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 Theme code Index    15L13 436L6L
 Also known as    Lord Seaforth's Strathspey, Highland Plaid (1)
 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    Scotland, Canada
 Genre/Style    Cape Breton/PEI, Scottish
 Meter/Rhythm    Strathspey
 Key/Tonic of    A
 Accidental    3 sharps
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    4/4
 History    CANADA(Maritimes/English)
 Structure    AB, AAB
 Editor/Compiler    John Pringle
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:A Second Collection of Strathspeys Reels & Jiggs &c.
 Tune and/or Page number    p. 20
 Year of publication/Date of MS    c. 1805
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 Score   (1)   




X:1 T:Lord Seaforth’s Strathspey M:C L:1/16 R:Strathspey N:no composer attribution B:John Pringle – A Second Collection of Strathspeys, Reels & Jiggs &c. (c. 1805, p. 20) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G B2|G3DDE3 G3AB2d2|c3AB3G {F}E2 E2A2|GD3D3E G3AB2e2|dB3A3B G4 G2:|| g2|(efg2) d3g B3G|c3AB3G {F}E4 E2g2|(efg2) dg3 B3gd3B|c3Ad3B G4 ~G2g2| eg3db3 ca3Bg3|c3AB3G {F}E4 (EcBA)|GD3D3E G3Be2|dB3~A3B G4G2||


X:1 T:Lord Seaforth M:C L:1/16 R:Strathspey B: Joseph Lowe - Lowe's Collection of Reels, Strathspeys and Jigs, B:book 5 (1844-45, p. 10) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G B2|GD3D3E G3AB3G|{d}c3AB3G E4 ~E3A|GD3D3E G3ABe3|d3BAB3 G4G2:| g2|(efg2) d3g B3gdB3|{d}c3ABG3 E4 E2g2|(efg2) d3g B3gdB3|c3Ad3B G4 G2g2| eg3db3 ca3Bg3|c3AB3G E4 ~E2A2|GD3D3E G3ABe3| dB3AB3 G4 G2||


X:1 T:Lord Seaforth M:C L:1/8 R:Strathspey S:Surenne - Dance Music of Scotland, pp. 80-81 (1852) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:A c | (A<E)E>F A>Bc>A | d>Bc>A F3B | (A<E)E>F A>Bc>f | (e<c)B>c A3c | (E<A)E>F A>Bc>A | d>Bc>A F3B | (E<A)E>F A>Bc>f | (e<c)B>c A3 || a | (f/4g/2<a) e>a c>ae>c | d>Bc>A F3a | (f/4g/2<a) e>a c>ae>c | d>Be>c A3a | f>ae>c' d>bc>a | d>Bc>A F3B | (E<A)E>F A>Bc>f | (e<c)B>c A3 ||


X:1 T:Lord Seaforth’s Strathspey M:C L:1/16 B:Manson – Hamilton’s Universal Tune Book vol. 1 (1854, p. 146) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G B2|GD3DE2 G2A2B2G2|c3AB3G E4 E2A2|GD3D2E2 G3AB2e2|dB3A3B G4G2:| g2|(efg2) d3g B3gd3B|c3AB3G E4 E2g2|(efg2) d3g B3gd3B|c3Ad3B G4 G2g2| eg3db3 ca3Bg3|c3AB3G E4 E2A2|GD3D3E G3AB3e|dB3A3B G4G2||


X:1 T:Strathspey M:C L:1/8 R:Strathspey S:James Goodman (1828─1896) music manuscript collection, S:vol. 3, p. 143. Mid-19th century, County Cork Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G FDDE GABG|cABG E2 EA|FDDE GABe|dBAB G2G2:| e/f/g dg Bgdg|cABG E3E|(e/f/g) dg Bgdg|cABE G2G2| e/f/g dg Bgdg|cABG E2E2|BDDE GABe|dBAB G2G2||


X:1 T:Lord Seaforth M:C L:1/16 R:Strathspey S:Philip Carolan music manuscript collection N:Philip Carolan (c. 1839-1910, Crossmolina, County Mayo), a musically literate N:farmer and fiddler who compiled his ms. probably during 1863-1873. S:Angela Buckley, thesis, “A Critical Edition of the Irish Music Manuscripts of S:Philip Carolan c. 1839-1910, vol. 2”, Waterford Institute of Technology, S:2007, p. 62. Carolan ms. 1, No. 178. K:G B2|GD3D2E2 G2A2B2G2|c3A B3G E4 E2A2|GD3D2E2 G3AB3e|dB3 A3B G4G2:| g2|(efg2) d2g2 B2g2d2B2|c3A B3G E4 E2g2|(efg2) d3g B3gd3B|c3A d3B G4 G2g2| (efg2) db3 c3aBg3|c3A B3G E4 E2A2|GD3D3E G3AB3e|dB3 A3B G4G2:|]


X:2 T:Lord Seaforth M:C L:1/16 R:Strathspey B:Stewart-Robertson - The Athole Collection (1884) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:G B2|GD3 D3E G3AB3G|c3AB3G E4 E3A|GD3 D3E G3A Be3|d3B AB3 G4G2:| g2|efg2 d3g B3gd3B|c3AB3G E4 E3g|efg2 d3g B3gd3B|c3Ad3B G4 G3g| eg3db3 ca3Bg3|c3AB3G E4 E3A|GD3 D3E G3A Be3|dG3 AB3 G4G2|]


X:1 T:Lord Seaforth's Strathspey M:C L:1/8 R:Strathspey B:Lees - Balmoral Reel Book (c. 1910, p. 3) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:G B|(G<D)D>G G>AB>G|{d}(c>A)B>G E/E/E E>A|(G<D)D>E G<A(B<e)|(d<B) A>B G2 G:|| g|(e/f/g) d>G B>gd>B|{d}c>AB>G E/E/E (.E.g)|(e/f/g) d>g B>gd>B|c>A d>B G/G/G (.G.g)| (e<g) d>b c>a B>g|c>AB>G G/G/G G>c|(G<D)D>E G>AB>e|(d<B) A>B B2 B||