Annotation:Abercairney House (1)

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X:1 T:Abercairney House [1] M:C L:1/8 R:Strathspey C:Niel Gow (1727-1807) B:Gow – Fifth Collection of Strathspey Reels (1809) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:Gmin B/c|d<GB>G dGBg|c<FA>F cFA<f|d<GB>G dGBg|f>d {d}cB/A/ {A}G2 G:|| d|g>dgb g<af<g|fadf cF {d}cB/A/|gdgb gafg|f>c {d}cB/A/ {A}G2 Gd| g>dgb g<af<g|fadf c>F {d}cB/A/|d<GB>G dGB<g|f>d {d}cB/A/ {A}G2G||



ABERCAIRNEY HOUSE (1). Scottish, Strathspey. G Minor (Gow): A Mixolydian (McLachlan). Standard tuning (fiddle). AAB. The composition is variously credited to Niel Gow (1727-1807) or to his son biography:Nathaniel Gow. See notes for “annotation:Abercairney House (2)”, and "annotation:Niel Gow's Lamentation for James Moray Esq. of Abercairny” for more.

Additional notes

Source for notated version: -

Printed sources : - Carlin (The Gow Collection), 1986; No. 1. Gow (Fifth Collection of Strathspey Reels), 1809; p. 7. McLachlan (The Piper's Assistant), 1854; No. 79, p. 45.

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