Little Men of the Mearns (The)
X:1 T:Little Men of the Mearns, The M:C| L:1/8 R:Strathspey S:McGlashan - Strathspey Reels (1780) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:Dmix (d2 d)>f B/B/B e2|(d2 d)>a f/f/f f2|g>fe>d B>de>g|1 a>gf>e d2 AB:| |2 a>gf>e d3f||:d>DA>F E/E/E e>f|d>DA>f d>DA>f|d>DAF E/E/E e>f| d>DA>B d>ef>d|B>dA>F E/E/E eg|1 a>gf>e d3:|2 a>gf>e d2 A>B||
X:1
T:Little Men of the Mearns, or
T:Mr. Garden of Troup’s Favorite
M:C
L:1/8
R:Reel
B:Robert Mackintosh – “A Fourth Collection of New Strathspey Reels, also some Famous old Reels” (1804, p. 42)
N:Dedicated to the Dutchess [sic] of Manchester
N:Robert “Red Rob” Mackintosh (c. 1745-1808) was a Scottish violinist and
N:composer active in Edinburgh at the end of the 18th century. Originally from
N:Tullymet, near Pitlochry, Perthshire. He moved to London in the last decade
N:of his life.
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D
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ADFD BEEd|ADFD ADFD|GBFA BEEe|(d/c/B/A/ d)F D/D/D D||
B|defd e/B/B e2|ddfd edfd|edfd e/B/B e2|defe d2 (AB)|
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