Annotation:Firth of Cromortie (The)

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 FIRTH OF CROMORTIE, THE. Scottish, Reel. E Minor. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB. The melody appears in John and Andrew Gow's A Collection of Slow Airs, Strathspeys and Reels (London, c. 1795). Andrew (1760-1803) and younger brother John (1764-1826) established a publishing business in London in 1788 and were the English distributors for the Gow family musical publications. The Firth of Cromartie or Cromarty is formed from the Orron Water, a stream arising in the mountains of Ross-shire, which meets with other streams flowing from Loch Gillon and Loch Luichart, as it flows to the north-east. Dingwall lies at the head of the bay.  Source for notated version: John & Andrew Gow's Collection (c. 1792) [S. Johnson].  Printed sources: S. Johnson (A Twenty Year Anniversary Collection), 2003; p. 23.  Recorded sources:

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