Annotation:Gourock Bay (1)

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GOUROCK BAY [1]. Scottish, Strathspey. A Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. See also the companion reel "Gourock Bay (2)." Gourock [1], from the Gaelic Guireag is a town on the seacoast of the old county of Renfrewshire in southwest Scotland. The first strain is identical to "Hawthorn Hedges," although the second strains differ.

Source for notated version:

Printed sources: Kerr (Merry Melodies), vol. 3; No. 105, p. 13.

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