X:1
T:Sir Alexander Anderson of Blelack
C:J. Scott Skinner
M:C
L:1/16
R:Strathspey
B:J. Scott Skinner – Miller o’ Hirn Collection (1881, No. 18, p. 7)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D
G2|F3AG3B Ad3cd3|AF3D3F EFED CA,3|FA3G3B Ad3d3c|BAGF EA3 FD3D2:|
A2|{c}d3A F3A d3fa3f|{ga}(3g2f2g2 (3a2g2f2 {f}e3dc3A|d3A F3A d3fa3f|(3e2c2A2 (3c2e2a2 fd3d3A|
d3A F3A d3fa3f|{ga}(3g2f2g2 (3a2g2f2 e3dc3A|(3d2f2d2 (3e2g2e2 (3f2a2f2 (3g2b2g2|(3f2e2d2 (3c2d2a2 fd3d2||
Sir Alexander Anderson, Lord Provost of Aberdeen (1802-1887).SIR ALEXANDER ANDERSON OF BLELACK. Scottish, Strathspey (whole time). D Major. Standfard tuning (fiddle). AAB. The strathspey "Sir Alexander Anderson of Blelack" and the companion reel, "Lady Anderson", were composed by wikipedia:James_Scott_Skinner (1843-1927). Sir Alexander Anderson of Blelack (1802–1887) was a 19th-century Scottish advocate and politician who served as Lord Provost of Aberdeen from 1859 to 1866 and is viewed as one of the major forces in molding the city. He was knighted by Queen Victoria on a visit in 1863. Blelack House was a Scottish mansion house dating back to the 17th century, although highly renovated and remodeled over the years. It lies some 30 miles west of Aberdeen, near the village of Logie Coldstone.
Additional notes
Printed sources : - J. Scott Skinner (Miller o’ Hirn Collection), 1881; No. 18, p. 7.
