Annotation:Mrs. Garden of Troup (2)

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 MRS. GARDEN OF TROUP [2]. Scottish, Reel. F Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB. Composed by the well known Scottish fiddle/composer Robert Petrie, who wrote several tunes for members of the Garden family. The tune appears in his Second Collection, dedicated to Mrs. Garden. Like William Marshall, Petrie labored for his patrons in an other than musical position, in his case as a gardener.  Source for notated version:  Printed sources: Glen (Glen Collection of Scottish Music), vol. 2, 1895; p. 24. Stewart-Robertson (The Athole Collection), 1884; p. 244.  Recorded sources: Flying Fish FF 250, The Battlefield Band  "Home Is Where the Van Is" (1981).  See also listing at: Alan Snyder's Cape Breton Fiddle Recording Index

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