Annotation:Crieff Meeting (The)
X:1 T:Crieff Meeting, The M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel 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 (f|ea)ec A/A/A a2|Bgdg BGG(f|ea)ec A/A/A a2|faea TcAA:| e|TcAeA TcAac|Bgdg BGGB|TcAeA TcAae|faea TcAAB| TcAeA TcAac|Bgdg BGGB|TcAae faea|ceBe cAA|| V:2 clef = bass z|A,2A,2A,2A,,2|G,2G,2G,2z2|A,2A,2A,2C2|D2C2A,2A,:| z|a,2C2A,2z2|G,2B,2G,2z2|A,2C2A,2C2|D2C2A,2A,,z| A,2C,2A,2 z2|G,2B,2G,2z2|A,2C2D2 CB,|A,CEE, A,2-A,||
CRIEFF MEETING, THE. Scottish, Reel (cut time). A Mixolydian. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB'. The melody appears in John Bowie's A Collection of Strathspey Reels & Country Dances (Edinburgh, 1789). Carolina Oliphant (wikipedia:Carolina_Nairne), Lady Nairne (1766-1845). wrote a song to this melody entitled "County Meeting", referring to a dancing event. It begins:
Ye're welcome, leddies, ane and a',
Ye're welcome to our County Ha';
Sae weel ye look when buskit braw,
To grace our county meeting.
An' gentlemen, ye're welcome, too,
In waistcoats white and tartan too;
Gae seek a partner, mak' your bow,
Syne dance our County Meeting.
The town of Crieff lies in the Scottish province of Perth and Kinross. It was a center for industry in the 18th century, and was the hub of a system of drove roads as well as an important cattle market. Crieff is also home to the Glenturret Distillery, Scotland's oldest Highland malt whiskey distillery, dating from 1775.
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