Annotation:Strathbogie Toast (The)
X:1 T:Strathbogie Toast, The T:Bobers of Brechin, The M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel B:Stewart-Robertson – The Athole Collection (1884) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:Gmin g|dgg^f g2d=f|cdfg dfcf|dgg^f g2dg|fdcA G2 GA| Ggg^f g2 d=f|cdfg afcf|d^fga bag=f|dfcA G2G|| d|BGdG BGd=e|fdcf AFcA|BGdG BGdg|fdcA G2 Gd| BGdG BGd=e|fdcf AFcA|GABc d=efg|fdcA G2G||
STRATHBOGIE TOAST, THE. AKA and see “Bobbers of Brechin (The).” Scottish, Reel (cut time). G Minor. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB. Composed by William Marshall (1748-1833). Strath means 'valley,' in this case the title refers to 'the valley of the Bogie River' in Aberdeenshire, where Huntly is the principle town and seat of the earl of Huntly. Strathbogie joins the River Deveron at Huntly. The lands were owned by the Gordon family, originally from Berwickshire, stemming from a grant by Robert the Bruce. They became Earls and later Dukes of the region.
