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 Theme code Index    5132 5151H
 Also known as    
 Composer/Core Source    Biography:M. Keith
 Region    Scotland
 Genre/Style    Scottish
 Meter/Rhythm    Strathspey
 Key/Tonic of    B
 Accidental    2 flats
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    2/2
 History    
 Structure    AAB
 Editor/Compiler    Alexander Mackay
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:A Collection of Reels Strathspeys and Slow Tunes
 Tune and/or Page number    p. 15
 Year of publication/Date of MS    c. 1822
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 Score   (1)   



X:1 T:A Fav C:M. Keith M:C| L:1/16 R:Strathspey B:Alexander Mackay – A Collection of Reels, Strathspeys and Slow Tunes… B:Chiefly composed by Alexander Mackay, Musician Islay (c. 1822, p. 15) B: https://digital.nls.uk/special-collections-of-printed-music/archive/104487947 N:Dedicated to the Right Hon. Lady Elinor Campbell of Islay and Shawfield. N:Mackay was born c. 1775 and was a fiddler-composer from Islay. Many of his N:tune titles reflect Islay settings. N:Printed in Glasgow by J. MacFadyen, 30 Wilson St. Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:Bb g2|f3BB3d e2c2 (cde2)|f3BB3d f2d2b2g2|f3BB3d e2c2c2d2|B2G2 F2D2 B4 B2:| G2|F3B,F3D G2C2 (C2DE)|F3B,F3D B2c2{Bc}d2c2|B2G2F2D2|F2B2 B3G| F3B,F3D G2C2 (C2DE)|F3B,F3D B3cd3B|B2g2d2f2 c2d2B2c2|B2G2F2D2 B4B2||