standard tuning. AAB. Stewart-Robertson (The Athole Collection), 1884; pg. 198.

X:1

T:Mrs. Campbell of Monzie

M:C

L:1/8

R:Strathspey

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

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:Gmin

D|G<G G>F G2B2|B<d c/B/c/d/ A<F A>c|B<G G>D G2 ~g2|

f>c A/B/c/A/ B<GG:|

f|g>f d<f g<g b2|f>cd>f A<F A<f|~g>f d<f g>a b2|f>c A/B/c/A/ B<G G>f|

g>f d<f g<g b2|~f>c d<f A>FA>g|b>ga>^f g>df>c|G>g ^f/g/a/f/ g<GG||

 

MRS. CAPTAIN CHARLES GORDON--HUNTLY. Scottish, Strathspey ("Slow when not danced"). A Major. Standard tuning. AB. Composed by William Marshall (1748-1833). See also the companion title “Captain Charles Gordon R.N.” Marshall, Fiddlecase Edition, 1978; 1845 Collection, pg. 30.

X:1

T:Mrs. Capt. Charles Gordon—Huntly

M:C

L:1/8

R:Strathspey

S:Marshall – 1845 Collection

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:A

(e/f/4g/4)|a2 a>e fbag (a>e)|f<b b>a g<e ef/g/|a2 (ae) (f/e/)d/c/ (d/c/)B/A/|

F/B/G/B/ (A/f)e/d/ c<A A (e/f/4g/4)|a2 a>e fbag (a>e)|f<b b>a g<e ef/g/|

a2 (ae) (f/e/)d/c/ (d/c/)B/A/|F/B/G/B/ (A/f/)e/d/ c<A A||f/g/|aAcA eAcA|

(B/d/)c/e/ (d/c/)B/A/ B<F F(f/g/)|aAcA eAcA|f/g/a/f/ g/b/a/g/ aA Af/g/|

aecA ecAC|D>F E<C B,B Bb/g/|f>b (a/g/)f/e/ f/e/f/g/ a>A|

F>BG>B A/f/e/d/ c<A A||

 

MRS. CAPTAIN McBARNET'S STRATHSPEY--BALACHRON. Scottish, "Moderately Slow" Strathspey. E Flat major. Standard tuning. AAB. Composed by William Marshall (1748-1833). Marshall, Fiddlecase Edition, 1822 Collection, pg. 25.

X:1

T:Mrs. Captain McBarnet’s Strathspey—Balachron

M:C

L:1/8

R:Strathspey

S:Marshall – 1822 Collection

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:E_

A|:GFEG BeGE|e/d/c/B/ cd efdB|gEGB e/d/c/B/ GE|F>B, E/D/C/B,/ E2E2:|

A,|G,A,B,G, EB,GE|B,DFD AFBG|EFGA Bcde|f>g f/e/d/c/ BAGF|G,A,B,G, EB,GE|

B,DFD AFBG|~E>g f/e/d/c/ BAGE|F>B, E/D/C/B,/ E2E2||

 

MRS. CAPTAIN SKENE'S STRATHSPEY--OF CARRESTON. Scottish, ("Moderately Slow") Strathspey. E Flat Major. Standard tuning. AAB. Composed by William Marshall (1748-1833). Marshall, Fiddlecase Edition, 1978; 1822 Collection, pg. 58.

X:1

T:Mrs. Captain Skene’s Strathspey—of Carreston

M:C

L:1/8

R:Strathspey

S:Marshall – 1822 Collection

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:Eb

E2 e>c B>G F<G|E<C C>B, C<F F>G|E2 e>c BG A/G/F/E/|B,>E D/E/F/D/ G<E ~E2:|

eBeg a/g/f/e/ ~f2|eBfB gBfB|e>Be a/g/f/e/ ~f2|eBAG CFDB,|eBeg a/g/f/e/ ~f2|

eBfB gBfB|(3efg (3fed (3edc (3BAG|(3ABc (3BAG CFDB,||

 

MRS. CAPTAIN STEWART. AKA and see "Miss MacLeod of Colbeck." Scottish, Strathspey. F Major. Standard tuning. AAB. The melody appears under the above title in Robert Petrie's 1st Collection (1790), pg. 16.

X:1

T:Mrs. Captain Stewart's Strathspey

C:Robert Petrie

S:Petrie's Collection of Strathspey Reels and Country Dances &c., 1790

Z:Steve Wyrick <sjwyrick'at'astound'dot'net>, 3/19/04

N:Petrie's First Collection, page 16

L:1/8

M:C

R:Strathspey

K:F

f | c<FTc>A c<FTc>A | d<GTd>c  d<GG>f | c<FTc>A c<FTa>g | f>d c/d/c/B/ AFF :|

c | Tf2 a>f  c<fa<f | b>aTg>f (eggc) | (f/e/f/g/) af c>fa>f | b<aTg>f  (cffg) |

Tf2 a<f  c<fa<f  | b>aTg>f  e<gge | de/f/ c<f  B<fA<f | g<dTc>B AFF |]

 

MRS. CAREY’S BRIDAL DAY.  English, Jig. A Major. Standard tuning. AABB. The melody appears unique to Charles and Samuel Thompson’s Compleat Collection, vol. 3 (London, 1773). Thompson (Compleat Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances, vol. 3), 1773; No. 181.

X:1

T:Mrs. Carey’s Bridal Day

M:6/8

L:1/8

B:Thompson’s Compleat Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances, vol. 3 (London, 1773)

Z:Transcribed and edited by Flynn Titford-Mock, 2007

Z:abc’s:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:A

A2a aga|B2c d2f|B2c d2f|e2E A3::G3 e^de|F3 GAB|

c2e d2B|E2G A3::Ac(e e)cA|Bd(f f)dB|A3 f3|cdB A3:||

 

MRS. CARMICHAEL OF CASTLE CRAIG'S FAVORITE. Scottish, Slow Strathspey. G Major. Standard tuning. AAB. Composed by John Gow. Carlin (The Gow Collection), 1986; No. 173.

 

MRS. CARMICHAEL OF SKIRLINGS. Scottish, Slow Strathspey. D Major. Standard tuning. AAB. Composed by Niel Gow (1727-1807) in honor of the wife of the Honorable William Carmichael of Skirling, an advocate. She was known as Mrs. Carmichael of Saltcoats. She died in 1776. Carlin (The Gow Collection), 1986; No. 174. Gow (Fourth Collection of Niel Gow’s Reels), 2nd ed., originally 1800; pg. 34.

X:1

T:Mrs. Carmichael of Skirling’s Strathspey

M:C
L:1/8

R:Strathspey

C:Niel Gow (1727-1807)

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

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:D

(A<D)D>F “tr”E>DEF|(A,<D)D>F “tr”(E/D/)E/F/ B2|”tr”B>d (B/A/)G/F/ (G/F/)E/D/ “tr”EF|(A<D) D>F “tr”(E/D/)E/F/ D2:||

(A<d)d>f “tr”e>def|(A<d)d>f “tr”e>f d2|”tr”B>d (B/A/)G/F/ (G/F/)E/D/ EF|(A<D) DF “tr”E>F D2|

(A<d)d>f “tr”e>def|(A<d)d>f “tr”e>f dA|(B/A/B/).d/ (B/A/).G/.F/ (G/F/).E/.D/ EF|(A<D) f/d/A/F/ “tr”(E/D/)E/F/ D2||

 

MRS. CASEY. AKA and see “Billy O’Rourke’s the Buachaill [1].” English, Air, Jig and Morris Dance Tune (6/8 time); Scottish, Jig. E Minor (Bacon‑Ascot, Mallinson, Raven): A Minor (Bacon‑Fieldtown, Howe, Kerr): B Minor (Gibbons, Kennedy). Standard tuning. AB {x5}, A (Bacon, Mallinson): ABA (Howe): AABB (Kennedy, Kerr). The late Bruce Olson believes the title comes from a song by J. O’Keefe in his play Fontainbleu (1784), which begins “The British Lion is my sign.” The Gows printed a version of the tune as “Madam Cassey” and included it in a section of ‘Fashionable Dances in Edinr. 1787-88’. As a morris dance tune, it was played for dances in the villages of Ascot‑under‑Wychwood (Oxfordshire) and Fieldtown (Leafield, Oxfordshire), in England's Cotswolds. Source for notated version: the 1823-26 music mss of papermaker and musician Joshua Gibbons (1778-1871, of Tealby, near Market Rasen, Lincolnshire Wolds) [Sumner]. Bacon (The Morris Ring), 1974; pgs. 22 & 160. Howe (1000 Jigs and Reels), c. 1867; pg. 114. Kennedy (Traditional Dance Music of Britain and Ireland: Jigs & Quicksteps, Trips & Humours), 1997; No. 120, pg. 29. Kerr (Merry Melodies), vol. 3; No. 299, pg. 32. Mallinson (Mally’s Cotswold Morris Book), 1988; No. 48, pg. 30. Raven (English Country Dance Tunes), 1984; pg. 7. Sumner (Lincolnshire Collections, vol. 1: The Joshua Gibbons Manuscript), 1997; pg. 19.

X:1

T:Mrs. Casey or Billy O’Rourke

M:6/8

L:1/8

R:Jig

S:Howe – 1000 Jigs and Reels (c. 1867) 

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:A Minor

e/d/ | c2A ABA | G2G G2G | A2A A2G | f3e2d |

c2A ABA | G2G G2G | A2A A2G | c3e2 || G |

c2d e2f | g2a g2e | c2d e2f | g3 efg | a2f g2e |

f2e d2c | A2A ABA | f3 e2d ||

 

MRS. CHARLES MENTEATH OF CLOFABURN'S. Scottish, Slip Jig. E Minor. Standard tuning. AAB. Composed by Robert Riddel, a friend of poet Robert Burns. Gatherer (Gatherer’s Musical Museum), 1987; pg. 16. Riddell, Collection of Scotch, Galwegian and Border Tunes (1794).

 


MRS. CHARLES STEWART--PETTYVAICH. Scottish (originally), Canadian; Reel. Canada, Cape Breton. F Major. Standard tuning. AAB (Cranford, Marshall): AB (Honeyman). Composed by William Marshall (1748-1833), a famous fiddler and composer known for his strathspeys. Marshall was the Steward of the Household for the Duke of Gordon, an enthusiastic supporter and patron of Marshall’s music. Paul Stewart Cranford (1995) remarks that some of Marshall tunes have been in oral tradition so long in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, that local sets have evolved; this is one such piece. Cape Breton fiddler Donald MacLellan first recorded this popular tune of LP (Cranford, 1997). Source for notated version: Winston Fitzgerald (1914-1987, Cape Breton) [Cranford]. Cranford (Winston Fitzgerald), 1997; No. 154, pg. 61. Honeyman (Strathspey, Reel and Hornpipe Tutor), 1898; pg. 26. Marshall, Fiddlecase Edition, 1978; 1845 Collection, pg. 5. Green Linnet Records SIF 1077, Capercaillie ‑ "Crosswinds" (1987). Rounder 7059, Alex Francis MacKay with Gordon MacLean – “Gaelic in the Bow” (2005).

X:1

T:Mrs. Charles Stewart—Pettyvaich

M:C|

L:1/8

R:Reel

S:Marshall – 1845 Collection

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:F

A/B/|cFdF cFAF|(EGG)A B2 (Bd)|cFdF cFAF|ECDE F2F:|

e|fcAf cfAf|cfAf ~g2 (ga)|fcAf cfcA|BGEG F2 (Fe)|fcAf cfAf|

defa g2 gf|(a/g/f) (g/f/e) fca>g|fdcA F2F||

 

MRS. CHARLES SUTHERLAND. Scottish, Strathspey. E Major. Standard tuning. AB. A 20th century composition by Aberdeen fiddler J. Murdoch Henderson (1902-1972), one of the greatest exponents of the Scottish fiddle in the 20th century. Source for notated version: Winston Fitzgerald (1914-1987, Cape Breton) [Cranford]. Cranford (Winston Fitzgerald), 1997; No. 144, pg. 58.

 

MRS. CHISHOLM. AKA – “Mrs. Chisholm of Chisholm’s Strathspey.” Scottish, Strathspey. A Major. Standard tuning. AAB. Composed by Niel Gow (1727-1807). Carlin (The Gow Collection), 1986; No. 175. Gow (Fourth Collection of Niel Gow’s Reels), 2nd ed., originally 1800; pg. 11. MacDonald (The Skye Collection), 1887; pg. 18. Stewart-Robertson (The Athole Collection), 1884; pg. 25.

X:1

T:Mrs. Chisholm

M:C

L:1/8

R:Strathspey

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

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:A

c|A<A c>A BFFB|A<A c>A eAcA|d>Bc>A B>AF>B|A>FE>C ~A,2 A,:|

f/g/|a<ea<c B>A Ffg|a>ef>c ea ed/c/|d>Bc>A B>AF>B|A>FE>C ~A,2 Af/g/|

a<ef<c B>A Ff/g/|a>ef>c Aa ed/c/|d<f c<a B>A F>B|A>FE>C ~A,2 A,||

 

MRS. CHREE. Scottish, Highland Schottische or Strathspey. F Major. Standard tuning. AAB. Hardie (1992) remarks that Mrs. Chree resided at the schoolhouse, Keig in Aberdeenshire, and presumably was a schoolmaster's wife. Hardie (Caledonian Companion), 1992; pg. 72.

 

MRS. CHRISTIE. Scottish, Strathspey. A Mixolydian (Gow): A Dorian (Athole, Kerr). Standard tuning. AAB. Credited to William Marshall (1748-1833) by McGlashan and Gow. Carlin (The Gow Collection), 1986; No. 405. Gow (Complete Repository), Part 3, 1806; pg. 23. Kerr (Merry Melodies), vol. 3; No. 141, pg. 17. McGlashan (A Collection of Reels), vol. 3, c. 1786; pg. 3 (appears as “Mrs. Christies Rant” set in reel time). Stewart-Robertson (The Athole Collection), 1884; pg. 55.

X:1

T:Mrs. Christie

M:C

L:1/8

R:Strathspey

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

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:Amin

c/d/|e>Ae>c e<A Ac/d/|e>Ae>c d<G Gc/d/|e<A e>c e<A e>c|B<g d>g B>GG:|

B|A<a g/a/b a<c e>c|A<a g/a/b g<d d>B|A<a g/a/b a<^f g>e|f>de>c d<G G>B|

A<a g/a/b a<c e>c|A<a g/a/b g<d d>B|A<a g/a/b a<^f g>e|f<de<c d<GG||

 

MRS. COLE. AKA and see "Madame Cole." Irish, Planxty. A Minor. Standard tuning. AB. Composed by blind Irish harper Turlough O'Carolan (1670-1738). Complete Collection of Carolan's Irish Tunes, 1984; No. 15, pg. 33.

 

MRS. COLGUHOUN GRANT'S STRATHSPEY. Scottish, Strathspey. Composed by Issac Cooper of Banff (b. 1755). Considered a "good tune" by Collinson (1966).      

 

MRS. COLONEL BAILIE OF RED-CASTLE. Scoattish, Reel. B Minor. Standard tuning. AB (Shears): AAB (MacDonald). Composed by Joseph Lowe. The tune is sometimes called “Mrs. Baillie” on Cape Breton island. MacDonald (The Skye Collection), 1887; pg. 33. Shears (Gathering of the Clans Collection, Vol. 1), 1986; pg. 58 (pipe setting. Appears as “Mrs. Baillie”).

X:1

T:Mrs. Colonel Bailie of Red-Castle

M:C

L:1/8

R:Reel

S:MacDonald – Skye Collection (1887)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:D

f|Bfd^g (ag)af|eAed cAAc|(Bf)f^g (ag)af|ecac B/B/B B:|

e|fBdB FBdB\cAEA cAec|fBdB FBdB|cAec B/B/B/ (Be)|

fBdB FBdB|cAEA cAec|Bdce dfe^g|afec B/B/B B||

 


MRS. COLONEL FORBES' STRATHSPEY. Scottish, Strathspey. C Major. Standard tuning. AAB. Composed be William Marshall (1748-1833). Marshall, Fiddlecase Edition, 1978; 1822 Collection, pg. 45. Stewart-Robertson (The Athole Collection), 1884; pg. 78.

X:1

T:Mrs. Colonel Forbes

M:C

L:1/8

R:Strathspey

B:The Athole Collection (1884)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:C

e|c2 G>E D>dd>B|c<G A>G c2 c>e|c>G A/G/F/E/ D>dd>e|C<C E>G c2c:|

e|c>ge>g a/g/f/e/ d>e|c<g e>g c<ge<g|f<ae<g d>c d<e|G<c c>d e2 d>e|

c>ge>g a/g/f/e/ d>e|c<ge<g c<af<a|g<c’e<g d>c d<e|G<c c>d e2d||

 

MRS. COLONEL GORDON OF LEITCHIESTON'S REEL. Scottish, Reel. A Major. Standard tuning. AAB. Composed by William Marshall (1748-1833). Mrs. Gordon was Janet Ross, who married Colonel George Gordon in 1798, according to Moyra Cowie (The Life and Times of William Marshall, 1999). The Colonel was the illegitimate son of Alexander Gordon, the 4th Duke of Gordon, and his marriage to Janet was reportedly not a happy one. They lived in the old house of Leitcheston, south of Portgordon, but Cowie says the Colonel preferred to spend time in his hunting lodge at Glen Tromie (Badenoch). It is remembered that he asked a local Portgordon boat-builder to fashion him a boat with wheels with which he transported his six children and the maid Peggy Green to the lodge for their summer holiday. Marshall, Fiddlecase Edition, 1978; 1822 Collection, pg. 17.

X:1

T:Mrs. Colonel Gordon of Leitchieston’s Reel

M:C|

L:1/8

R:Reel

S:Marshall – 1822 Collection

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:A

AECA, AEcA|d<B e>c BB/B/ ~B2| AECA, AEcA|d<Bac AA/A/ A2:|

(A/c/e a)e fdec|dBbc B/B/B ~B2|(A/c/e a)e fdec|dBac A/A/A A2|

(A/c/e a)e fdec|dBbc B/B/B ~B2|AECE AcBd|c<eac A/A/A A2||

                       

MRS. COLONEL NEYNOE. Scottish, Reel. F Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Stewart-Robertson (The Athole Collection), 1884; pg. 305.

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T:Mrs. Colonel Neynoe

M:C|

L:1/8

R:Reel

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

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:F

B|AFAc f2 fc|cfAf gGGB|AcAF fafd|cfeg fFF:|

|:B|ABcf efga|fdgf ecce|fcdf cacA|BgGB AFF:|

                       

MRS. COLQUHOUN GRANT. Scottish, Strathspey. B Flat Major. Standard tuning. AAB. Composed by Issac Cooper (c.1755‑1820), a music and dancing teacher in Banff who published two collections. Hunter (Fiddle Music of Scotland), 1988; No. 176 (arranged by Cooper for two violins and bass/continuo).

                       

MRS. COMPTON OF CARHAM-HALL.  Scottish, Reel. G Major. Standard tuning. AB. Surenne (Dance Music of Scotland), 1852; pg. 86.

X:1

T:Mrs. Compton of Carham-Hall

M:C

L:1/8

R:Reel

S:Surenne – Dance Music of Scotland, pg. 86  (1852)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:G

D | G2 BG dBgB | G2 BG AEEF | G2 BG dBgd | (e/4f/2<g) dc BGGD | G2 BG dBgB |

G2 BG AEEF | G2 BG dBgd | (e/4f/2<g) dc BGG || (3d/e/f/ | gdBd ceBd | gdBd eAAf |

gdBd ceBd | (e/4f/2<g) dc BGGf | gdBd ceBd | gdBd eAAB | GDEF GABc | BdcA BGG ||

 

MRS. CONWAY’S CHOCOLATE CAKE. Irish, Hornpipe. G Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Composed by Falmouth, Massachusetss, musician and writer Bill Black, in fond memory of the hospitality of the Conway house on Wallace Ave. in the Bronx. Black (Music’s the Very Best Thing), 1996; No. 195, pg. 104.

X:1

T: Mrs Conway's Chocolate Cake

C: © B. Black

Q: 325

R: hornpipe

M: 4/4

L: 1/8

K: G

zD | G2 BG EFGB | cABG AGED | G2 BG EFGg | edBA G3 D |

G2 BG EFGB | cABG AGED | GBdB ca a2 | fdef g2 :|

(3def | gbag fedc | BcdB cA A2 | gbag fedc | BdAF G3 A |

gbag fedc | BGGB cAAd | eddg eddB | cAFA G2 :|

                       

MRS. COOTY’S JIG. AKA and see “The Horse that Made a Haymes of his Winders.” Irish, Jig. The jig is similar to “The Rookery [1]” or “Whelen’s Jig.” Shanachie 34014, James Kelly, Paddy O’Brien & Daithi Sproule – “Traditional Music of Ireland” (1995).

                       

MRS. COSTELLO. Irish, Planxty (3/4 time). C Dorian (G Minor). Standard tuning. AB. Composed by blind Irish harper Turlough O'Carolan (1670-1738). Complete Collection of Carolan's Irish Tunes, 1984; No. 20, pg. 35.

                       

MRS. COUTS TROTTER'S FAVORITE. Scottish, "Very Slow" Quickstep. B Flat Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Composed by Major William Logan, of a line of William Logan’s of Ayrshire. The Major was a well-known gentleman in Ayrshire and a highly esteemed convivial companion. He was skilled on the violin and was, it is said, an intimate of Niel Gow and Robert Burns. See “Major Logan’s Frolic” for more on him. Carlin (The Gow Collection), 1986; No. 577. Gow (Fifth Collection of Strathspey Reels), 1809; pg. 6.

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T:Mrs. Couts Trotter’s Favorite

M:2/4

L:1/8

R:Slow March

C:Major William Logan

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

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:Bb

(F/4G/4A/)|B>B (c/B/A/G/)|F2 FG/A/|B>B {d}cB/c/|{c}dGG (F/G/4A/4)|B>B (c/B/)(A/G/)|

F>E {E}DG/A/|B>B, {D}CB,/C/|DB, B,::F/E/|D<F ~F>E|(D<G) G2 {FGABcd}|e>d c>B|

AFF z/D/|(E<G) G>E|(D<F) ~FG/A/|B>B, {D}CB,/C/|DB,B, :||

                       

MRS. CRAWFORD. AKA and see "Mrs. Crawford's Favorite."

                       

MRS. CRAWFURD OF ARMILLAN. Scottish. John Glen (1891) finds the earliest appearance of the tune in print in John Riddell's 1766 collection (pg. 20).

                       

MRS. CRAWFORD/CRAWFURD OF DONSIDE('S REEL). AKA and see "Sir John Shaw Stewart." Scottish, Reel. G Minor. Standard tuning. AAB. Composed by John Riddell and first published in his 1766 collection (pg. 25). The melody was republished by the Gows as "Sir John Shaw Stewart" in First Collection, 1784 (pg. 4). Glen (The Glen Collection of Scottish Dance Music), vol. 1, 1891; pg. 18. MacDonald (The Skye Collection), 1887; pg. 187.

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T:Mrs. Crawfurd of Donside

M:C|

L:1/8

R:Reel

S:Glen Collection, vol. 1  (1891)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:Gmin

D G2 c (B/c/d) (dB)|cAfd cAFA|D G2 c (B/c/d) (cB)|cAfA G/G/G  G2:|

G g2 a (g/a/b) (ag)|fcac fcac|d g2 a (g/a/b) (ag)|fdc>A G/G/G G2|

d g2 a (g/a/b) (ag)|c f2 g (f/g/a) (gf)|bgaf gdfd|cAfA G/G/G G2||

             

MRS. CRAWFORD OF LITTLETON’S REEL.  Scottish, Reel. A Major. Standard tuning. AB. Composed by Mr. J. Hall, Ayr. Mrs. Crawford was Jane Ronald the eldest daughter of Charles Angus, Esq., of Tunberry Lodge, who married Dr. William Crawford of Littleton in April, 1820. Her father died later that year, and Dr. Crawford died in 1826, however, the inheritance (which should have gone to the Mrs.) were tied up for years in litigation. Gow (Sixth Collection of Strathspey Reels), 1822; pg. 20.

X:1

T:Mrs. Crawford of Littleton’s Reel

M:C

L:1/8

R:Reel

C:Mr. J. Hall, Ayr

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

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:A

a|e2 cA eA ~c2|eAcA (cd)ef|{f}e2 cA eAce|(dcB)c defa|{f}e2 cA eA ~c2|

eAcA c>def|{f}e2 cA eAce|(dc)(Bc) defg||(ag)af ecA>g|(ag)ae (fga)f|

eaga faef|dcBc defg|agaf ecA>g|agae fgaf|eaga faef|dcBc defa||

                       


MRS. CRAWFORD'S FAVORITE. AKA - "Mrs. Crawford." AKA and see “Forneth House.” Scottish, Slow Strathspey or Air. D Major. Standard tuning. AAB (Carlin, Stewart-Robertson): AABB’ (Cranford). The tune was first published twice by Robert Petrie, originally in his First Collection (1790) under the title “Forneth House,” and again, this time claimed as his own composition in the Third Collection (1800). This was perhaps due to its appearance the same year in Nathaniel Gow’s Fourth Collection (1800) where the melody appeared in a slightly different setting as “Mrs. Crawford’s Favourite Strathspey,” with no attribution. The Gows must have known it was composed by Petrie, for the London branch of the Gow publishing family (Nathaniel’s brothers Andrew and John) used the “Forneth House” title earlier in their Collection of Slow Airs (c. 1795). Poet Robert Tannahill (1774-1810) composed a song to the (“Forneth House”) melody, beginning “Now Winter, wi’ his cloudy brow, is far ayont yon mountains.” The strathspey, as set by Nathaniel Gow, was played by influential Cape Breton/Boston fiddler Bill Lamey (1914-1991). Carlin (The Gow Collection), 1986; No. 176. Gow (Fourth Collection of Niel Gow’s Reels), 2nd ed., originally 1800; pg. 30. Cranford (Jerry Holland’s), 1995; No. 105, pg. 31 (appears as “Mrs. Crawford”). Stewart-Robertson (The Athole Collection), 1884; pg. 156. Rounder 82161-7032-2, Bill Lamey – “From Cape Breton to Boston and Back: Classic House Sessions of Traditional Cape Breton Music 1956-1977” (2000). Rounder Records 7057, Jerry Holland – “Parlor Music” (2005).

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:Mrs. Crawford

M:C

L:1/8

R:Strathspey

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

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:D

G | F<A A>B B/A/G/F/ AB/c/ | d>ef>e d<B B>d | F<AA<B B/A/G/F/ d>B |

B/A/G/F/ A/G/ F/>E/ D2D :| f/g/ | a>ba>f d>Ad>f | e>f g/f/e/d/ B2 Bf/g/ |

a>ba>f d>Ad>f | ef/g/ a/g/f/e/ d2 df/g/ | a>ba>f d>Ad>f | e>f g/f/e/d/ B2 Bc/d/ |

A>BA>F A>d B/A/G/F/ | E/D/E/F/ A/G/F/E/ D2 D2 ||

X:2
T:Mrs Crawford
B:Jerry Holland's Collection
N:Somewhat simplified by N.G.
Z:Nigel Gatherer <gatherer@argonet.co.uk>
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:D
A2 A>A B/<A/G/<F/ AB/c/ | d>e f>e d<BB<d| A2 A>A B/<A/G/<F/ d>A |
B/A/G/<F/ A/>G/F/<E/ D4 :: a>b af dA df |1 e>f g/<f/e/<d B2 BA |
a>b af dA df| ef/g/ a/<g/f/<e d4 :|2 e>f g/<f/e/<d B2 d2 |
A>B AF Ad B/A/G/<F/ | E/>D/E/<F/  A/>G/F/<E/ D4 |]

           

MRS. CREE.  Scottish, Strathspey. F Major. Standard tuning. AAB. Composed by Scottish fiddle-composer J. Scott Skinner (1843-1927). Source for notated version: Hector MacAndrew [Martin]. Martin (Traditional Scottish Fiddling), 2002; pg. 132.

           

MRS. CREHAN'S REEL (Ríl Bhean Uí Chroidheáin). AKA and see "The Ballymahon Reel." Irish, Reel. G Major. Standard tuning. AB (Breathnach): AAB (Cranford/Holland): AA'B (Alewine). Source for notated version: whistle player Mary Bergin (Ireland) [Breathnach]. Alewine (Maid that Cut Off the Chicken’s Lips), 1987; pg. 26. Breathnach (CRÉ III), 1985; No. 138, pg. 65. Cranford (Jerry Holland: The Second Collection), 2000; No. 207, pg. 77. Flaherty (Trip to Sligo), 1994; pg. 107a (appears as untitled reel). Gael‑Linn Records CEF 071, Mary Bergin ‑ "Feadoga Stain" (1979). Green Linnet Records SIF 1058, Matt Molloy & Sean Keane ‑ "Contentment is Wealth" (1985). Green Linnet GLCD 1145, Wolfstone – “Year of the Dog.” Outlet/Tara Records, John & James Kelly - “The Ballymahon Reel." Jerry Holland – “Master Cape Breton Fiddler” (1982).

X: 1

T: Mrs.Crehan's

T: Ballymahon

T: R\'il Bhean U\'i Chroidhe\'ain

S: B.Breathnach:"Ceol Rince na hEireann" III/138

Z:B. Black

L:1/8

M: 4/4

R:reel

K: G

G2 dG eGdG|G2 dG AdBA|G2 dG eGdG|EGAB cedB|

G2 d2 eGdG|G2 dG AdBA|G2 dG eGdG|EGAB cege ||

d2 (3Bcd Gd (3Bcd|GdBd eAAA|d2 Bd GdBd|ecAc BGGG|

d2 Bd G2 BG|G2 BG AEEE|GABc dedc|BdAc BGGF ||

                       

MRS. CROFTON (Bain Tighearna Crofton). Irish, Planxty (cut time). E Minor. Standard tuning. One part (O'Sullivan/Bunting): AB (Complete Collection). Both words and air to this ode of praise to Elizabeth Crofton were composed by the great blind Irish harper Turlough O'Carolan. O'Sullivan (1983) notes the Croftons were once a Catholic family and originally migrated to Ireland in Elizabethan times. Elizabeth was the wife of James Crofton (third son of Edward Crofton) of Longford House, situated on the northerly slope of the Ox Mountains near Ballysodare, County Sligo. A family memoir published in 1911 has it that Elizabeth (the daughter of Captian Edward Robinson of Sligo and a Protestant) and James fell in love around the year 1729, but that "the father of each was bitterly opposed to the match. James tried in vain to win his father's consent. At last, acting on the principle that 'all is fair in love and war,' he decided to become a Protestant. His father threatened to cut him off without a shilling if he did so, and he retorted that two could play at that game, and he would turn informer and claim forfeiture of the family estates unless his father would consent to the marriage, but the unhappy Edward declined to make any terms with his son." James followed through on his threat, converted to Protestantism, denounced his father and older brothers, and, under the laws of the time was awarded the family estates for renouncing Papism. He soon married Elizabeth, while his two elder brothers fled the country for France, one becoming an Archbishop and the other Governor of La Hogue.

***

The air (along with “Green Wood of Truagh”) was played by the blind harper Arthur O’Neill (1734 -1818) at the first Granard Harp Competition in 1781, a performance which earned him the second prize of eight guineas. In his memoirs O’Neill (1734-1818) writes of his travels following the second Granard harp festivel in 1782, where he stopped at the houses of various patrons. He records: “From Mr. Irwin’s I came to Mrs. Crofton of Longford, the name of her seat in the County Sligo. She was the mother of Sir Malby Crofton. She was the lady for whom Carolan composed the fine tune of ‘Mrs. Crofton’. I remained there only a few days…”  If the same woman, Mrs. Crofton would have been quite elderly at the time.

***

The tune was recorded by the Belfast Northern Star of July 15, 1792, as having been played in competition by one of ten Irish harp masters at the last great convocation of ancient Irish harpers, the Belfast Harp Festival, held that week. Source for notated version: The Irish collector Edward Bunting noted the tune from Charles Fanning in 1792. Complete Collection of Carolan's Irish Tunes, 1984; No. 24, pg. 38. O'Sullivan/Bunting, 1983; No. 22, pgs. 36-37.


                       

MRS. CROTTY’S CHRISTENING. Irish, Reel. John Williams, 1st Album (the second of three tunes in a set played with Micho Russell). 

           

MRS. CROTTY’S (HORNPIPE).  Irish, Hornpipe. The melody is sourced to Mrs. Crotty, via Dublin fiddler Mary McElvaney, and concertina player and piper Gearoid O’ hAllmhurain. Drumlin Records BMNCD2, Brian McNamara – “Fort of the Jewels” (2004. Learned from Benedict Koehler).

           

MRS. CROTTY’S REEL. Irish, Reel. D Major. Standard tuning. AB. Mrs. Crotty was Michael Tubridy’s concertina-playing aunt from County Clare. Tubridy (Irish Traditional Music, Book Two), 1999; pg. 16. Claddagh CC7, The Chieftains – “Chieftains II” (1969). Shanachie 79022, Chieftains - “Chieftains 2.”

X:1

T:Mrs. Crotty’s Reel

L:1/8

M:4/4

K:D

d2 ed BAFA|ABdA BAFA|BEED E2 FA|Bdce dcBA|d2 ed BAFA|

ABdA BAFA|BEED E2 FA|Bdce d3||A|d2 ed d2 Ad|d2 ef gece|

d2fd adfa|b2 af geceA|d2 ed d2 Ad|d2 ef gece|d2 fd adfa|b2 af gece||

                          

MRS. CROTTY'S (WALTZ). Irish, Waltz. Mrs. Crotty was Michael Tubridy’s concertina-playing aunt from County Clare. The Crotty’s had a pub in Kilrush, south Clare, where great sessions were to be heard. GN1, Joe Thoma ‑ "Up the Track: Traditional Music from Kenmare."

                       

MRS. CROWLEY'S. AKA and see “Mrs. Frank’s,” “Not for Joe [4].” Irish, Polka. G Major (Mallinson): D Major (Taylor). Standard tuning. AABB (Taylor): AA’BB’ (Mallinson). A common and popular tune in the Sliabh Luachra region of Ireland. The title “Mrs. Crowley’s” honors a well-known Kenmare pub owner and fiddler. Source for notated version: set dance music recorded at Na Píobairí Uilleann, mid-1980’s [Taylor]. Mallinson (100 Polkas), 1997; No. 81, pg. 31. Taylor (Music for the Sets: Yellow Book), 1995; pg. 37. GN1, Joe Thoma ‑  "Up the Track: Traditional Music from Kenmare."

X:1

T:Mrs. Crowley’s

M:2/4

L:1/8

R:Polka

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:G

DG EG/E/ | DG EG/E/ | DG AG/A/ | BA AG/E/ | DG EG/E/ | DG EG/E/ |

EG AG/A/ |1 BG G/A/G/E/ :|2 BG G>B |: dB gB | dB gf/e/ | dB gB | cA AB/c/ |

dB gB | dB g>E | DG A/B/A/ |1 BG G>B :|2 BG G/A/G/E/ ||

 

MRS. CUNNINGHAM OF CORSEHILL. Scottish. John Glen (1891) finds the earliest appearance of this tune in print in John Riddell's 1766 collection (pg. 20).

 

MRS. DALRYMPLE OF ORANGEFIELD. Scottish. John Glen (1891) finds the earliest printing of this tune in John Riddell's 1766 collection (pg. 4).

 

MRS. DALZELL. Scottish, "Very Slow" Strathspey. E Flat Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Composed by Nathaniel Gow (1763-1831), a Scottish fiddler, composer, music publisher and bandleader. Son of Niel Gow. Carlin (The Gow Collection), 1986; No. 177.

 

MRS. DAVID PATRICK'S FAVOURITE. Scottish, Reel. G Minor. Standard tuning. AAB. Composed by J. Clark. Glen (The Glen Collection of Scottish Dance Music), vol. 2, 1895; pg. 38.

X:1

T:Mrs. David Patrick’s Favourite

M:C|

L:1/8

R:Reel

S:Glen Collection, vol. 2  (1895)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:Gmin

D|GABc (B/c/d) (cB)|AcFc dfAF|GABc dgbg|afdf g/g/g g:|

(g/a/)|bafd fdcB|Acfd cA F(g/a/)|bgfd fdcA|afdf g/g/g gg/a/|

bgfd fdcB|Acfd cAFA|GBAc Bdfd|cAFA G/G/G G||

 

MRS. DAVID STEWART’S FAVORITE.  Scottish, Reel. D Major. Standard tuning. AABB. The melody appears in Malcolm MacDonald of Dunkeld’s 3rd Collection, dedicated to Miss Drummond of Perth. MacDonald (A Third Collection of Strathspey Reels), c. 1792; pg. 4.

X:1

T:Mrs. David Stewart’s Favorite

M:C|

L:1/8

R:Reel

N:”Slowish”

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

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:D

d/B/ | AD F/G/A/F/ {F/G/}ADD”tr”c | d/A/B/F/ G/E/F/D/ {A,}B,2 A,d/B/ |

AD F/G/A/F/ {F/G/}ADDd/B/ | AFE>F (D2D) :: B | A>Bd>e f/e/d/f/ e/g/f/e/ |

f/d/c/B/ A/F/E/D/ {D/E/}FB,B,B | A>Bd>e f/e/d/f/ e/g/f/e/ | f/d/c/B/ A/B/c/A/ d2d :|

 

MRS. DAVIDSON'S. Scottish, Reel. The melody was composed by expatriate Scot Duncan MacIntyre, a dancing master in London who spent some years in India (probably as a Master of Ceremonies for the Governor‑General's Court), and who died about 1806.

 

MRS. DELANY [1]. Irish, Planxty (cut time). C Major. Standard tuning. AB. Composed by Turlough O'Carolan. Complete Collection of Carolan's Irish Tunes, 1985; No. 33, pg. 42.

 

MRS. DELANEY [2] (Magistreas Ni Dunlainge). Irish, Reel. G Major. Standard tuning. AB. Bulmer & Sharpley (Music from Ireland), Vol. 4, No. 8. O'Neill (Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems), 1907/1986; No. 798, pg. 138.

X:1

T:Mrs. Delaney [2]

M:C|

L:1/8

R:Reel

S:O’Neill – Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems (1907), No. 798

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:G

cAGF G2 AF|DGBG dGBd|cAGF G2 (3efg|fdcA dfed|cAGF G2 AF|DGBd c2 BA|

FGAB cd (3efg|fdcA d2||cA|Gggf g2 ag|fd (3efg fdcA|Gggf g2 (3efg|

fdcA BGAF|Gggf g2 fg|abaf g2 fg|(3agf (3gfe (3fed fd|cAGA f2 ed||

 

MRS. DICKINSON'S HORNPIPE. English, Hornpipe. England, Northumberland. G Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Composed by Robert Whinham (1814-1893), a musician, teacher, composer, dancing master and fiddler, originally from Morpeth. Source for notated version: the c. 1850 manuscript of T. Armstrong, in the collection of John Armstrong of Carrick [Dixon]. Dixon (Remember Me), 1995; pg. 30. Hall & Stafford (Charlton Memorial Tune Book), 1974; pg. 41.

 

MRS. DINGWELL OF BROCKLY'S STRATHSPEY. Scottish, Strathspey. F Major. Standard tuning. AAB. Composed by Robert Petrie. The melody was recorded in 1936 on a 78 RPM disc (Celtic 006) by Cape Breton fiddler Dan J. Campbell, one of the first recordings of Cape Breton fiddlers. Paul Stewart Cranford remarks that Campbell’s setting differs somewhat from the Skye Collection setting, and was picked by older Cape Breton players. Cranford (Jerry Holland: The Second Collection), 2000; No. 165, pg. 62. MacDonald (The Skye Collection), 1887; pg. 151. Rounder Records , John L. MacDonald – “Formerly of Foot Cape Road: Scottish Fiddle Music in the Classic Inverness County Style” (2005).

See also listings at:

Alan Snyder’s Cape Breton Fiddle Recording Index

X:1

T:Mrs. Dingwell of Brockly’s Strathspey

L:1/8

M:C

S:MacDonald – The Skye Collection  (1887)

K:F

B|A>FC>F A,>FC>B|A>F A/B/c/A/ B<G G>B|A>FC>F A,>FC>A|B>dc>B A<FF:|

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

F<f f>g f/g/a/g/ f>F|G<g g>a b/a/g/f/ g>a|b>g f/g/a/g/ f>dc>B|A>f a/g/f/e/ f<FF||

 

MRS. DOCTOR LAING’S STRATHSPEY. See “Mrs. Laing’s Strathspey.”

 

MRS. DOCTOR STEWART'S REEL. Scottish, Reel. E Major. Standard tuning. AABB. The melody appears in Malcolm MacDonald’s 2nd Collection, dedicated to the Earl of Breadalbane. MacDonald (A Second Collection of Strathspey Reels), 1789; pg. 12.

X:1

T:Mrs. Dr. Stewart’s Reel

M:C|

L:1/8

R:Reel

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

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:E

e | BEBG BEEe | BEBG F/F/F Fe | BEBG Ba”tr”g>f | ecBG E/E/E E :|

|: egfg efcf | ecBG F/F/F “tr”F2 | egfg ea”tr”g>f | ecBG E/E/E E :|

 


MRS. DONALDSON'S [1]. Scottish. Composed by expatriate Scottish dancing master Duncan MacIntyre of London, who spent some years in India (probably as a Master of Ceremonies to the Governor‑General's Court) and who died about 1806.

 

MRS. DONALDSON'S STRATHSPEY [2]. Scottish, Strathspey. B Flat Major. Standard tuning. AAB. The melody appears in both editions of Niel Gow's First Collection (1784) and his Second Collection, unattributed, and also appears in The Beauties of Niel Gow (1819), where authorship is claimed. But the second strain appears to be derived from the second strain of Daniel Dow's composition "Miss MacLean of Duart" (1774). John Glen (1895) goes so far as to call it a "bare‑faced plagiarism." Gow (Second Collection of Niel Gow’s Reels), 1788, 3rd edition; pg. 5.

X:1

T:Mrs. Donaldson’s Strathspey [2]

M:C

L:1/8

R:Strathspey

B:Second Collection of Niel Gow’s Reels, 3rd Ed., pg. 5  (1788)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:Bb

D|B,2 “tr”B>F B>c ({B/c/}d>)c|B<G F>D “tr”C>B,CD|B,2 “tr”B>F ~B>c ({B/c/}d>)c|B>G”tr”F>D B,/B,/B, B,:||

d|”tr”f>gfd “tr”B>cdB|(3ege (3dfd “tr”c>Bcd|f>gf>d “tr”B>c({B/c/}d>)c|B>G”tr”F>D B,/B,/B, B,d|

(f>gf>d) “tr”(B>cd>B)|eg/e/ df/d/ “tr”c>Bcd|B<F d>B f<d b>g|f<d “tr”c>d B/B/B B||

 

MRS. DOUGLAS HENDERSON. Scottish, Strathspey. D Major. Standard tuning. AB. Composed by the great Scottish fiddler and composer J. Scott Skinner (1841-1927). Source for notated version: Winston Fitzgerald (1914-1987, Cape Breton) [Cranford]. Cranford (Winston Fitzgerald), 1997; No. 134, pg. 55.

 

MRS. DOUGLAS MONCRIEFF. Scottish, Reel. G Major. Standard tuning. AA'B (Athole, Skye): AA'BB' (Kerr). Composed by Robert MacIntosh. Kerr (Merry Melodies), vol. 3; No. 40, pg. 7. MacDonald (The Skye Collection), 1887; pg. 95. Stewart-Robertson (The Athole Collection), 1884; pg. 181.

X:1

T:Mrs. Douglas Moncrieff

M:C|

L:1/8

R:Reel

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

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:G

c|BGdG BGGB|cEAG FDDc|1 BGdG BGGB|EcAF G2G:|2

BGdB gdec|BGAF G3||

c|Bcdg ecgc|BGdG FDDc|Bcdg efge|dBcA G/G/G Gc|

Bcdg ecgc|BGAG FDDc|Bdgb ceag|fdef g/g/g ~g||

 

MRS. DOUGLAS OF EDNAM. Scottish, Reel. A Major. Standard tuning. AAB (Athole): AABB (Kerr). Kerr (Merry Melodies), vol. 2; No. 30, pg. 6. Stewart-Robertson (The Athole Collection), 1884; pg. 31. Breton Books and Records BOC 1HO, Winston “Scotty” Fitzgerald - “Classic Cuts” (reissue of Celtic Records CX 17).

X:1

T:Mrs. Douglas of Ednam

M:C|

L;1/8

R:Reel

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

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:A

d|ceae ceae|ceae fBBd|ceae fedc|dBed cAA:|

d|cA A/A/A EAAc|dBcA GBBd|cA A/A/A EAAc|dfed cAAd|

cA A/A/A EAAc|dBcA GBBd|cAeA fAec|defg aAA||

                       

MRS. DOW. Scottish, Reel. Green Linnet SIF‑1094, Capercaillie ‑ "Sidewaulk" (1989).

                       

MRS. DRUMMOND OF LOGIEALMOND. Scottish, Reel. E Dorian. Standard tuning. AB (Surenne): AAB (Gow, Stewart-Robertson). Composed by Niel Gow (1727-1807). Logiealmond or Logie Almond, Perthshire, was a settlement in Glen Almond, on the River Almond, about 8 miles northwest of Perth city. A branch of the Drummond family had an estate at Logiealomond, most famously Sir William Drummond (1780-1828), a politician, ambassador (to the Ottoman Empire, succeeding Lord Elgin), poet and philosopher (whose most famous work was the metaphysical Academical Questions, 1805). He did not marry, so perhaps “Mrs. Drummond of Logiealmond” refers to his mother. Sir William’s lasting quote is “He who will not reason is a bigot; he who cannot is a fool; and he who dares not is a slave.” Carlin (The Gow Collection), 1986; No. 299. Gow (Fourth Collection of Niel Gow’s Reels), 2nd ed., originally 1800; pg. 3. Stewart-Robertson (The Athole Collection), 1884; pg. 260. Surenne (Dance Music of Scotland), 1852; pg. 155.

X:1

T:Mrs. Drummond of Logiealmond

M:C|

L:1/8

R:Reel

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

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:Emin

B|efge df B2|d2 Bd AdFD|efge dfBe|dBdF E/E/E E:|

B|GBEB GBe^c|dfBd AdFD|GBEB GEBd|^cAdF E/E/E EB|

GBEB GBe^c|dfBd AdFD|GBEB GEEa|gef^d e/e/e e||

                       

MRS. DRUMMOND YOUNGER OF PERTH’S STRATHSPEY. Scottish, Strathspey. G Major. Standard tuning. AAB. Composed by John Bowie, who published his own collection in Perth in 1789. Gow (Third Collection of Niel Gow’s Reels), 3rd ed., 1792; pg. 31.

X:1

T:Mrs. Drummond Younger of Perth’s Strathspey

M:C

L:1/8

R:Strathspey

C:John Bowie

B:Gow – Third Collection of Niel Gow’s Reels (1792)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:G

 B|G<Gd>B d>e {e}d>B|G<G “tr”d>B e>AA>B|G<G d>B d>eg<b|g>ed>g BGG:||

e/f/|gdg>a ({g/a/}b>)ga>b|d<gg>b adfa|gdg>a ({g/a/}b>)gab|”tr”g>ed>c BGGe/f/|

gdg>a ({g/a/}b>)ga>b|gdg>b a>dfa|g<ba>f gd”tr”c>B|Ag fa gG G||

 

MRS. DUFF. Reel. Composed by Charles Grant. A & M Records 79602 2000-2, Ashley MacIsaac - “Close to the Floor” (1992). BM-91, Buddy MacMaster – “Glencoe Hall.”

                       

MRS. DUFF (OF FETTERESSO’S) STRATHSPEY.  Scottish, Strathspey. G Major. Standard tuning. AAB. Composed by Kirkmichael, Perthshire, fiddler and composer Robert Petrie. It appears in his Second Collection of Strathspey Reels and Country Dances, a volume dedicated to his patroness and employer, Mrs. Garden of Troup.

X:1

T:Mrs. Duff (of Fetteresso'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 6

L:1/8

M:C

R:Strathspey

K:G

B|G2 B<G d<GB<G|c<aB<g a<(AA>B) |G2 B<G d<GB<G|c<Ted>c BGG :|

f|(Tg3/2f//g//) d<g B<gd<g|c<aB<g A<(aTa>f)|(Tg3/2f//g//) d>g B<gd<G|c>A d/c/B/A/ B<GG>f|

(Tg3/2f//g//) d>g B<gd<g|c<aB<g A<(aTa>f)|Tg2 (b/a/g/f/) g<eTd>c|B<dA<c B<GG |]

                       


MRS. DUNCAN. Scottish, Reel. C Minor. Standard tuning. AAB. Composed by Nathaniel Gow (1763-1831), it appears in his Fourth Collection (1800) though the melody had previously been published by MacDonald in 1789. Malcolm MacDonald was the bass player in Gow's band at the time and probably heard him play it‑‑he may or may not have realized the composition was Nathaniel's own. Another early appearance of the melody was as "Mrs. Duncan's Reel," published by Alexander Leburn in his collection of 1793, who listed himself as the composer. John Glen (1895) is inclined to credit him with the composition of the tune, notwithstanding Nathaniel Gow's claim, apparently on the evidence of Leburn's word and the respective dates of publication. MacDonald included several tunes by other composers in his 2nd collection, and did not give composer credit to any. Carlin (The Gow Collection), 1986; No. 300. Gow (Fourth Collection of Neil Gow’s Reels), 2nd ed., originally 1800; pg. 14. MacDonald (A Second Collection of Strathspey Reels), 1789; pg. 10. Stewart-Robertson (The Athole Collection), 1884; pg. 269.

X:1

T:Mrs. Duncan’s Reel

M:C|

L:1/8

R:Reel

B:MacDonald – 2nd Collection of Stathspey Reels (1789)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:Cmin

g | c<cgc ecgc | e<cgc dBBd | c<cgc ecge | dbfg ecc :| G | (cde)c GcEc | DBFB DB,B,G |

cdec GcEc | DEFD ECCG | (cde)c GeFd | EcFB DB,FD | Ccec =Bdfa | gfed ecc ||

                       

MRS. DUNCAN FORBES OF MUIRTOWN.  Scottish, Reel. B Flat Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Composed by 19th century composer-fiddler William Morrison. Cranford (Jerry Holland: The Second Collection), 2000; No. 52, pg. 22.

See also listings at:

Alan Snyder’s Cape Breton Fiddle Recording Index 

 

MRS. DUNDAS McQUEEN. Scottish, Reel. A Major. Standard tuning. AAB (Athole): AABB' (Kerr). Kerr (Merry Melodies), vol. 2; No. 51, pg. 8. Stewart-Robertson (The Athole Collection), 1884; pg. 36.

X:1

T:Mrs. Dundas McQueen

M:C|

L:1/8

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

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

R:Reel

K:A

a|cAec dBfd|cAec e/f/g a<e|cAec dBfB|cA A/A/A f2e:|

g|a/g/f/e/ ac dBfg|aeag f2 e/f/g|aefc dBed|cA A/A/A f2eg|

a/g/f/e/ ac dBfg|aeag f2 e/f/g|aefc dBed|cAAa faea||

                       

MRS. DUNDAS OF ARNISTON. Scottish, Reel. C Major. Standard tuning. AAB. One of seven compositions attributed to William Gow (1751‑1791), the eldest son of Niel Gow. William took over the Alexander McGlashan band when 'King' retired and was reputedly a player of 'bold and spirited style.' Carlin (The Gow Collection), 1986; No. 301. Gatherer (Gatherer’s Musical Museum), 1987; pg. 7. Hunter (Fiddle Music of Scotland), 1988; No. 190. Kerr (Merry Melodies), vol. 2; No. 101, pg. 13. Little (Scottish and Cape Breton Fiddle Music in New Hampshire), 1984; pg. 1. Lowe, Lowe's Collection of Reels, Strathspeys and Jiggs (1844‑45). MacDonald (The Skye Collection), 1887; pg. 113. Skinner (Harp and Claymore), 1904; pg. 55. Stewart-Robertson (The Athole Collection), 1884; pg. 69.

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:Mrs. Dundas of Arniston

M:C|

L:1/8

R:Reel

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

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:C

G|~c2 ce dBG_B|AF ~F2 GECE|~F2 FA GECE|FDCB, C2C:|

f|egec Bdg2|Acf2 Gce2|FAdF EGce|fdcB ~c2 cf|egec BdgB|

AcfA GceG|FAdF EGcE|FDCB, C2C||

                       

MRS. E. MACLEOD. Canadian, Reel. Canada, Cape Breton. A Major. Standard tuning. ABBC. The tune is not to be confused with the more famous "Mrs. MacLeod" or "Miss McLeod's Reel." In at least one old manuscript it has been attributed to the 18th century composer Robert 'Red Rob' Mackintosh, though the tune does not appear in any Scottish collections of dance music from the 19th and 20th century. It has been recorded by Cape Breton fiddlers Winston "Scotty" Fitzgerald and Dan R. MacDonald, of the Five MacDonald Fiddlers. Sing Out, vol. 34, No. 4, Fall 1989; pg. 32. Breton Books and Records BOC 1HO, Winston “Scotty” Fitzgerald - “Classic Cuts (reissue of Celtic Records CX 40). Celtic 40, Winston "Scotty" Fitzgerald ‑ "Its New."

                       

MRS. E. M. ROSS’S WELCOME TO KILTARLITY COTTAGE. Scottish, March. Composed by J. Scott Skinner. Culburnie CUL009CD, Alasdair Fraser – “Portrait of a Scottish Fiddler.”

                       

MRS. EDS. OF WOOD END'S FAVOURITE. English, Country Dance Tune (6/8 time). England, Yorkshire. D Major. Standard tuning. AAB. The title was unclear in the original MS. Source for notated version: an MS collection by fiddler Lawrence Leadley, 1827-1897 (Helperby, Yorkshire) [Merryweather & Seattle]. Merryweather & Seattle (The Fiddler of Helperby), 1994; No. 61, pg. 44.

                       

MRS. EDWARDS. Irish, Planxty. F Major. Standard tuning. AB. Composed by blind Irish harper Turlough O'Carolan (1670-1738). Complete Collection of Carolan's Irish Tunes, 1985; No. 45, pg. 48.

                       

MRS. EDWARD'S FAVORITE. Irish, Double Jig. D Major. Standard tuning. AABB. O'Neill (O’Neill’s Irish Music), 1915/1987; No. 197, pg. 106.

X:1

T:Mrs. Edward’s Favorite

M:6/8

L:1/8

R:Jig

S:O’Neill – O’Neill’s Irish Music (1915)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:D

B | AFD DFD | d/c/B/c/d AFD | GBG FAF | BGE E2B | AFD DFA | d/c/B/c/d AFD |

GBG EFG | AFD D2 :: g | f2d dfd | BdB AFD | GBG FAF | BGE E2 g |

f2d dfd | BdB AFD | GBG EFG | AFD D2 :|

                       

MRS. EVELYN FITZGERALD. 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. 11.

                       


MRS. FALCONER'S REEL--CRAIGELLACHIE. Scottish, Reel. G Major. Standard tuning. AABBCCDD'. 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. Marshall, Fiddlecase Edition, 1978; 1845 Collection, pg. 23.

X:1

T:Mrs. Falconer’s Reel—Craigellachie

L:1/8

M:C

S:Marhsall – 1845 Collection

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:G

~g2 dB ~g2dB|AGAB A/A/A A2|~g2 dB ~g2 dB|AGAB G/G/G G2:|

(~g2 b)g afge|dBgB A/A/A A2|(~g2 bg afge|dBcA G/G/G G2:|

|:GBdB gBdB|GBdB A/A/A A2|GBdB gBdB|AGAB G/G/G G2:|

|:bgaf ~g2 (eg)|dBgB A/A/A A2|1 bgaf ~g2 eg|dBgB G/G/G G2:|2

gbab gaeg|dBgB G/G/G G2||

                       

MRS. FALLON. Irish, Planxty. G Major. Standard tuning. AB. Composed by blind Irish harper Turlough O'Carolan (1670-1738). Complete Collection of Carolan's Irish Tunes, 1984; No. 46, pg. 49.

                       

MRS. FARQUHARSON OF INVEREY. Scottish, Strathspey. C Major. Standard tuning. AAB. The melody appears in Robert Petrie's 1st collection of c. 1790. Glen (The Glen Collection of Scottish Dance Music), vol. 1, 1891; pg. 35. Petrie (Collection of Strathspey Reels and Country Dances), 1790; PG. 22.

X:1

T:Mrs. Farquharson of Inverey

M:C

L:1/8

R:Strathspey
S:Glen Collection, Vol. 1  (1891)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:C
C | E<GGA/B/ c>d c<G | E<GGc d<D D>F | E<GGA/B/ c>GA>a | ge g/f/e/d/ ecc :|

e/f/ | g>ce>c G>c e<c | f>d e<c d(DD)e/f/ | g>ce>c G>c e<c | fd g/a/g/f/ ecce/f/ |

g>ce>c G>c e<c | f>ge>f d(DDF) | G>E G<c AFAc | B<d G>f ecc ||

X:2

T:Mrs. Farquharson of Inverey's Strathspey

C:Robert Petrie

S:Petrie's Collection of Strathspey Reels and Country Dances &c., 1790

Z:Steve Wyrick <sjwyrick'at'astound'dot'net>, 3/20/04

N:Petrie's First Collection, page 22

L:1/8

M:C

R:Strathspey

K:C

C | E<(GGA/B/) Tc>dc<G | E<(GG)c d<DD>F | E<(GGA/B/)  c>GA<a | gc g/f/e/d/ ecc :|

e/f/ | g>ce>c G>ce<c | f>de<c d(DD)e/f/ | g<ce>c G>ce<c | fd g/a/g/f/ ecce/f/ |

g>ce>c G>ce<c | f>ge>f d(DD)F | G>EG<c A>FA<c | B<dG>f ecc |]

                          

MRS. FARQUHARSON (OF MONALTRIE’S) STRATHSPEY.  Scottish, Strathspey. Composed by Kirkmichael, Perthshire, fiddler Robert Petrie. It appears in his Second Collection of Strathspey Reels and Country Dances, dedicated to his patron and employer, Mrs. Garden of Troup.

X:1

T:Mrs. Farquharson (of Monaltrie'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 5

L:1/8

M:C

R:Strathspey

K:Bb

"^Slow"

A |(B/c/d) Td>c B<GG>B|F>B e/d/c/B/ g<cc>d |\

(B/c/d) Td>c B<GG>B|FB (d/c/)(B/c/)  {Bc}dBB :|

(d/e/)|f>g{g}f{e}d b>gfd|gcTg>f gc (cd/e/) |\

f>g (g/f/)(e/d/) {B}b>gfd |F>B (d/c/)(B/c/) {Bc}dB B(d/e/)|

f>g (g/f/)(e/d/) {B}b>gfd |gcTg>f gccd|\

B/c/d/B/ c/d/e/c/ d/e/f/d/ e/f/g/e/|f>B e/d/c/B/ FBB|]

 

MRS. FARQUHARSON’S JIGG OR QUICKSTEP.  Scottish, Jig. C Minor. Standard tuning. AAB. Composed by Kirkmichael, Perthshire, fiddler Robert Petrie, who dedicated his first collection of Mrs. Farquharson of Monaltrie. Petrie (Collection of Strathspey Reels and Country Dances), 1790; pg. 2.

X:1

T:Mrs. Farquharson's Jigg or Quick Step

C:Robert Petrie

S:Petrie's Collection of Strathspey Reels and Country Dances &c., 1790

Z:Steve Wyrick <sjwyrick'at'astound'dot'net>, 3/5/04

N:Petrie's First Collection, page 2

L:1/8

M:6/8

R:Jig

K:Cm

G|(Tc=Bc) GEC | (Tc=Bc) edc | (Tc=Bc) G=A_B | FGE DCB, |

(Tc=Bc) GEC | cde dec | =BGg fed | ecc c2 :|

%Petrie's original does not show the B flat at the end of the third measure -SW

c | (Tgfg) edc | (Tgfg) fed | (Tgfg) cde | =Bcd G3 | (Tgfg) edc|(Tgfg)  fed | efg fed | ecc  c3 |

(Tgfg) edc | (Tgfg) fed | (Tgfg) cde | =Bcd G2F | EDC  FED | GFE AGF | Ged cd=B | c2c c2|]

 

MRS. FARRELL. Irish, Planxty (6/8 time). G Dorian. Standard tuning. AB. Composed by blind Irish harper Turlough O'Carolan (1670-1738). Complete Collection of Carolan's Irish Tunes, 1984; No. 47, pg. 49.

                       

MRS. FERGUSON OF RAITH('S STRATHSPEY) [1]. Scottish, Strathspey. F Major. Standard tuning. AAB. The melody appears in Robert Petrie's 1st collection of c. 1790. The estate of Raith is near Kinkcaldy, Fife, and Raith House stands on a five-hundred-foot-high hilltop (reputed to have been the site of one of Macduff’s castles), with a commanding view of the Firth of Forth to the south. Mrs. Ferguson may have been Jane, daughter of Ronald Craufurd, of Restalrig (and sister of Margaret, Countess of Dumfries), who married of Raith (d.1812). The family was one of painter Sir Henry Raeburn’s early patrons, and he painted several portraits for them (see Raeburn's protrait "William Ferguson and his son"). Glen (The Glen Collection of Scottish Dance Music), vol. 1, 1891; pg. 37. MacDonald (The Skye Collection), 1887; pg. 190. Petrie (Collection of Strathspey Reels and Country Dances), c. 1790; pg. 20.

X:1

T:Mrs. Ferguson of Raith [1]

M:C

L:1/8

R:Strathspey

S:Glen Collection, vol. 1  (1891)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:F

c/B/|A<F F>A c>ecB|A<F c>A BGGB|A<F F>A c>e c<A|C<FE<G AFF:|

c|fcf>g a<f g>f|c>f b/a/g/f/ e<g g>a|f<c f>g afcA|C<FE<G AFF>c|

f<c f>g a<f g>f|c>f b/a/g/f/ eggb|a<fg<e f>dc>A|Bdc>G AFF||

X:2

T:Mrs. Ferguson of Raith's Strathspey [1]

C:Robert Petrie

S:Petrie's Collection of Strathspey Reels and Country Dances &c., 1790

Z:Steve Wyrick <sjwyrick'at'astound'dot'net>, 3/20/04

N:Petrie's First Collection, page 20

L:1/8

M:C

R:Strathspey

K:F

c/B/ | A<FF>A c>dcB | A<Fc>A BGGB | A<FF>A c>dc<A | C<FE<G AFF :|

c | fcf>g a<fg>f | c>f b/a/g/f/ e<(gg>)a | f<cf>g {fg}afcA | C<FE<G AFF>c |

f<cf>g {fg}a<fTg>f | c>f b/a/g/f/ e(gg)b | a<fg<e fdTc>A | B(dTc>B) AFF |]

 

MRS. FERGUSON OF RAITH/REATH [2]. Scottish, Slow March (4/4 time) or Strathspey. G Dorian. Standard tuning. AAB (Gow): AABB’ (Cranford/Holland). Originally published as “Mrs. Ferguson of Reath” in Niel Gow’s 2nd Repository (1788). Cranford (Jerry Holland’s), 1995; No. 190, pg. 54. Gow (Second Collection of Niel Gow’s Reels), 1788; pg. 26 (3rd ed.). Boot Records, Jerry Holland - “Master Cape Breton Fiddler” (1982). WMT002, Wendy MacIsaac – “That’s What You Get” (1998?).

X:1

T:Mrs. Ferguson of Reath’s Strathspey [2]

M:C

L:1/8

R:Strathspey

B:Gow – 2nd Collection of Niel Gow’s Reels, 3rd ed., pg. 26  (orig. 1788)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:Gmin

G/F/|DG “tr”GF/G/ AG “tr”G>A|Ff “tr”f=e/d/ c/B/A/G/ F/G/A/F/|dG “tr”GF/G/ AGGf/g/|a/g/f/=e/ f/d/c/A/ {A}G2G:|

|:A|Gg “tr”gf/g/ f/g/a/g/ “tr”g>a|”tr”f>g f/g/a/g/ a/g/f/d/ cf|dg “tr”gf/g/ f/g/a/g/ “tr”f>g|a/g/f/d/ f/d/c/A/ {A}G2 GA|

Gg “tr”gf/g/ f/g/a/g/ “tr”g>a|”tr”f>g f/g/a/g/ a/g/f/d/ “tr”c>f|”tr”d/c/d/f/ “tr”g>a f/c/d/f/ “tr”g>a|fc/f/ d/c/B/A/ {A}G2G||

                       

MRS. FERGUSON OF RAITH’S DELIGHT.  Scottish, Slow Strathspey. A Major. Standard tuning. AAB. Petrie (Collection of Strathspey Reels and Country Dances), c. 1790; pg. 13.

X:26

T:Mrs. Fergusson of Raith's Delight

C:Robert Petrie

S:Petrie's Collection of Strathspey Reels and Country Dances &c., 1790

Z:Steve Wyrick <sjwyrick'at'astound'dot'net>, 3/6/04

N:Petrie's First Collection, page 13

L:1/8

M:C

R:Strathspey

K:A

"^Slow"

A | A,>CE>F  E>FA>B | A/B/c/A/ d/c/B/A/ TB>AB<c | A,>CE>F  E>FA>B | A/B/c/A/ d/c/B/A/  E<AA :|

f | e<cTa>e  a/g/f/e/ d/c/B/A/ | d>e f/e/d/c/ d<B (Bc/d/) | e<cTa>e  a/g/f/e/ d/c/B/A/ | d/e/f/d/ e/f/g/e/ aA Ac/d/ |

e<ca>e a/g/f/e/ d/c/B/A/ | e/c/d/e/ f/e/d/c/ d<BB>c | A,>CTE>F E>FA>B | A/c/e/c/ d/c/B/A/ EAA |]

 

MRS. FIDLER’S FANCY. English Hornpipe. England, Northumberland. B Flat Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Composed by Robert Whinham (1814-1893), a musician, teacher, composer, dancing master and fiddler, originally from Morpeth. See note for “Saughey Rigg” for information on the Fidler family. Sources for notated version: an unattributed 19th century manuscript in the Beamish Museum (set in the key of ‘D’), and in C. “Kit” Liddell’s late 19th century manuscript [Dixon]. Dixon (Remember Me), 1995; pg. 32.

 

MRS. FINLAY'S DELIGHT. AKA and see "The New Rigged Ship [1]."

                       

MRS. FLANAGAN’S. Irish, Reel. D Major. Standard tuning. ABC. Treoir.

X: 1

T: Mrs. Flanagan's

S: "Treoir"

M: 4/4

L: 1/8

R: reel

Z: Transcribed by Bill Black

K: D

FA A2 d2 ef | g2 fg edBA | FA A2 defe | dBAF E2 D2 |

FA A2 df f2 | gefd edBA | FA A2 defe | dBAF E2 D2 ||

fgaf d2 ef | g2 fg edBd | fgaf d2 ef | gefd e2 d2 |

fgaf d2 ef | g2 fg edBA | FA A2 defe | dBAF E2 D2 ||

fded cAAg | fdec dfeg | fded cABd | cAGE D3 g |

fded cAAg | fdec dfeg | fded cABd | cAGE D4 ||

                       

MRS. FLEMING OF MONESS. Scottish, Strathspey. B Flat Major. Standard tuning. AABBCCDD. Probably composed by Neil Gow, for it appears in his "Beauties of Niel Gow", published in 1819, however, the melody had appeared in earlier Gow publications (the First and Second Collections, both editions of each) without composer credit. Gow directs: "This tune may be played slow.” The Flemings of Moness, an ancient family, became extinct as a family sometime in the late 18th century. Carlin (The Gow Collection), 1986; No. 178. Glen (Glen Collection of Scottish Music), Vol. 2, 1895; pg. 27. Gow (The First Collection of Niel Gow’s Reels), 1784 (revised 1801); pg. 32. MacDonald (The Skye Collection), 1887; pg. 141.

X:1

T:Mrs. Fleming of Moness

M:C

L:1/8

R:Strathspey

S:Glen Collection, vol. 2  (1895)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:Bb

F|DB,DF B2 AG|FB, (G/F/E/D/ E)CCF|DB,DF B2 AG|(A/B/c) FA BB,B,:|

|:B|B<fd<f B<fd<f|F<cA<c F<cA<c|B<fd<f B<fd<f|b/a/g/f/ ge dBB:|

|:F|D<B,F<B, G<B,F<B,|D<B, (G/F/E/D/ E)CC>F|D<B,F<B, G<B,F<A|BGFE DB,B,:|

|:g|f<B d/c/B f<Bb<B|f<B e/d/c/B/ c<GG<e|f<B e/d/c/B/ f<Bb<B|AGFE DB,B,:|

 

MRS. FORBES. Scottish, Reel. A Major. Standard tuning. AAB (Athole): AABB (Kerr). Kerr (Merry Melodies), vol. 2; No. 8, pg. 4. Stewart-Robertson (The Athole Collection), 1884; pg. 9.

X:1

T:Mrs. Forbes

M:C|

L:1/8

S:Reel

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

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:A

c|:A/A/A A>F E2 E>F|A/A/A A>c dBBc|A/A/A A>F E2 (EF|A2 (B>d c>AA>c:|

||(efec (ef a2|e>fd>c fBBc|e>fe>c (e>fa>f|ecdB cAAc|

(e>fe>c (e>f a2|e>fec fBBc|(e>fed c>ea>f|ecdB cAA|]

 

MRS. FORBES LEITH. Scottish, Reel. B Flat Major. Standard tuning. AB (Hardie): AA’BB’ (Perlman). Composed by the great Scottish fiddler, composer and dancing master J. Scott Skinner (1842-1927) in 1868, it later appeared in his Miller o’ Hirn Collection (1881). Source for notated version: Kenny Chaisson (b. c. 1947, Bear River, North-East Kings County, Prince Edward Island; now resident of Rollo Bay) [Perlman]. Hardie (Caledonian Companion), 1992; pg. 60. Henderson (Flowers of Scottish Melody), 1935. Perlman (The Fiddle Music of Prince Edward Island), 1996; pg. 114. Skinner, Thirty New Strathspeys and Reels, 1868. Skinner (Miller o' Hirn Collection), 1881.

 

MRS. FORBES OF BOHARM'S STRATHSPEY. Scottish, Strathspey. B Flat Major. Standard tuning. AAB. Composed by William Marshall (1748-1833). Moyra Cowie (The Life and Times of William Marshall, 1999), identifies Boharm House (Mulben) as close to Achlunchart house, not far from the remains of the 13th century castle of Bucharin. MacDonald (The Skye Collection), 1887; pg. 129. Marshall, Fiddlecase Edition, 1978; 1822 Collection, pg. 7.

X:1

T:Mrs. Forbes of Boharm’s Strathspey

M:C|

L:1/8

R:Strathspey

S:Marshall – 1822 Collection

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:Bb

D|D<(B B)>c d>cB>F|(2GBG (3FED (3CDC (3EFG|B<(B B>)c d>cB>F|G<B F>D B,/B,/B, B,:|

E|d<Bf<B g<Bf<B|e>cd>B c>B c<e|d<Bf<B e/f/g/a/ bd|c>B c<d B/B/B Be|

d<Bf<B g<Bf<B|e<cd<B c>B c<d|d>c B<F BdBF|G<B F>D B/B/B B||

 

MRS. FORBES OF LEITH. Scottish, Reel. B Flat Major. Standard tuning. AB. Composed by the great Scottish fiddler and composer J. Scott Skinner (1841-1927). Source for notated version: Winston Fitzgerald (1914-1987, Cape Breton) [Cranford]. Cranford (Winston Fitzgerald), 1997; No. 106, pg. 44.

 

MRS. FORBES OF NEWE. Scottish, Reel. A Mixolydian/Major. Standard tuning. AAB. Composed by Alexander Walker. Walker (A Collection of Strathspeys, Reels, Marches, &c.), 1866; No. 6, pg. 3.

 

MRS. FORBES' REEL--OF ABERDEEN. Scottish, Reel. B Flat Major. Standard tuning. AAB. Composed by William Marshall (1748-1833). Marshall, Fiddlecase Edition, 1978; 1822 Collection, pg. 8.

X:1
T:Mrs. Forbes Reel—Aberdeen

M:C|

L:1/8

R:Reel

S:Marshall – 1822 Collection

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:Bb

b2 (fd) egce|dfBd cAFA|b2 (fd) egce|dBFA B2 B,2:|

(AB)(FB) FB ~d2|(Ac)Fc Fc ~e2|(df)Bf dfbB|cAFA ~B2 B,2|

(AB)(FB) FB ~d2|(AB)(FB) FB ~d2|(Ac)fc Fc ~e2|(df)Bf dfbB| cAFA ~B2 B,2||

 

MRS. FORSYTH'S STRATHSPEY--OF MORTLACH. Scottish, Strathspey. A Minor/Mixolydian. Standard tuning. AB. 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, while the Duke in turn was an enthusiastic supporter of Marshall’s music. Marshall, Fiddlecase Edition, 1978; 1822 Collection, pg. 43.

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T:Mrs. Forsyth’s Strathspey—of Mortlach

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R:Strathspey

S:Marshall – 1822 Collection

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:Amin

A,<E E>^F G2 G,>B,|A,<E E>^F G>DG>B|c>AG>=F G2 G,B,|A,A^cA B^GAc|

A,<E E>^F G2 G,>B,|A,<E E>^F G>DG>B|c>AB>=F G2 G,B,|A,A^cA B^GAe||

^cA c/e/e B2 =GB|^cA c/e/e cA c/e/e|^cA c/e/e B2 =GB|Aa^gb aA^ce|

^cA ce/e/ B2 =GB|cA ce/e/ (A/B/^c/4d/4e/4^f/8^g/8) af|(3gbg (3^faf g2 GB| Aa^gb aA^ce||

 

MRS. FRANCIS WEMYSS. Scottish, Reel. D Major. Standard tuning. AA'BB'. A companion piece to “Captain Francis Wemyss.” Kerr (Merry Melodies), vol. 3; No. 2, pg. 3.

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T:Mrs. Francis Wemyss

M:C

L:1/8

R:Reel

S:Kerr – Merry Melodies, vol. 3, No. 2 (c. 1880’s)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:D

A|FDFA d2(cd)|edcB AGFE|FDFA d2(cd)|1 egec d2:|2 egec defg||

|:afdf a2(gf)|gfed cefg|1 afdf afdf|gece defg:|2 afge fdec|Agfe d3||

 

MRS. FRANK WALKER.  Scottish, Strathspey. F Major. Standard tuning. AB. Composed by Niel Gow Jr. (c. 1795-1823), son of Nathaniel Gow (1763-1831) and grandson of Niel Gow (1727-1807). Young Niel was a good performer and a prominsing composer whose career was cut short by an early death. He worked for a time in his father’s Edinburgh publishing business. Mrs. Walker’s spouse was also honoured by a strathspey (““Mr. Frank Walker”) composed by Nathaniel Gow, appearing in the Beauties of Niel Gow (1828) but published on a sheet by Gow & Shepherd in 1802. Gow (Sixth Collection of Strathspey Reels), 1822; pg. 32.

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T:Mrs. Frank Walker

M:C

L:1/8

R:Strathspey

C:Niel Gow Jr. (c. 1795-1823)

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

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:F

{fg}a2 g>a fc d/c/B/A/|cFc>d d/c/B/A/ cd|fcf>g a>fg>e|f>c d/c/B/A/ Ggga|

{fg}a2 g>a fc d/c/B/A/|cFc>d d/c/B/A/ cd|fcf>g a>fg>e|f>cd>A G>A (c/B/).A/.G/||

F<Fc>d cFAf|Ffag fedc|B<GB>c dGBd|gdba gfed|

c<Fc>d cFAf|Ffag fedc|(d/e/f) cf BfAf|c>b (a/g/).f/.e/ f2 f2||

 

MRS. FRANK’S. AKA and see “Mrs. Crowley’s,” “Not for Joe [4].”

 

MRS. FRASER OF CULLEN. See "Mrs. Fraser's Reel‑-Cullen."

 

MRS. FRASER OF LOVAT. Scottish, Strathspey. A Minor. Standard tuning. AAB. Composed by Kirkmichael, Perthshire, fiddler Robert Petrie. Carlin (The Gow Collection), 1986; No. 179. Petrie (Collection of Strathspey Reels and Country Dances), 1790; pg. 5.

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T:Mrs. Fraser of Lovat's Strathspey

C:Robert Petrie

S:Petrie's Collection of Strathspey Reels and Country Dances &c., 1790

Z:Steve Wyrick <sjwyrick'at'astound'dot'net>, 3/5/04

N:Petrie's First Collection, page 5

L:1/8

M:C

R:Strathspey

K:Am

A | E<A,E>D E<A,A,>C | B,G E/D/C/B,/ D<G,G,>B, | EA,TE>D E<A,A,>C |

DE/F/ E/D/C/B,/ CA,A, :| B | A<ac<a Aac<A | G<gB<g G<gd<B |

A<ac<a Aae<c | B/c/d/B/ e/d/c/B/ c<AA>B | A<ac<a Aac<A | G<gB<g G<gd<B |\

A/B/c/A/ B/c/d/B/ c/d/e/c/ d/e/f/d/ | eE e/d/c/B/ cAA |]

 

MRS. FRASER'S REEL--CULLEN. AKA - "Mrs. Fraser, Cullen." Scottish, Reel. B Flat Major. Standard tuning. AAB (Athole, Cranford, Marshall, Skye): AA'B (Honeyman). 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, while the Duke in turn was an enthusiastic supporter of Marshall’s music. Moyra Cowie (The Life and Times of William Marshall, 1999) identifies Mrs. Fraser as Catherine Duncan, wifle of John Fraser, the Earl of Seafield’s commissioner. Source for notated version: Winston Fitzgerald (1914-1987, Cape Breton) [Cranford]. Cranford (Winston Fitzgerald), 1997; No. 112, pg. 46. Honeyman (Strathspey, Reel and Hornpipe Tutor), 1898; pg. 25. Hunter (Fiddle Music of Scotland), 1988; No. 275. MacDonald (The Skye Collection), 1887; pg. 122. Marshall, Fiddlecase Edition, 1978; 1822 Collection, pg. 7. Stewart-Robertson (The Athole Collection), 1884; pg. 293.

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T:Mrs. Fraser, Cullen

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R:Reel

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

Z:AK/The Fiddler’s Companion

K:Bb

F|~B2 dB fBdB|AFcF eFcF|~B2 dB fBdB|AFeA B2 ~B:|

d|fede fbab|gfed cBAF|fede fbab|agf=e f2 fd|fdgf ecfe|

dBed cBAF|~B2 dB fBdB|AfeA ~B2 B|| 

 

MRS. FRAZIE'S DELIGHT.  English, Jig. England, North‑West. D Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Knowles (Northern Frisk), 1988; No. 83.

                       

MRS. FULLARTON OF FULLARTON. Scottish. Glen (1891) finds the earliest printing of this tune in John Riddell's 1766 collection (pg. 22).

                       


MRS. FULLARTON OF ROSEMOUNT. Scottish. John Glen (1891) finds the earliest printing of this tune in John Riddell's 1766 collection (pg. 48).

                       

MRS. G. SINCLAIR. Scottish, Pipe March. Composed in 1928 by Aberdeenshire composer and fiddler J. Murdoch Henderson, in honor of a pianist in Aberdeen. Henderson (Flowers of Scottish Melody), 1935.

                       

MRS. GALVIN’S. Irish, Hornpipe. D Major. Standard tuning. AA’BB. See note for “Mrs. Galvin’s Favourite.”

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T:Mrs. Galvin’s

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S:Chris McGrath
R:Hornpipe
A:Providence, RI
Z:B. Maloney
K:D
d2cA GEFE | D2FA D2FA | d2cA GEFA | (3Bcd ef ~g2fe |!
d2cA GEFE | D2FA D2FA | d2cA GEFA |1 (3Bcd ef ~g3B :|2 (3Bcd ec d3z |]!
fgaf ~d3e | fgaf ~g3e | fgaf ~d3d | =cdef ~g2fg |!
fgaf ~d3e | fgaf ~g3e | fgaf ~d3d | =cdef ~g2fg :|]!

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T:Miss Galvin
R:hornpipe
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K:D
fe|d2cA GEFE|D2FA DAFA|d2cA GE~E2|(3Bcd eg fdec|
d2cA GEFE|D2FA DAFA|d2cA GE~E2|cdec d2||
de|fgaf d2de|fgaf gbag|fgaf dcA2|(3Bcd ef ~g3e|
fgaf d2de|fgaf gbag|fAeA dcA2|(3Bcd ef g2||

                       

MRS. GALVIN’S FAVOURITE (Rogha Bhean Uí Ghalbháin). AKA and see “Garraí na Saileog.” Irish, Hornpipe. D Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Mrs. Galvin was a fiddler and/or concertina player from just west of Kilkee, (althought she was originally from Lack, near Kilmihil), known to have been a lively player. This from a 1979 article in Dal gCais magazine: “Her family, McCarthy by name, were a musical people, and their house was a regular visiting place for the Inagh piper Garrett Barry, who is regarded as something of a father figure in the musical heritage of Clare.  She became a close personal friend of Barry's before his death in 1901 and was perhaps one of the few people living in the 1930s who could speak authoritatively about the famous piper…Mrs. Galvin was a regualr competitor at Feiseanna in the 1920s and at one memorable Feis in Kilkee, in 1927, John remembers being present as she and Patsy Geary fought for first place in the fiddle competition.  Geary beat her on that occasion, a feat which his son Sean used joyously refer to long afterwards as the time when 'the old man made the "Tocht" roll her sleeves down'.  She was sometimes known as the Tocht [=  'mattress'] Galvin because she was such a fat woman, and she had the habit of playing the fiddle with her sleeves rolled up." Source for notated version: Mrs. Galvin, from whom fiddler John Kelly/Seán O'Kelly learned the tune [Breathnach]. Breathnach (CRÉ I), 1963; No. 211, pg. 85.

 

MRS. GARDEN OF TROUP [1]. AKA and see "Lady Garners Troop," "Lady Gardner's Reel." Scottish, Strathspey. F Major. Standard tuning. AB (Kerr, Surenne): AAB (Athole, Glen, Gow, Hunter, Johnson, Skinner): AABB' (Skye). One of the most famous compositions by Robert Petrie (1767‑1830) a native of Kirkmichael, Perthshire, a town that  also nurtured composer Donald (sometimes given as ‘Daniel’) Dow. Collinson (1966) calls it a "splendid strathspey (which) has found its way into the permanent repertory". Emmerson (1971) notes that Petrie had a reputation as a profligate and an excellent fiddler, "a not uncommon combination", yet he won either a silver bow at an Edinburgh competition or a cup at an Aberdeen festival in 1822, depending on which story is told. He was employed at Troup House as a gardener, and his Second Collection (1796) is dedicated to his patroness, Mrs. Garden of Troup.

***

Troup head is a northern Scottish headland that juts out into the North Sea between Banff and Fraserburgh on the borders of Banff and Buchan counties and defines the west side of Pennan Bay (the location for the film Local Hero).The first Laird of Troup was a Son of the house of Banchory, Alexander Garden, who was sent by Charles I to assist Gustavus Adolphus, King of Sweden, during the Thirty Years' War. He saw distinguished service, was present at the battle of Lutsen in 1632, and remained at the Swedish court (where he was in high favor with Queen Christina) until 1654. He returned to Scotland, married Betty Strachan of Glenkindy, and purchased the lands of Troup in Banffshire, which remain in the family to this day.

***

Alexander, the 4th Garden of Troup was a Member of Parliament for Aberdeenshire from 1768 till 1785, but it is his brother Francis Garden (1721-93) who succeeded him who is the more interesting individual (and to whom Petrie dedicated his Third Collection of Strathspey Reels, printed in 1800). By 1764 Francis was a successful lawyer and had become a Sheriff of the Means and judge of the Court of Session. Francis was “distinguished for his conviviality, at a period when, especially in Scotland, it must be admitted that real proficiency was requisite to procure fame in that qualification.” He took the title of Lord Gardenstone from the name of the village on his Banffshire property. Subsequently he purchased the Kincardineshire estate of Johnston and oversaw the development of the village of Lawrencekirk, introducing handloom weaving and the manufacture of snuff boxes. It is his peculiarities that allow him to stand out from the gentry of his era, for he had a singular affections for pigs, one of whom he was so attached to that he even allowed it to share his bed. The animal thrived as a result of Francis’s attentions and although it eventually outgrew his bed it was yet allowed to lodge in his Lordship’s room. During the day the pig would follow his master around like a faithful dog. One morning a neighboring farmer had occasion to visit Gardenstone and was shown into the bedroom, still shaded in the dim light. The visitor stumbled on an object from which a loud grunt emerged, followed by another voice from the direction of the bed, saying: “It’s just a bit soo, puir beast, and I laid my breeks ower’t to keep it warm a’ nicht!” Gardenstone died in 1793. The fate of the pig is unknown.

***

Who was Petrie’s ‘Mrs. Garden of Troup’?  It is difficult to say. Alexander Garden (4th of Troup) was unmarried, as was his younger brother and successor, Francis. After Francis’ death Troup house passed to his nephew, Francis Garden-Campbell (1768-1815), 6th of Troup and Glenlyon, whose mother was the heiress of Campbell of Glenlyon. This Francis married Penelope Smythe in January, 1791, and it is undoubtedly she who is Petrie’s “Mrs. Troup.”

***

Early printings of the tune appear in Thomas Calvert’s 1799 collection and Gow’s Complete Repository from the same year. A note with his collection states that Calvert supplied “a variety of music and instruments, instruments lent out, tun’d and repaired.” “Mrs. Gardern of Troup” has some currency among Cape Breton fiddlers. See also Huntingdon’s “Lady Garners Troop” (an interesting mangling of the original title). One of the oddest appearances of the tune (under the title “Mrs. Gordon of Troup”) is on the barrel organ from the polar expedition of Admiral Parry of 1810. In place of a ship’s fiddler (common in those days), Parry introduced a barrel organ on board ship to provide entertainment and a vehicle to which the men could exercise (i.e. by dancing). It was one of eight tunes on barrel no. 5. Campbell, New and Favorite Country Dances, 14th book, pg. 9. Cole (1000 Fiddle Tunes), 1940; pg. 6 (appears as "Lady Gardner's Reel"). Glen (Glen Collection of Scottish Music), Vol. II, 1895; pg. 24.  Gow (Complete Repository), Part 1, 1799; pg. 31. Henderson (Flowers of Scottish Melody), 1935. Hunter (Fiddle Music of Scotland), 1988; No. 165 (arranged by James Hunter). Huntington (William Litten's), 1977; pg. 15 (appears as "Lady Garners Troop"). S. Johnson (A Twenty Year Anniversary Collection), 2003; pg. 34. Kerr (Merry Melodies), vol. 2; No. 185, pg. 21. MacDonald (The Skye Collection), 1887; pg. 147. Petrie (2nd Collection of Strathspey Reels and Country Dances), 1796; pg. 2. Skinner (Harp and Claymore), 1904; pg. 124. Stewart-Robertson (The Athole Collection), 1884; pg. 205. Surenne (Dance Music of Scotland), 1852; pgs. 18-19. Culburnie CUL 102C, Alasdair Fraser & Jody Stecher – “The Driven Bow” (1988). Rounder 7020, Alex Francis MacKay – “A Lifelong Home/An Dachaidh Dha Mo Shaoghal” (1997). Saydisc SDL 234, Parry’s Barrel Organ (vol. 11 of the Golden Age of Mechanical Music). Dave MacIsaac – “Nimble Fingers.”  Battlefield Band – “Home is Where the Van Is” (1980).

See also listings at:

Alan Snyder’s Cape Breton Fiddle Recording Index

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

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T:Mrs. Garden of Troup [1]

M:C

L:1/8

C:Robert Petrie

R:Strathspey

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

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:F

C|~F>G F<d c<F d>F|E<C C>F E/F/G/E/ C>E|~F>G F<d c<F A>f|

c>f a/g/f/e/ ~f2f:|

c|f>ca>c b>ca>c|A>f b/a/g/f/ e<g ~g>a|~f>ca>c b>ca>c|b/a/g/f/ e/f/g/ ~f2 f>c|

~f>ca>c b>ca>c|A>f b/a/g/f/ e<g gf/e/|d>B d<f c>A c<f|c>f a/g/f/e/ ~f2f||

Last time: |c>f a/g/f/e/ g/f/e/d/ d/B/A/G/|F8||

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T:Mrs Garden of Troups – Strathfpey  [1]

M:C

L:1/8

Q:90

R:Strathspey

Z:Transcribed by Philip Whittaker

B:Calvert Collection - Page 6/7

K:F

C | F>GF>d c>Fd>F | ECC>F E/2F/2G/2E/2 CE|  F>GF>d c>FAf |

cf a/2g/2f/2/e/2 ~f2 f ||cd/2e/2 | f>ca>cb>ca>c | Af b/2a/2g/2f/2 egga |

f>ca>cb>ca>c | Af b/2a/2g/2f/2 f2fc{de}|f>ca>cb>ca>c |

Af b/2a/2g/2f/2 eg gf/2e/2 |dBdf cAcf | Af a/2g/2f/2/e/2 ~f2 f ||

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T:Mrs. Garden (of Troup's) Strathspey  [1]

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 2

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M:C

R:Strathspey

K:F

C|F>GFd cFdF|ECCF E/F/G/E/ CE  |F>GFd cFAf|c>f a/g/f/e/ f2f:|

c|fcac  bcac|Af b/a/g/f/ egga  |fcac  bcac|Af  a/g/f/e/ f2fc|

fcac  bcac|Af b/a/g/f/ e(gga)|dBdf  cAcf|Af  a/g/f/e/ f2f|]

 

MRS. GARDEN OF TROUP [2]. Scottish, Reel. F Major. Standard tuning. AB. Composed by the well‑known Scottish fiddle/composer Robert Petrie, who wrote several tunes for members of the Garden family. The tune appears in his Second Collection, dedicated to Mrs. Garden.  Like William Marshall, Petrie labored for his patrons in an other than musical position, in his case as a gardener. Glen (Glen Collection of Scottish Music), vol. 2, 1895; pg. 24. Stewart-Robertson (The Athole Collection), 1884; pg. 244. Flying Fish FF‑250, The Battlefield Band ‑ "Home Is Where the Van Is" (1981).

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T:Mrs. Garden of Troup  [2]

M:C|

L:1/8

R:Reel

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

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:F

c|Ac f2 afef|dfcA BGGB|Ac f2 afef|dfcf AFFB|Acfg afef|dfcA BGGB|

Acfa gafc|dfcB AFF||d|cAFc AFcA|BdcA BGGd|cAFc AFcA|BdcB AFFd|

cAFc AFcA|BdcA BGGB|Acfa Bdgb|afge fFF||

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T:Mrs. Garden of Troup's Reel [2]

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:Reel

K:F

B|Ac f2 af (Tfe/f/)|dfcA B(GGB) |Ac (Tfe/f/) af (Tfe/f/)|dfcf AFFB |

Ac (Tfe/f/) af (Tfe/f/)|dfcA BGGB |Acfa gafc |dfcB AFF||

A/B/|cAFc AFcA |B(dTcA) B(GG)A/B/|cAFc AFcA |Bdce f/f/f f2|

cAFc AFcA |B(dTcA) BGGB |Acfa Bdgb |afge fFF |]

 

MRS. GARDEN OF TROUP [3].  Scottish, Reel. B Flat Major. Standard tuning. AAB. Composed by Robert Mackintosh, appearing in his Fourth Book of New Strathspey Reels (London, 1804). S. Johnson (A Twenty Year Anniversary Collection), 2003; pg. 37.

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T:Mrs. Garden of Troup’s Reel [3]

M:C

L:1/8

R:Reel

S:Robert Mackintosh – Fourth Book of New Strathspey Reels (1804)

K:Bb

f|B2 fd g2 ec|f2 dB AcAF|b2 fd g2 ec|dfAc dBB:||

F|DFBF EGBG|Face dfdB|DFBd EGce|dfec dBBF|

DFBF EGBG|Face dfdB|DFBd EGce|dBcA BB,B,||

 

MRS. GARVEY [1]. Irish, Planxty (3/4 time). A Minor. Standard tuning. One Part. Composed by blind Irish harper Turlough O'Carolan (1670-1738). Complete Collection of Carolan's Irish Tunes, 1984; No. 49, pg. 50.

 

MRS. GARVEY [2]. Irish, Planxty. C Major. Standard tuning. AB. Composed by blind Irish harper Turlough O'Carolan (1670-1738). Complete Collection of Carolan's Irish Tunes, 1984; No. 50, pg. 51.

 

MRS. GENERAL CAMPBELL('S REEL). Scottish, Reel or Strathspey. A Dorian. Standard tuning. ABB. Carlin (The Gow Collection), 1986; No. 420 (appears as a reel). Glen (Glen Collection of Scottish Music), Vol. 2, 1895; pg. 24. Gow (Complete Repository), Part 3, 1806; pg. 28. Kerr (Merry Melodies), Vol. 2; No. 72, pg. 10 (appears as a strathspey). MacDonald (The Skye Collection), 1887; pg. 30 (appears as a reel). Stewart-Robertson (The Athole Collection), 1884; pg. 56 (appears as a strathspey).

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T:Mrs. General Campbell

M:C

L:1/8

R:Strathspey

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

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:Amin

e|c>A A/A/A E<A A>c|B>G d>B e>de>d|c>A A/A/A E<A A>c|B>G g>B A/A/A A:|

g|a>ga>b a>ba>e|g>be>g B>G d>B|a>ga>b a<b a>g|d>eg>B A/A/A A>g|

a<bg<a e<gd<g|B<gd<g B>G d>B|c>Ad>B d>eg>a|g<e g>B A/A/A A||

 


MRS. GENERAL MAXWELL (OF PARKHILL). Scottish, Reel. C Major. Standard tuning. AAB (Athole, Glen): AABB' (Kerr). Credited to Malcolm McDonald of Dunkeld by John Glen, the tune appears in his 4th collection, a volume dedicated to the Countess of Breadalbane. Glen (Glen Collection of Scottish Music), vol. 2, 1895; pg. 20. Kerr (Merry Melodies), vol. 2; No. 95, pg. 13. MacDonald (A Fourth Collection of Strathspey Reels), 1797p pg. 7. Stewart-Robertson (The Athole Collection), 1884; pg. 82.

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T:Mrs. General Maxwell of Park Hill’s Reel

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L:1/8

R:Reel

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

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:C

G | c2 (ec) dGBG | c2 (ec) dAAB | c2 (ec) dGBG |cAGc ECC :|

e | gagf ecce | gage fdde | gagf ecaf | ecGB (c2 ce) | gagf ecce |

gage fddf | eceg fagf | ecdB c2c ||

 

MRS. GEORGE DERRINGS WALTZ. English, Waltz (3/8 time). D Major. Standard tuning. AABBCC. Trim (Thomas Hardy), 1990; No. 65.

 

MRS. GEORGE JOHNSTONE OF BYKER. Scottish, Reel. B Minor. Standard tuning. AABB. Stewart-Robertson (The Athole Collection), 1884; pg. 131.

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T:Mrs. George Johnstone of Byker

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L:1/8

R:Reel

B:The Athole Collection

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:Bmin

f|:Bcde f2ea|cAeA aAec|Bcde faea|cAac B/B/B f2:|

|:B/B/B b^a bBbf|aba>f defd|efab faea|cAac B/B/B f2:|

 

MRS. GEORGE ROBERTSON'S REEL--EDINBURGH. Scottish, Reel. B Flat Major. Standard tuning. AAB. Composed by William Marshall (1748-1833). Moyra Cowie (The Life and Times of William Marshall, 1999) thinks Mrs. Robertson may have been the wife of Marshall’s Edinburgh music publisher. Marshall, Fiddlecase Edition, 1978; 1822 Collection, pg. 4.

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R:Reel

S:Marshall – 1822 Collection

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:Bb

D|B,DFA ~B2 (FB)|dBfB A(cc)e|dBFB (gf)(ed)|(ed)(dB) F(BB):|

d|e2 ge d2 fd|(ed)(cB) A(cc)d|efge defd|(ed)(cB) F(BB)d|

egeg dfdf|(ed)cB) A(cc)d|efga babg|f<d c>B F(BB):|

 

MRS. GEORGE TAYLOR. Canadian, Strathspey. Canada, Cape Breton. A Major. Standard tuning. AAB. Composed by Cape Breton fiddler and composer Dan R. MacDonald (1911-1976) while he was in Germany in 1945. Cameron (Trip to Windsor), 1994; pg. 6. 

 

MRS. GEORGE WALLACE. 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. 34.

 

MRS. GILLIES. Scottish, Strathspey. B Flat Major. Standard tuning. AABB. MacDonald (The Skye Collection), 1887; pg. 126. Stewart-Robertson (The Athole Collection), 1884; pg. 285.

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T:Mrs. Gillies

M:C

L:1/8

R:Strathspey

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

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:Bb

D|B,>DF>B d>Bc>A|~B<G F>D E<C C>D|B,>D F<B d>Bc>A| B>GF>E D<B,B,:|

|:F|D>FB,>F D>FB,>F|~E>F G/F/E/D/ E<C C>D|B,>DF>B d>Bc>A| ~B>GF>E D<B,~B,:|

 

MRS. GLENNIE'S REEL--OF MAYBANK. Scottish, Reel. D Major. Standard tuning. AAB. 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. Mrs. Glennie’s husband was a lecturer at Marischal College, Aberdeen. Marshall, Fiddlecase Edition, 1978; 1822 Collection, pg. 33.

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T:Mrs. Glennie’s Reel—of Maybank

M:C|

L:1/8

R:Reel

S:Marshall – 1822 Collection

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:D

(D2 D)A FDdF|(E2 E)e ^GE e(g|f)dec dB AF|GBAG D/D/D D2:|

abaf dfa(f|g)ebe febe|abaf dfa(f|g)eaf d/d/d d2|

abaf dfa(f|g)ebe gebe|dfeg fbec|d>BA>F D/D/D D2||

 

MRS. GORDON OF ABERDOUR. Scottish, Strathspey. G Maor. Standard tuning. AABB. Stewart-Robertson (The Athole Collection), 1884; pg. 183.

X:1

T:Mrs. Gordon of Aberdour

M:C

L:1/8

R:Strathspey

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

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:G

B|G>Bd>B e<A A>B | G/G/G G>B d>gd>B | c>aB>g a<A A>B |

G>gb>a ~g2g :: a | b/a/g/f/ g>d e<a a>g | b/a/g/f/ g>d e>gd>B |

c>aB>g a<A A>B | G>gb>a ~g2g :|

 

MRS. GORDON OF BAIRD. Scottish, Jig. F Major. Standard tuning. AA’BB’. The melody was first published under the title “Miss Gordon of Braid” and included in Nathaniel Gow’s A Collection of Entirely Original Strathspeys and Reels by Ladies Resident in a Remote Part of the Highlands (1798). Fiddler Dan R. MacDonald (1911-1976) made the first early recording from the Cape Breton tradition of the tune as “Mrs. Gordon of Baird.” Source for notated version: Winston Fitzgerald (1914-1987, Cape Breton) [Cranford]. Cranford (Winston Fitzgerald), 1997; No. 197, pg. 77.

 

MRS. GORDON OF BELLIE'S REEL [1]. AKA – “Mrs. Gordon of Belsies.” AKA and see "Dandaleith." Scottish, Strathspey. F Major. Standard tuning. AABBCCDDE (Marshall): AABBCDEEF (Athole, Gow). Composed by William Marshall (1748-1833), first printed in his 1781 collection (pg. 9). A Scottish fiddler and composer, Marshall is most famous for his many fine strathspeys. He 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. Carlin (The Gow Collection), 1986; No. 180. Gow (Complete Repository), Part 3, 1806; pg. 7. Marshall, Fiddlecase Edition, 1978; 1781 Collection, pg. 9. Stewart-Robertson (The Athole Collection), 1884; pg. 224.

X:1

T:Mrs. Gordon of Belsies

M:C

L:1/8

R:Slow Strathspey

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

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:F

c|A<d d>c A<F F>A|c>dc>A G2 G>c|A<d d>c A<F F>e|~f>ga>c A2A:|

|:G|F<f f>g f<a a>g|~f>dc>A G2 G>A|F<f f>g f<a a>g|f>c d<f A2A:|

d|c<A A>d c<A A>d|c<A A>F G2 G>d|c<A A<d c<A A>a|~f>c d<f A2 A>d|

c<A A<d c<A A>d|c<A A>F G2 G>A|F>GA>d c<A A>a|~f>c d<f A2A||

g|f>ga>g f<d d>f|c<A A>F G2 G>c|f>ga>g f<d d>f|c<A f>g a2 ag//a/|

b>ga>g f<d d>f|c<A A>F G2 G>A|F>GA>d c<A A>a|f>cd>f A2A||

|:G|F>GA>f c<A A<f|c<A A>F G2 G>A|F>GA>f c<A A>a|f>cd>f A2A:|

f/g/|a>fg>e f>c d<f|c<A A>F G2 Gf/g/|a>f g<e f>c d>f|c<A f>g a2 af/g/|

a>fg>e f>c d<f|c<A A>F G2 G>A|F>GA>d c<A A>a|f>cd>f A2A||

 

MRS. GORDON OF BELLIE'S REEL [2]. Scottish, Reel. D Major. Standard tuning. AABB. 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. Marshall, Fiddlecase Edition, 1978; 1781 Collection, pg. 10.

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T:Miss Gordon of Bellie’s Reel

M:C|

L:1/8

R:Reel

S:Marshall – 1781 Collection

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:D

g|(fdf)d ecdA|Bdgf e2 (Ag)|(fef)d ecdA|BdAG F2 D:|

|:G|F2 AF G2BG|F2 (AF) (G/F/E/D/) (CE)|F2 AF G2 BG|Edce d2D:|

 

MRS. GORDON OF CAIRNESS. AKA and see “Colonel McBain’s Fancy.” JAD-1, Jackie Dunn - “Dunn to a T” (1995).

 

MRS. GORDON OF KNOCK(E)SPOCH. Scottish, Reel. F Major. Standard tuning. AB. An 18th century composition 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. Cranford (Jerry Holland’s), 1995; No. 151, pg. 43. Marshall, Fiddlecase Edition, 1978; 1845 Collection, pg. 10. Boot Records, Jerry Holland - “Master Cape Breton Fiddler” (1982). Rounder Records 7057, Jerry Holland – “Parlor Music” (2005).

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T:Mrs. Gordon of Knockespoch

M:C

L:1/8

R:Reel

S:Marshall –1845 Collection

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:F

A|F<F ~F2 (Ac)cd|_beg_B GBBd|cF ~F2 (Ac)cb|afge fdcA|F<F ~F2 (Ac)cd|

_efg_E GBBd|cF ~F2 (Ac)cb|afge f2f||g|afcf cfaf|bgaf e(gg)b|afcf cfaf|

ecde f2 fg|afcf cfaf|bgaf e(gg)b|afge fdcA|cfge ~f2f||

 

MRS. GORDON OF PARK. Scottish, (Slow) Strathspey. A Major. Standard tuning. AAB. 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. Henderson (Flowers of Scottish Melody), 1935. Marshall, Fiddlecase Edition, 1978; 1845 Collection, pg. 27. Neil (The Scots Fiddle), 1991; No. 59, pg. 82.

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T:Mrs. Gordon of Park

M:C

L:1/8

R:Strathspey

S:Marshall – 1845 Collection

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:A

C<E E>F E>C E<A|C<E EF/G/ A<C B,>D|C<E EF/G/ A>B c<A|

d>e f/e/d/c/ d/c/B/A/ F2:|

e<c a>g (a/g/)f/e/ a2|e<c a>g (f/e/)d/c/ Bc/d/|e>cd>B c>AB>G|

A<cF<A E<C B,2|e<c a>g (a/g/)f/e/ a2|e<c a>g (f/e/)d/c/ Bc/d/|

(f/e/)d/c/ (e/d/)c/B/ d/c/B/A/ c/B/A/G/|A<cF<A E<C B,2||

 

MRS. GORDON OF WHITEHILL. Scottish, Strathspey. G Major. Standard tuning. AAB. Stewart-Robertson (The Athole Collection), 1884; pg. 301.

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T:Mrs. Gordon of Whitehall

M:C

L:1/8

R:Strathspey

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

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:G

e|d<G B<G A>GA>B|d>BA>G (E2 E>)e|d<G B>G A>BA>B|G>ED>B, G,2 G,:|

f|g<d d>B G>Bd>e|d<B A>G (E2 E)e/f/|g<d d>B G>Bd>e|g>dB>d e2 e>f|

g>dB>G e>cA>F|d>BA>G (E2 E)c|(3Bcd d2 (3efg g2|d<B A>B G2 G||

 


MRS. GORDON('S REEL)--UVIE. Scottish, Reel. D Major. Standard tuning. AAB. 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. Moyra Cowie (The Life and Times of William Marshall, 1999) believes the name ‘Uvie’ to be a misprint and should read Ugie, referring the the Ugie river which runs through Buchan to the sea at Peterhead. Glen (The Glen Collection of Scottish Dance Music), Vol. 2, 1895; pg. 8. Marshall, Fiddlecase Edition, 1978; 1822 Collection, pg. 35.

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T:Mrs. Gordon’s Reel—Uvie

M:C|

L:1/8

R:Reel

S:Marshall – 1822 Collection

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:D

D2 Ad cdAd|cdef gecA|d2 Ad cdAd|BAGF EDCA,:|

dDFA fDFA|dDFA dcBA|eE^GB gEGB|eE^GB edce|

dDFA fDFA|dDFA dcBA|GABc defg|faBe dcBA||

 

MRS. GORDON’S FAVORITE. Scottish, Slow Air (2/4 time). E Minor. Standard tuning. AAB. “Ancient Irish,” notes Gow, 1817. Gow’s note is right, for the tune is a variant of “Lord Mayo” AKA "Tiarna Mhaigh Eo,” composed by the harper David Murphy (Daithi O Murchu), and more commonly played in A dorian, according to Henrik Norbeck. Gow (Complete Repository), Part 4, 1817; pg. 20.

X:1

T:Mrs. Gordon’s Favorite

M:2/4

L:1/8

R:Air

S:Gow – 4th Repository  (1817)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

N:”Slow”

K:Emin

B,|E>DEF|B>A F2|B2 (E/G/)F/E/|D>^C B,2|E>DEF|(B>d) ^c>B|B>B (B/A/)(F/E/)|E3:|

B|e>e (d/B/)(d/e/)|f>f (g/f/)(e/d/)|B>A (A/B/d/)F/|D3B|e>e (d/B/)(d/e/)|f>f g/f/e/d/|

B>A (A/B/d/f/)|{f}e3B|e>e (d/B/)(d/e/)|f>f (g/f/)(e/d/)|B>A (A/B/d/)F/|D3B,|

(E/D/)(E/F/) BA/F/|ED {D}d>A|B>B (B/A/)(F/E/)|E3||

                       


MRS. GOW'S. Scottish, Strathspey. The melody was composed by expatriate Scot Duncan MacIntyre, a 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.          



MRS. GRACE BOWIE. Scottish, Jig. Source for tune: Adapted from a medley by Adam Rennie's Scottish Country Dance Orchestra [New Victory Band]. Front Hall FHR‑024, Fennig's All‑Star String Band ‑ "Fennigmania" (1981. Learned from the New Victory Band recording). Topic 12TS382, New Victory Band ‑ "One More Dance and Then" (1978).

X:1

T:Mrs Grace Bowie

C:Adam Rennie (?)

S:78rpm record

M:6/8

L:1/8

Z:Nigel Gatherer

K:A (orig. in Bb)

z|A2c E2c|A2c E2c|AGA cBA|G2B F3|G2B F2A|G2B F2G|ABA G2F|

ECD EFG|A2E c2E|A2E c2E|AGA cBA|G2B F3|G2B F2A|G2B F2A|

GFE c2B|A3 A2||ECD E2A|c2c c3|c=c^c d2c|B3 F2A|1G2G F2E|

G2G G3|d2d c2B|AGF E3:|2G2B F2A|GAB F2f|gfe dcB|A3 A2|]

                       


MRS. GRACE TAIT. Canadian, Reel. Canada, Cape Breton. D Major. Standard tuning. AB. Composed by Cape Breton fiddler and composer Dan R. MacDonald (1911-1976). Cameron (Trip to Windsor), 1994; pg. 20.

                       

MRS. GRAHAM OF BALGOWAN'S REEL. Scottish, Reel. D Mixolydian. Standard tuning. AABCCD. Composed by Daniel Dow, first printed in his collection c. 1775 (pg. 8). It also was printed by the Gows and by Kirkmichael, Perthshire, fiddler and composer Robert Petrie (in his Second Collection of Strathspey Reels and Country Dances, 1796). Carlin (The Gow Collection), 1986; No. 444.

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T:Mrs. Graham (of Ballgown's) Reel

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:Reel

K:D

d|ADFD (FAAB)|GBFA BEEd |ADFD FAGB|A(gfe) dDD:|

B|Adfd  edf d|gefd eg=ce|ddfd eeae|fdec dDDc|

d2 fd edfd |gefd cdeg |fdcd AdFd|A(gfe) dDD||

|:F|AdFd  AdFA |BdFA BEEF |AdFd AdFA|GBAc   dDD:|

F|Adfd  edfd |gefd eg=ce|d2fd eeag|fdec dDDc|

d2 fd edfd |gefd cdeg |fdcd AdFd|A(gfe) dDD|]

                       

MRS. GRAHAM OF ORCHIL. Scottish. John Glen (1891) finds the earliest printing of the tune in Daniel Dow's c. 1775 collection (pg. 14).

                       

MRS. GRAHAM OF ORCHILL'S STRATHSPEY.  Scottish, Strathspey. D Mixolydian. Standard tuning. AABBC. A rare three-part strathspey, printed by Malcolm MacDonald of Dunkeld in his 2nd collection, dedicated to the Earl of Breadalbane. MacDonald (A Second Collection of Strathspey Reels), 1789; pg. 8.

X:1

T:Mrs. Graham of Orchill’s

M:C

L:1/8

R:Strathspey

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

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:Dmix

E | D<D E>D E<G A2 | c>G A<c G>EC>E | D<D E>D E>G A<d | c>A G/A/c/G/ E>D D :|

|: A/c/ | d<A d>A d<d d>A | c>d c/d/e/d/ “tr”c>AG>c | A>Gc>A (d>c)(e>d) | “tr”c>A G/A/c/G/ “tr”E>D D :|

A | A>D”tr”e>d e<g a2 | g>a g/a/g/f/ ecce | A<d “tr”e>d e>g a2 | a>g e/g/a/g/ {f}edde |

A<d e>d e<g a2 | g>a g/a/g/f/ eccB | (A>G)(c>A) (d>c)(e>d) | “tr”c>A G/A/c/G/ E>D D ||

                       

MRS. GRANT OF LAGGAN. AKA and see "Miss Lyall [2].” Scottish, Strathspey. A Minor. Standard tuning. AB (Kerr): ABC (Tolman). The celebrated Mrs. Ann Grant of Laggan (1755-1838) lived in Strathspey most of her life and leaves us something of herself and Highland life in her Poems and Memoirs of a Highland Lady.  In this excerpt (quoted by Emmerson, 1972) she refers to the fashionable attendees, aping "with air constrained, the rural balls!"

***

The nymph that wont to trace the source of Tay,

Or lead the sprightly dance by rapid Spey,

With conscious triumph smiles aside to see,

This 'faint reflection of the rural glee.'

While polish'd courtiers pant in active reels.

***

Gow (1817) says the tune was “Communicated by Captain (Simon) Fraser of Knocky,” editor of the important Fraser Collection of Highland airs and melodies. See also the County Donegal variant “Old Cameronian" and the Irish variant “Paddy Ryan’s Dream [1].” Gow (Complete Repository), Part 4, 1817; pg. 26. Kerr (Merry Melodies), Vol. 4; No. 139, pg. 17. Tolman (Nelson Music Collection), 1969; pg. 19.

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T:Mrs. Grant of Laggan’s Strathspey

M:C|

L:1/8

S:Gow – 4th Repository (1817)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:A Minor

e|(d/c/B/)A/ ^G<B AA,A,B,|C>DE>^F G2 GB|(A/B/c) (B/c/d) AA,A,B,|CDE^G A2 AB|

(d/c/B/)A/ B>^G A>E =G>D|E<G B,>A, G,2 G,A,/B,/|(3CB,A, (3DCB, (3EDC (3B,CD|

(3Edc (3AB^G A2A||c/B/|A<e c>B A/B/c/B/ AE|G<B G>D B,2 G,c/B/|

A<e c>B (A/B/)(c/d/) ea|c>AB>^G A2 Ac/B/|A<e d/c/B/A/ B>^GA>E|

G<B G>D B,2 G,A,/B,/|(3CB,A, (3DCB, (3EDC (3B,CD|(3Ddc (3BA^G A2A||

                       

MRS. GRANT’S BIRTHDAY. Scottish, March (2/4 time). D Major. Standard tuning. AABBCCDD. Composed by Alister MacGregor. Martin (Ceol na Fidhle, Vol. 3), 1988; pg. 39.

                       

MRS. GRANT’S STRATHSPEY--TOMBREACKACHY. Scottish, Strathspey. F Major. Standard tuning. AAB. 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. Mrs. Grant lived on Tombreackachy Farm in lower Glen Livet, Banffshire. Her husband, Captain Grant, was held in esteem by Marshall as being a “most complete farmer” (Moyra Cowie, The Life and Times of William Marshall, 1999). Marshall, Fiddlecase Edition, 1978; 1822 Collection, pg. 54.

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T:Mrs. Grant’s Strathspey—Tombreackachy

M:C

L:1/8

R:Strathspey

S:Marshall – 1822 Collection

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:F

A|F<f f2 e/f/g/a bg|a<f b>a g/f/e/d/ c/B/A/G/|Af f2 eggb|a>f e/f/g/e/ f2f:|

B|A>B c<A B<GG<B|AFEF G/F/E/D/ CB|A>B c<A B<GG<B|AFCE F2 FB|

A>B c<A B<G G>B|AFEF G/F/E/D/ CB|A>Bc>A B<GG<B|c>f e/f/g/e/ f2f||

 

MRS. GRAY OF CARSE. AKA and see "Mr. Gray of Carse," "Lady Grace Douglas('s Reel)." Scottish. The melody appears in Charles Duff's collection of about 1790, and was reprinted by the Gows as "Lady Grace Douglas" in Third Collection, 2nd edition, 1792 (which list Niel Gow as the composer).

 

MRS. GRAY OF QUÉBEC.