Annotation:Miss Sharp’s Fancy

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 MISS SHARPE'S FANCY. AKA  "Miss Sharpe's Favourite." Scottish (originally), Irish; Jig. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AAB (Carlin, Gatherer): AABC (O'Neill). Composed by Charles Sharpe (1750-1813) of Haddam, in honor of his daughter. Sharpe was the son of William Kirkpatrick of Ailsland, a younger brother of Sir Thomas Kirkpatrick, 3rd Baronet of Closeburn. On inheriting Hoddom Castle, Dumfriesshire, in the Borders, Charles changed his name to Sharpe, the name of his uncle’s line, from whom he inherited the estate. He set to work on the castle, repairing and improving it, and adding several rooms. Sharpe had a reputation as an excellent violinist, and also composed music and verse. He was a friend and correspondent of Robert Burns and Sir Walter Scott. Miss Sharpe’s mother was Eleonora, daughter of John Renton of Lamberton, and a lady whose beauty is celebrated in Smollet’s Humphrey Clinker. See “Mr. Sharpe’s Delight” for more.  Source for notated version:  Printed sources: Carlin (The Gow Collection'), 1986; No. 353. Gatherer (Gatherer’s Musicial Museum'), 1987; p. 18. Gow (Third Collection of Neil Gow’s Reels), 1792; p. 4 (3rd ed.). O'Neill (O’Neill’s Irish Music), 1915; No. 194, p. 105.  Recorded sources:

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