Bonnie Annie (3)

 BONNIE ANNIE [3]. AKA and see "Bonny Ann," "Lethen's Reel," "Flip McGilder's Reel," "Follow Me Down to Carlow [1], "Follow Me Down to Carlow [2]" (jig version), "The Crooked Reel" (An Ríl Cam), "Miss Murphy [2]." Scottish, Reel. A Minor or A Dorian. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB (Surenne): AAB (most versions). One of the more famous compositions by Edinburgh music teacher Daniel (or sometimes, Donald) Dow (1732-83), originally of Kirkmichael, Perthshire, who first published it about 1775 or 1776 (the earliest it appears in print, according to John Glen {1891}). It also appears in Angus Cummings 1782 work Collection of Strathspeys or Old Highland Reels. See also Irish versions under this and alternate titles. Printed sources: Glen (Collection of Scottish Dance Music), 1891; p. 23. Gow (Complete Repository), Part 1, 1799; p. 22. Kennedy (Fiddler's Tune Book, vol. 1), 1951; No. 38, p. 19. Kerr (Merry Melodies), vol. 2; No. 54, p. 9. MacDonald (The Skye Collection), 1887; pg. 112. Raven (English Country Dance Tunes), 1984; p. 188. Stewart-Robertson (The Athole Collection), 1884; pg. 43. Surenne (Dance Music of Scotland), 1852; p. 114. Recorded sources: See also listings at: Alan Snyder's Cape Breton Fiddle Recording Index, Alan Ng's Irishtune.info

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