Sir David Hunter Blair



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X:1 T:Sir David Hunter Blair M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel B:Napier - Selection of Dances & Strathpseys (c. 1798) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:F f2 cd cdcd|cf a2 cf a2|b2 ga gaga|gfef ge c2:|  X:1 T:Sir David Hunter Blair's Reel M:2/4 L:1/8 R:Reel B:Nathaniel Gow - single sheet issue (1800) N:"German" Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:F f2 Tc>d|Tc>d Tc>d|c>f a2|c>f a2|b2 Tg>a|Tg>a Tg>a|{a}g>fe>f|g>e c2:|   X:1 T:Sir David Hunter Blair M:C L:1/16 R:Strathspey B:Robert Mackintosh – “A Fourth Collection of New Strathspey Reels, also some Famous old Reels” (1804, p. 24) N:Dedicated to the Dutchess [sic] of Manchester N:Robert “Red Rob” Mackintosh (c. 1745-1808) was a Scottish violinist and N:composer active in Edinburgh at the end of the 18th century. Originally from N:Tullymet, near Pitlochry, Perthshire. He moved to London in the last decade N:of his life. Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:F f4 c3d c3dc3d|c2e2 a4 c2f2 a4|b4 f3a g3ag3a|g2f2e2f2 g2e2 c4:|   X:1 T:Sir David Hunter Blair's Reel L:1/8 M:C B:Button & Whitaker’s Selection of Dances, Reels, Waltzes No. 1 B:(undated, early 19th century) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:F f2 cd cdcd|cf a2 cf a2|b2 ga gaga|gfef ge c2:|   X:2 T:Sir David Hunter Blair M:C L:1/8 R:Country Dance Q:"Allegro" B:Thomas Wilson - A Companion to the Ball Room (London, 1816, p. 94) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:C c2 G>A G>AG>A|G>c e2 G>c e2|f2 d>e d>ed>e|d>cB>c d>B G2:|   X:1 T:Sir David Hunter Blair's Reel M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel B:Patrick McGahon music manuscript collection (1817, No. 22) N:McGahon was a scribe of Irish language literature who lived in N:Dungooley, County Louth, on the Armagh border. He was a N:teacher with The Irish Society in the early 19th century, but little N:else is known about him. A few tunes in the ms. are written in other N:hands. B:Pádraigín Ní UIallacháin – “A Hidden Ulster” (2003, p. 444) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G {f}g2 {d}e2 d>ed>e|d>g b2 d>gb2|c'2 a>b a>ba>b|a>gf>g a>f d2:|   X:3 T:Sir David Hunter Blair M:C L:1/8 R:Reel S:Surenne – Dance Music of Scotland, p. 8 (1852) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G g2d>e d>ed>e | d>gb2 d>gb2 | c'2a>b a>ba>b | a>gf>g a>fd2 | g2d>e d>ed>e | d>gb2 d>gb2 | c'2 a>b a>ba>b | a>gf>g a>f d2 || b>gg2 dgBd | GBdg fa a2 | b>g {a/g/f/}g2 dgBd | GBdg af g2 | b>gg2 dgBd | GBdg fa a2 | b>g {a/g/f/}g2 dgBd | GBdg af g2 ||   X:1 T:Sir David Hunter Blair’s Reel M:2/4 L:1/8 N:”German air” (?) B:Manson – Hamilton’s Universal Tune Book vol. 2 (1854, p. 103) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:F f2 Tc>d|c>dc>d|c>f a2|c>f a2|b2 Tg>a|Tg>aTg>a|{a}g>fe>f|g>e c2:|  <section begin=X9 /> X:228 T:Sir David Hunted Blaise O:No 228 Wm Clarke of Feltwell Z:Transcribed by M Humphreys May 2010 M:C L:1/8 K:C B2 (de) (de) (de)|dg b2 dg b2|c'2 ab abab| agfg af d2:||/!
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<section end=X9 /> <section begin=X12 /> X:1 T:Sir David Hunter Blair Reel M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel B:Elias Howe – Musician’s Omnibus Nos. 6 & 7 (Boston, 1880-1882, p. 635) B: http://ks4.imslp.net/files/imglnks/usimg/c/c7/IMSLP601433-PMLP562790-ONeill_Rare_Medium_M40_M8_v6.7_text.pdf Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:D A|d2 AB ABAB|Ad f2 Adfa|g2 ef efef|edcd ec A2| d2 AB ABAB|Ad f2 Adfa|g2 ef efef|edcd efga:| fd d2 AdFA|DFAd cdeg|fdd/c/d AdFA|DFAd fd d2:|] <section end=X12 /> <section begin=X15 /> X:1 T:Sir David Hunter Blair’s Reel M:C L:1/8 R:Reel B:Stephen Grier music manuscript collection (Book 2, c. 1883, No. 37, p. 7) B: http://grier.itma.ie/book-two#?c=0&m=0&s=0&cv=6&z=-112.2439%2C232.5084%2C3516.6742%2C1230.1919 N:Stephen Grier (c. 1824-1894) was a piper and fiddler from N:Newpark, Bohey, Gortletteragh, south Co. Leitrim. Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:D d2 A/A/A ABAB|Ad f2 Ad f2|g2 e/e/e efef|edcd ec A2:| fddB AGFE|DddB cd e2|eddB AGFE|Ddcd ec d2| fddB AGFE|DddB cd e2|fg/a/ ec dABG|FA Bc/d/ ec d2|| <section end=X15/> <section begin=X18/> X:4 T:Sir David Hunter Blair M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel B:Stewart-Robertson - The Athole Collection (1884) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:F a|~f2 cd cdcd|cf a2 cf a2|b2 ga gaga|gfef ge c:| <section end=X18 /> <section begin=X21 /> X:1 T:Sir David Hunter Blaine's [sic] Reel M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel B:Rev. Luke Donnellan's music manuscript collection (c. 1909, Oriel B:region, south Ulster) K:D d2 AB ABAB|Ad f2 Adf2|g2 ... <section end=X21 />
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