Countess of Dalhousie

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Theme code Index	551H2H 6542
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Composer/Core Source	Nathaniel Gow
Region	Scotland
Genre/Style	Scottish
Meter/Rhythm	Strathspey
Key/Tonic of	F
Accidental	1 flat
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	4/4
History
Structure	AB
Editor/Compiler	Biography:James Stewart-Robinson
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Athole Collection (The)
Tune and/or Page number	p. 226
Year of publication/Date of MS	1884
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COUNTESS OF DALHOUSIE. Scottish, Strathspey. F Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB. Composed by Nathaniel Gow (1763-1831), who dedicated his Fifth Collection (1809) to Christina (Christian) Broun (1786-1839), Countess of Dalhousie, in the name of Niel Gow & Sons, although Niel had passed on a few years prior. She married General George Ramsay, 9th Earl of Dalhousie, son of George Ramsay, 8th Earl of Dalhousie and Elizabeth Glen, on 14 May 1805. She was a hostess and botanical collector.

Printed source: MacDonald (The Skye Collection), 1887; p. 149. Stewart-Robertson (The Athole Collection), 1884; p. 226.

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T:Countess of Dalhousie
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B:Stewart-Robertson - The Athole Collection  (1884)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
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