Loch Earn

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 Theme code Index    1H513 6L27L5L
 Also known as    Lough Earn, Lough Erin Reel (The), Jumping Joan (2), Surrender of Toulon
 Composer/Core Source    Nathaniel Gow
 Region    Scotland
 Genre/Style    Scottish
 Meter/Rhythm    Reel (single/double)
 Key/Tonic of    G
 Accidental    1 sharp
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    4/4, 2/2
 History    
 Structure    AAB
 Editor/Compiler    Biography:Niel Gow
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Second Collection of Niel Gow's Reels
 Tune and/or Page number    p. 2
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1788
 Artist    Biography:The Edinburgh Highland Reel and Strathspey Society
 Title of recording    
 Record label/Catalogue nr.    Beltona BL2128 (78 RPM)
 Year recorded    1936
 Media    
 Score   (1)   




X:1 T:Loch Earn M:C L:1/8 R:Reel S:Gow - 2nd Collection of Niel Gow's Reels (1788) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:G D|[G,2D2B2g2] dB ~G2 BG|~E2 AE FDDd|Tg2 dB ~G2 BG|EAFD G2G:|| d|(ef).g.e fgab|(gfg).e fddf|(ef)ge (fg)ag|(Tfe)fd g2 Bd| efge dBgB|ceBd .A(FTED)|GABG EGce|dBcA G2G|]


X:1 T:Loch Earn M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel B:Preston’s 24 Country Dances for the Year 1804 (No. 528, p. 224) N: “With proper tunes and directions to each dance, as they are performed at N:Court, Bath and all Public Assemblies.” Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G d|[G,2D2B2g2] dB G2 BG|E2 AE FD-Dd|g2 dB G2BG|EAFD G2 [G,G]:|| d|(ef).g.e (fg).a.b|(gf).g.e fd-df|(ef).g.e (fg).a.f|(fe).f.d g2 Bd| efge dBgB|ceBd ATFED|GABG EGce|dBcA G2G|]


X:3 T:Loch Earn M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel B:J. Anderson - Anderson's Budget of Strathspeys, Reels & Country Dances B: for the German Flute or Violin (Edinburgh, 1820, p. 9) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:G g2 (dB) G2 (BG)|E2 (AG) FDDd|g2 (dB) G2 (BG)|EAFD G2 G:|| (ef).g.e (fg).a.b|(gf)(ge) (fd).e.f|efge fgab|gfed g2 (Bd)| (ef).g.e (dB).g.B|cABg ADFD|(GA).B.G (EG).c.e|dcBA G2G2|]


X:1 T:Loch Earn M:C L:1/8 R:Reel B: Joseph Lowe - Lowe's Collection of Reels, Strathspeys and Jigs, B:book 1 (1844–1845, p. 11) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G f|~g2 dB G2 BG|E2 AG (FD)Df|~g2 dB G2 BG|EAFD G2 G:| g|(ef).g.e (fg).a.b|afge fddf|(ef)ge (fg)af|gfed g2 Bd| (ef)ge dBgB|caBg AGFD|GABG ABce|dBcA G2 G||


X:1 T:Untitled N:c.f. Loch Earn, Jumping Joan M:2/4 L:1/8 B:Stephen Grier music manuscript collection (Book 3, c. 1883, No. 179, 56) B:http://grier.itma.ie/book-three#?c=0&m=0&s=0&cv=55&z=82.5504%2C288.8081%2C2876.4366%2C1197.8184 N:Stephen Grier (c. 1824-1894) was a piper and fiddler from N:Newpark, Bohey, Gortletteragh, south Co. Leitrim. Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G g2dB|G2 BG|E2 GE\FD D2|gg dB|G2 BG|EcAF|G2G2:| efge|fgab |gfge|fd d2|efge|fgaf|bgef|g2 Bd| efge |dBgB|ceBd|AFED|GABG|EGce|dBcA|G2G2||


X:4 T:Loch Earn M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel B:Stewart-Robertson - The Athole Collection (1884) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:G f|g2dB G2BG|E2AG FDDf|g2dB G2BG|EAFD G2G:|| g|efge fgab|afge fddf|efge fgag|fefd g2Bd| efge dBgB|caBg AGFD|GABG EGce|dBcA G2G||