Annotation:Duke of Athole (1) (The)

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X:1 T:Duke of Athole [1], The M:C L:1/8 R:Strathspey B:Stewart-Robertson - The Athole Collection (1884) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:Amin E|A>BA>E A/A/A A>B|GDG>B d/c/B/A/ G>B| A>BA>E A/A/A A>B|G>EB,D E2A,:| e|a>ea>c A/A/A a2|g>de>g d/c/B/A/ G>e|a>ea>c A/A/A a2|g>dg>B e2 A>e| a>ea>c A/A/A a2|g>de>g d/c/B/A/ G>B| A>Ec>A c>de>a|G>EG>B, A,2A,||

DUKE OF ATHOLE [1], THE. Scottish, Canadian; Strathspey (whole time). Canada, Cape Breton. A Minor/Dorian. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB (Kerr): AAB (Athole, Gow). The air of the Irish song "Blacksmith and His Son (The)" resembles the first strain of "Duke of Athole (1)." "Duke of Athole (1)" is a popular strathspey among Cape Breton musicians.

Additional notes

Printed sources : - Gow (Second Collection of Niel Gow's Reels), 1788; p. 28 (3rd ed.). Kerr (Merry Melodies, vol. 3), c. 1880's; No. 145, p. 17. Stewart-Robertson (The Athole Collection), 1884; p. 54.

Recorded sources : - Smithsonian-Folkways SFW40491, Wendy MacIsaac & Jackie Dunn - “The Heart of Cape Breton” (2002).

See also listing at :
Alan Snyder's Cape Breton Fiddle Recordings Index [1]

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