Annotation:Lady Gower's Strathspey

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X:1 T:Lady Gower's Strathspey M:C L:1/16 R:Strathspey B:John Gow – A Favorite Collection of Slow Airs, B:Strathspeys and Reels (London, c. 1804, p. 18) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:D FE|D3EDA,3 B,3DG3B|AF3d3F E3DB,2GE|D3EDA,3 B,3dG3B|{B}~A3GF3E FD3D2GE| D3EDA,3 B,3DG3B|AF3d3F E3DB,G3|FD3DA,3 B,3eG3B|{B}~A3G~F3E F2D2D2|| (fg)|a3df3d b3eg3e|a3df3d c3ecA3|(agfe) f2d2 b3eg3e|fga2 efg2 f2d2d2fg| (agfe) f3d b3eg3e|a3f~e3d c3ecA3|B3dA3d G3eF3d|E3BA3G F2D2D2||

LADY GOWER'S STRATHSPEY. AKA and see "Mrs. Laird of Strathmartin." Scottish, Strathspey (whole time). D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB. Abraham Mackintosh printed the tune as "Mrs. Laird of Strathmartin."

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Printed sources : - John Gow (A Favorite Collection of Slow Airs, Strathspeys and Reels), London, c. 1804; p. 18. Edmund Lee (Mrs. Parker's Selection of Scotch Tunes, Strathspeys and Reels), Dublin, n.d.; p. 7 (early 19th century).

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