Annotation:Mrs. Dundas of Arniston

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 MRS. DUNDAS OF ARNISTON. Scottish, Reel. C Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AAB. One of seven compositions attributed to William Gow (1751 1791), the eldest son of Niel Gow. William took over the Alexander McGlashan band when 'King' retired and was reputedly a player of 'bold and spirited style.' The melody was recorded by Cape Breton fiddler Winston Fitzgerald  on a 78 RPM and has some currency among Cape Breton fiddlers. Arniston House has been in the Dundas family since 1571. It was rebuilt by architect William Adam beginning in 1726, and finished by his son John in the 1750's.

 Source for notated version:  Printed sources: Carlin (The Gow Collection), 1986; No. 301. Gatherer (Gatherer’s Musical Museum), 1987; p. 7. Hunter (Fiddle Music of Scotland), 1988; No. 190. Kerr (Merry Melodies), vol. 2; No. 101, p. 13. Little (Scottish and Cape Breton Fiddle Music in New Hampshire), 1984; p. 1. Lowe, Lowe's Collection of Reels, Strathspeys and Jiggs (1844 45). MacDonald (The Skye Collection), 1887; p. 113. Skinner (Harp and Claymore), 1904; p. 55. Stewart-Robertson (The Athole Collection), 1884; p. 69.  Recorded sources:  See also listings at: Alan Snyder’s Cape Breton Fiddle Recording Index Jane Keefer’s Folk Music Index: An Index to Recorded Sources 

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