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Brechin Castle (1)
X:1 T:Brichan [sic] Castle T:Brechan Castle [1] M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel S:The Buttery Manuscript (c. 1784-1820, No. 831) N:John Buttery (1784-1854) joined the 34th Regiment in Lincoln, N:Lincolnshire, England, in 1797 and served as a fifer until discharged in N:1814. His large ms. contains marches, duty calls, dance tunes and airs. N:EASMES identifies this as the Fife MS. and suggests a date of 1780, see N: https://www.cdss.org/elibrary/Easmes/Index.htm Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G G/G/G G2 GBdB|G/G/G G2 FAFD|G/G/G G2 GBdB|ceBd AGFD:| |:dG c/B/A/G/ dG ce|dG c/B/A/G/ FAFD|dG c/B/A/G/ dGBd|ceBd AGFD:|]
X:1
T:Brechin Castle [1]
M:C
L:1/16
R:Strathspey
B:A Companion to the reticule (1833, p. 4)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:Bb
F2|:BBB2 TB4 {AB}B3df2d2|BBB2 TB4 {AB}Ac3A3F|BBB2 TB4 {AB}B3df2d2|eg3df3 Tc3B A2F2:||
fc3 (ed).c.B f3Beg3|f3B (ed).c.B A2c2A3F|f3B (ed).c.B .f2.B2.d2.f2|eg3df3 Tc3BA2F2|
f3B (ed).c.B f2B2e2g2|f3B (ed).c.B (ABcB A2F2)|f3c (ed).c.B .f2.B2.d2.f2|eg3db3 Tc3BA2F2|]
X:1
T:Brechin Castle [1]
M:C
L:1/16
R:Strathspey
B:Manson – Hamilton’s Universal Tune Book vol. 1 (1854, p. 126)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:Bb
F2|:BBB2 B4 {AB}B3df2d2|BBB2 B4 {AB}Ac3A3F|BBB2 B4 {AB}B3df2d2|eg3df3 c3BA2F2:|
f3B edcB f2B2eg3|f3B edcB A2c2A3F|f3B edcB f2B2d2f2|eg3df3 c3BA2F2|
f3B edcB f2B2e2g2|f3B edcB ABcB A2F2|f3B edcB f2B2d2f2|eg3db3 c3BA2F2|]
X:1
T:Brechin Castle [1]
M:C
L:1/16
R:Strathspey
B: Joseph Lowe - Lowe's Collection of Reels, Strathspeys and Jigs,
B:book 1 (1844–1845, p. 22)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:Bb
F2|BBB2 ~B4 B3df3d|BBB2 ~B4 {AB}c3BAF3|BBB2 ~B4 B3df3d|eg3df3 {d}c3BAF3:|
f3B edcB fB3e3g|f3B edcB {AB}c3BA2F2|f3B edcB fB3d3f|eg3df3 {AB}c3BAF3|
f3B edcB fB3e3g|f2B2 edcB ABcB A2F2|f3B edcB fB3df3|eg3db3 {d}c3BAF3||
X:1
T:Brechin Castle [1]
M:C
L:1/8
R:Strathspey
B:John McLachlan - Piper’s Assistant (1854, No. 118, p. 71)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D
d2d2 d>fa>f|d2 df Te>dTcA|d2d2 d>fa>f|gafg e>dcA:|
|:a>dfd a>dfg|a>dTfd cecA|a>dTfd ad Tf2|g2 f<a e>dc>A:|
X:2
T:Brechin Castle [1]
M:C
L:1/16
R:Strathspey
B:Stewart-Robertson - The Athole Collection (1884)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:Bb
F2|:BBB2 B4 B3df3d|BBB2 B4 c3B AF3|BBB2 ~B4 B3df3d|eg3df3 c3B AF3:|
|:f3B edcB fB3 e3g|f2B2 edcB c3B AF3|f3B edcB fB3 d3f|1 eg3df3 c3B AF3:|2 eg3db3 c3B AF3|]
X:1
T:Brechin Castle [1]
M:C
L:1/8
R:Strathspey
B:Lees - Balmoral Reel Book (c. 1910, p. 15)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:Bb
A|:B/B/B (B2 {cBAB}B>d)f>d|B/B/B B2{cBAB}{AB}(c>B)(A<F)|B/B/B B2 {cBAB}(B>d) (f<d)|(e<g) (d<f) {d}c>B (A<F):|
f>B (e/d/c/B/) (f<B) (e<g)|f>B (e/d/c/B/) {AB}c>B (A<F)|f>B (e/d/c/B/) f>B (d<f)|(e<g) (d<f) {AB}AB c>B(A<F)|
f>B (e/d/c/B/) (f<B) (e<g)|f>B (e/d/).c/.B/ (A/B/).c/.B/ (A<F)|f>B (e/d/).c/.B/ (f<B) (d<f)|(e<g) (d<b) c>B (A<F)|]