Annotation:John Cumine Esqr. of Auchry’s Strathspey

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 JOHN CUMINE ESQ. OF AUCHREY'S STRATHSPEY. Scottish, Strathspey. B Flat Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AAB. Composed by William Christie (c. 1778-1849) of Cuminestown, Monquhitter, in Aberdeenshire, "who was a postman, dancing master, and a collector who saved many melodies" (Alburger).  Source for notated version:  Printed sources: Alburger (Scottish Fiddlers and Their Music), 1983; Ex. 103, p. 168.  Recorded sources:

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