X:1
T:Orton House
M:C
L:1/16
R:Strathspey
N:”Old”
B:Donald Grant – Collection of Strathspeys, Reels, Jigs &c. (c. 1790, p. 4)
N:Reprinted 1820-21
N:The collection was dedicated to Mrs. Col. Grant of Grant (“Sir James and
N:Lady Grant of Grant”).
S: https://digital.nls.uk/special-collections-of-printed-music/archive/105813837
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
D2|G4 B3G dG3BG3|ca3Bg3 aA3AB3|G4 B2G2 dG3B3G|cA3d3c B2G2 G2:|
f2|g4 d3g Bg3d3f|g4 d3B Aa3-a3f|g4 d3g B3gd3B|cA3d3c B2G2G2f2|
g4 d3g Bg3d3f|g4 d3B A2a2a2f2|g2d2 (ba).g.f g4 d2B2|cA3d3c B2G2 G2||
Orton House, located ten miles East of Elgin, Moray, Scotland.ORTON HOUSE. Scottish, Strathspey (whole time). G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AAB. Orton House, Rothes, Moray, was built in 1786 for Hon. Arthur Duff, and is a large and handsome four-story edifice, with a massive portico and finely wooded grounds. An earlier house is said to have been in this area. Orton Estate was purchased in the mid-18th century by William, Duke of Fife and passed to his youngest son, Hon. Arthur Duff. On his death in 1805, the estate passed to his nephew Richard Wharton, who added Duff to his surname on his marriage to Lady Anne Duff. Subsequent additions were made in the 19th century, with the last in 1905.
Additional notes
Printed sources : - Donald Grant (A Collection of Strathspeys, Reels, Jigs &c.), c. 1790; p. 4.
