Annotation:Hilton Lodge

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 HILTON LODGE. Scottish, Strathspey. C Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB (Surenne): AAB (Athole, Glen, Gow, Skye): AABB' (Kerr). Composed by the great Dunkeld, Perthshire, fiddler-composer Niel Gow (1727-1807). The Johnston family of Hilton were subscribers to Gow's Third Collection, for which he wrote several tunes in their honor, including "Hilton Lodge" and "Miss Johnston of Hilton's Fancy." The Johnston daughters, Lucy and Margaret, were musicians (See "Miss L. Johnston's Compliments to Niel Gow").  Source for notated version:  Printed sources: Carlin (The Gow Collection), 1986; No. 74. Glen (The Glen Collection of Scottish Dance Music), vol. 2, 1895; p. 19. Gow (Third Collection of Niel Gow's Reels), 1792; p. 6 (3rd ed.). Kerr (Merry Melodies), vol. 2; No. 88, p. 12. MacDonald (The Skye Collection), 1887; p. 118. Stewart-Robertson (The Athole Collection), 1884; p. 71. Surenne (Dance Music of Scotland), 1852; pp. 96-97.  Recorded sources:  See also listing at: Alan Snyder's Cape Breton Fiddle Recordings Index

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