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X:1 T:Dr. Stewart's Reel C:William Christie (1778-1849) N:Christie was a dancing master, fiddler N:and composer from Cuminestown, Aberdeenshire. M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel B:Christie - Collection of Strathspeys, Reels, Hornpipes, B:Waltzes &c. (Edinburgh, 1820, p. 11) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:Amin d|Tc>A A/A/A G>E {E}TD2|(CEG).E cEGE|TA>E E/E/E G>E {E}D2|(C<E) Tc>B {B}A2A:| d|c>e e/e/e T(gd)de|Tc>e e/e/e T(gd)ea|Tg>e e/e/e T(gd)de|(cea).g e2 e>d| Tc>e e/e/e T(gd)de|ceea gded|cAcG Ec CE|(D<E) Tc>B {B}A2A||

DR. STEWART'S REEL. Scottish, Reel (cut time). A Minor. Standard tuning (fiddle). AAB. Composed by Aberdeenshire fiddler-composer William Christie (1778-1849), a dancing master, fiddler and composer from Cuminestown, Aberdeenshire. Dr. Stewart "communicated" to Christie another tune in his collection, "Mrs. Garden Campbell of Troup and Glenlyon's Strathspey," although whether he was just passing it along or whether he was the modest composer is not known. See also Christie's "Mrs. Dr. Stewart's Strathspey."

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Source for notated version: -

Printed sources : - William Christie (Collection of Strathspeys, Reels, Hornpipes, Waltzes &c.), Edinburgh, 1820; p. 11.

Recorded sources: -

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