Blackhall House Quick Step

X:1 T:Blackhall House Quick Step C:R. Petrie S:Petrie's Second Collection of Strathspey Reels and Country Dances &c. Z:Steve Wyrick , 6/5/04 N:Petrie's Second Collection, page 12 L:1/8 M:6/8 R:Quickstep K:D A/G/|F2(D D)FG|AFD DFD|E2A, A,2B,|=C2D E2G|F2(D D)FG|AFD AFD|E2e gec|d3 d2:| g |f2d d2f |d2f agf|e2=c c2e  |=c2e gfe|f2d  d2f |d2f agf|B2e gec|d3 d2g| f2d d2f |d2f agf|e2=c c2e  |=c2e gfe|f2d  g2e |a2f b2g|fed edc|d3 D2|]

 BLACKHALL HOUSE QUICK STEP. Scottish, March. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AAB. Composed by Kirkmichael, Perthshire, fiddler and composer Robert Petrie. It appears in his Second Collection of Strathspey Reels and County Dances (1795, p. 12), a volume dedicated to his patron and employer, Mrs. Garden of Troup. The title perhaps references Blackhall Manor, Paisley, Renfrewshire, an ancient site of successive homes that was the seat of a branch of the Stewarts until 1700, when they moved to a new manor house. Subsequently the building was a farmhouse and store, until abandoned in disrepair. The dilapidated structure was saved from demolition in the late 20th century and was restored as a private residence.

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