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 Theme code Index    5L3L1L3L 1L3L6L2
 Also known as    Highland Skip (2), Molly Maguire (2), Niel Gow's Reel (1), Popcorn (The), Richmond Hill (2), Sailor’s Trip to Liverpool (The), Boyne Hunt (1), Persian Hunt (The), Perth Hunt (1) (The)
 Composer/Core Source    Miss Stirling of Ardoch
 Region    Scotland, Canada
 Genre/Style    Cape Breton/PEI, Scottish
 Meter/Rhythm    Reel (single/double)
 Key/Tonic of    A
 Accidental    3 sharps
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    4/4, 2/2
 History    CANADA(Maritimes/English)
 Structure    AB, AAB, AABB, AABB'
 Editor/Compiler    Biography:Niel Gow
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Second Collection of Niel Gow's Reels
 Tune and/or Page number    p. 2
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1788
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Perthshire Hunt (The): Annotations

X:1 T:Perthshire Hunt M:C L:1/8 R:Reel C:Miss Stirling of Ardoch S:Gow – 2nd Collection of Niel Gow’s Reels (1788) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:A F|TE2 CE A,ECE|A,ECE FB,B,F|TE2 CE A,AcA|ceBd cAA:|| e|(c/B/A) eA fAeA|(c/B/A) ec fBBe|(c/B/A) eA fAeA|TE>FAB cAAe| (c/B/A) eA fAeA|(c/B/A) ec fBBd|ceAc dfB>c|TEFAB cAA|]


X:2 T:Perth Hunt M:C| L:1/8 R:Country Dance B:Preston's 24 Country Dances for the Year 1798 Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:A E2 CE A,ECE|A,ECE FB,B,2 |E2 CE A,ECE|ceBd cA A2:|| e|(c/B/A) eA fAeA|(c/B/A) ec dBBd|(c/B/A) eA fAeA|EdcB cAAe| (c/B/A) eA fAeA|(c/B/A) ec dBBd|ceAc dfBd|EdcB cA A|]


X:1 T:Perthshire Hunt, The M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel B:Preston’s 24 Country Dances for the Year 1804 (No. 523, p. 222) N: “With proper tunes and directions to each dance, as they are performed at N:Court, Bath and all Public Assemblies.” Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:D F|E2 CE A,ECE|A,ECE FB,B,F|E2 CE A,ECA|ceBd cAA:| |:e|(c/B/)A eA fAeA|(c/B/)A ec fB-Be|(c/B/)A eA fAeA|E>FGB cA-Ae| (c/B/)A eA fAeA|(c/B/A) ec fB-Be|ceAc dfBc|TE>FAB cAA|]


X:1 T:Perthshire Hunt M:C C: Miss Stirling of Ardoch N: Magdalene Stirling (1765-1846) was the youngest daughter of Sir William Stirling, N:4th Baronet of Ardoch, and his wife Christian Erskine L:1/8 R:Ree; B:Stirling – Twelve Tunes (1812) K:A A/F/|TE2 CE A,ECE|A,ECE FB,BA|TE2 CE A,AcA|c/d/e Bd cAAF| TE2 CE A,ECE|A,ECE FB,B,A|TE2 CE A,AcA|c/d/eBd cAAe|| (c/B/A)eA fAeA|(c/B/A)ec fBBd|(c/B/A)eA fAeA|E>FAB TcAAe| (c/B/A)eA fAeA|(c/B/A)ec fBBd|ceAc dfBc|E>FGA cAA|]


X: 1 T:Persian Hunt,aka. ST.05 T:Boyne Hunt,aka. ST.05 M:2/4 L:1/8 Q:1/2=90 S:Anonymous Staffordshire MS, Early 19thC. R:.Reel O:England A:Staffordshire N:The way this has been strangely written down with what would normally N:be considered to be inappropriate bar lines, lead in notes, and N:incorrect spelling of Meg Merrilees, strongly suggests to me that this N:has been attempted from memory rather than sloppy copying, and N:indicates that the author of the MS has a "consumer's" knowledge of N:music notation. CGP Z:vmp.Tim Willets F:http://www.village-music-project.org.uk/abc/staffs.abc K:D "^unedited"A2FA|DAFA|DAFA|BEEc|"^Incomplete"A2FA|D||! a2|f/2e/2d ad|bdad|f/2e/2d af|beea|! f/2e/2d ad|bdad|A>B de|fdd a|! f/2e/2d ad|bdad|f/2e/2d af|bee g|! fadf|gb e>f|A>B de|fdd|]


X:84 C:Page 42 T:Perth Hunt - Scotch Jigg. MBe.84 A:England;Cumbria;Towcett B:Matthew Betham MS, Towcett Cumbria, 1815 Z:VMP - Hugh Taylor, 2012 M:4/4 L:1/8 Q:1/2=100 R: N:No time signature written: I have assumed 4/4 N:No key signature given, but C sounds wrong and other versions are in a major key, so D assumed. N:Many errors, but a common tune K:D B|"As written"A2 FA DAFA|DAFA BEEB|A2 FA DAFA|faeg gdd:| Q:1/4=100 |:A|d2 (f/e/d/) a/d/f/d/|A/d/ (f/e/d/) b/(e/e/f/)|\ d2 (f/e/d/) (a/d/) (f/e/d/)|(Ad) (c/d/e/) f/d/d/A/| d2 (f/e/d/) a/d/ (f/e/d/)|A/d/ (f/e/d/) b/e/e/f/|\ d/f/B/d/ B/d/F/d/|ABde f/d/ d2:|


X:3 T:Perth Hunt M:C L:1/8 R:Reel B:J. Anderson - Anderson's Budget of Strathspeys, Reels & Country Dances B: for the German Flute or Violin (Edinburgh, 1820, p. 27) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:D B|A2 (FA) DAFA|DAFA BEEd|A2 (FA) DAFd|faeg fdd:|| g|(f/e/d) (ad) bdad|(f/e/d) (af) geeg|(f/e/d) (ad) bdad|ABde fddg| (f/e/d) (ad) bdad|fdad geeg|(fa).d.f (gb)ed|ABde fdd|]

\X:0351 T:Perthshire Hunt Reel. Roose.0351 M:C| L:1/8 Q:1/2=80 B:Roose MS, 1850 Z:Village Music Project, Peter Dunk 2019 K:A |:F|E2CE A,ECE|A,ECE FB,B,F|E2CE A,ECE|ce Bd cAA:| |:e|(c/B/A) eA fA eA|(c/B/A) ec fBBe|c/B/A eA fA eA|E>FAB cAAe| c/B/A eA fA eA|(c/B/A) ec fBBd|ceAc dfB>c|E>FAB cAA:|


X:1 T:Perthshire Hunt, The N:”Favourite Reel” M:C L:1/8 B: Joseph Lowe - Lowe's Collection of Reels, Strathspeys and Jigs, B:book 5 (1859, p. 1) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:A F|E2 (CE) A,ECE|A,ECE FB,B,F|E2 (CE) A,ECA|ceBd cAA:| e|(c/B/A) eA (fA)eA|(c/B/A) ec (fB)Be|(c/B/A) eA (fA)eA|EFAB cAAe| (c/B/A) eA (fA)eA|(c/B/A) ec (fB)Bd|ceAc dfBc|EFAB cAA||


X:1 T:Perth Hunt, The M:C L:1/8 R:Pipe Reel B:William Ross - Ross's Collection of Pipe Music (1869, No. 157, p. 114) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:D A|d2 Bd GdBd|GdBd eAAB|d2 Bd GdBd|faeg fd d2:| fdad fdad|fdaf geeg|fdad fdad|faeg fd dg| fdad fdad|fdaf geeg|agfa gfeg|faeg fd d|]


X: 80 T: PERTHSHIRE HUNT %R: reel B: Jean White "100 Popular Hornpipes, Reels, Jigs and Country Dances", Boston 1880 p.33 F: http://www.loc.gov/resource/sm1880.09124.0#seq-1 Z: 2014 John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu> M: C| L: 1/8 K: A % - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - F |\ E2CE A,ECE | A,ECE FB,B,F |\ E2CE A,ECE | ceBd cAA :| |: e |\ c/B/A eA fAeA | c/B/A eA fBBd |\ c/B/A eA fAeA | EFAB cAAc | c/B/A eA fAeA | c/B/A eA fBBd |\ ceAc dfBd | EFAB cAA H:| % - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -


X:1 T:Perth Hunt, The T:Perthshire Hunt, The L:1/8 M:C| S:Reel B:The Athole Collection (1884) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:A F|E2 CE A,ECE|A,ECE FB,B,F|~E CE A,ECA|ceBd cAA:|| e|cAeA fAeA|cAeA fBBe|cAeAfAeA|EFAB cAAe| cAeA fAeA|cAeA fBBe| ceAc dfBc|EFAB cAA|] P:Variations:last ending ceAc dfBa|gbeg aAA|]


Perthshire Hunt (The): Annotations

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