Annotation:Captain Francis Wemyss
X:1 T:Captain Francis Wemyss M:C| L:1/16 R:Strathspey B:John Bowie – “Collection of strathspey reels & country dances &c.” B:(Edinburgh, c. 1789, p. 7) F:https://digital.nls.uk/special-collections-of-printed-music/archive/104982494 Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:D V:1 A2|FA3 d3A TB3Ad3A|Bd3TA3F EEE2 E4|FA3 d3A TB3Ad3A|Bd3 TA3F DDD2 D2:| g2|f3ed3e d3ef3g-|ad3a3f eee2 e3g|Tf3ed3e d3eTf3e|d3BA3F DDD2 D3(g| f3e)d3e d3ef3(g|a3d)a3f eee2 e3g|fa3ef3 d3eB3d|A3Fd3F DDD2 D2|| V:2 clef = bass z2|D,4F,4G,4F,4|G,4F,2D,2 A,,2A,,2A,,4|D,4F,4G,4 F,2D,2|G,2E,2A,2A,,2 D,2D,2D,2:| z2|D3A,F,2A,2 F,2E,2D,2E,2|F,2G,2F,2D,2 A,,2A,,2A,,2C2|D2A,2F,2A,2 F,2E,2D,2G,2|F,2G,2A,2A,,2 D,2D,2D,2z2| D2A,2F,2A,2 F,2E,2D,2C,2|D,2E,2F,2D,2 A,,2A,,2A,,2 C2|D4A,4B,4G,4|F,2D,2F,2A,2 D,2D,2D,2||
CAPTAIN FRANCIS WEMYSS. Scottish, Strathspey. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB (Glen): AABB' (Kerr). Captain Francis Wemyss (pronounced 'Weems') was a member of the ancient family who have possessed lands in Fife since the 12th century. The melody appears in Perthshire fiddler-composer biography:John Bowie's (1759-1815) collection entitled A collection of Strathspey Reels and Country Dances with bass for violincello or harpsichord (1789). Bowie was a musician from Perth, who eked out a living by concertizing, playing balls (which he sponsored with his brother Peter, then provided the music for), teaching, and selling music and musical instruments. Bowie also included another tune in his collection in Wemyss' honor, "Captain Francis Wemyss Delight." See also the version played in Ireland as a slide, under the titles "Game Cock (1) (The)" (An Coileach Comhraic) and "Man in the Moon (1) (The)." See also the companion piece "Mrs. Francis Wemyss." See also Irish button according player Jackie Daly's adaptation as "Bog Carrot (The)."
