Perthshire Hunt (The)

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X:1 T:Perthshire Hunt M:C L:1/8 R:Reel C:Miss Stirling of Ardoch S:Gow – 2nd Collection of Niel Gow’s Reels (1788) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:A F|TE2 CE A,ECE|A,ECE FB,B,F|TE2 CE A,AcA|ceBd cAA:|| e|(c/B/A) eA fAeA|(c/B/A) ec fBBe|(c/B/A) eA fAeA|TE>FAB cAAe| (c/B/A) eA fAeA|(c/B/A) ec fBBd|ceAc dfB>c|TEFAB cAA|]

X:2 T:Perth Hunt M:C| L:1/8 R:Country Dance B:Preston's 24 Country Dances for the Year 1798 Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:A E2 CE A,ECE|A,ECE FB,B,2 |E2 CE A,ECE|ceBd cA A2:|| e|(c/B/A) eA fAeA|(c/B/A) ec dBBd|(c/B/A) eA fAeA|EdcB cAAe| (c/B/A) eA fAeA|(c/B/A) ec dBBd|ceAc dfBd|EdcB cA A|]

X:1 T:Perthshire Hunt, The M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel B:Preston’s 24 Country Dances for the Year 1804 (No. 523, p. 222) 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:D F|E2 CE A,ECE|A,ECE FB,B,F|E2 CE A,ECA|ceBd cAA:| |:e|(c/B/)A eA fAeA|(c/B/)A ec fB-Be|(c/B/)A eA fAeA|E>FGB cA-Ae| (c/B/)A eA fAeA|(c/B/A) ec fB-Be|ceAc dfBc|TE>FAB cAA|]

X:1 T:Perthshire Hunt M:C C: Miss Stirling of Ardoch N: Magdalene Stirling (1765-1846) was the youngest daughter of Sir William Stirling, N:4th Baronet of Ardoch, and his wife Christian Erskine L:1/8 R:Ree; B:Stirling – Twelve Tunes (1812) K:A A/F/|TE2 CE A,ECE|A,ECE FB,BA|TE2 CE A,AcA|c/d/e Bd cAAF| TE2 CE A,ECE|A,ECE FB,B,A|TE2 CE A,AcA|c/d/eBd cAAe|| (c/B/A)eA fAeA|(c/B/A)ec fBBd|(c/B/A)eA fAeA|E>FAB TcAAe| (c/B/A)eA fAeA|(c/B/A)ec fBBd|ceAc dfBc|E>FGA cAA|]

X: 1 T:Persian Hunt,aka. ST.05 T:Boyne Hunt,aka. ST.05 M:2/4 L:1/8 Q:1/2=90 S:Anonymous Staffordshire MS, Early 19thC. R:.Reel O:England A:Staffordshire N:The way this has been strangely written down with what would normally N:be considered to be inappropriate bar lines, lead in notes, and N:incorrect spelling of Meg Merrilees, strongly suggests to me that this N:has been attempted from memory rather than sloppy copying, and N:indicates that the author of the MS has a "consumer's" knowledge of N:music notation. CGP Z:vmp.Tim Willets F:http://www.village-music-project.org.uk/abc/staffs.abc K:D "^unedited"A2FA|DAFA|DAFA|BEEc|"^Incomplete"A2FA|D||! a2|f/2e/2d ad|bdad|f/2e/2d af|beea|! f/2e/2d ad|bdad|A>B de|fdd a|! f/2e/2d ad|bdad|f/2e/2d af|bee g|! fadf|gb e>f|A>B de|fdd|]

X:84 C:Page 42 T:Perth Hunt - Scotch Jigg. MBe.84 A:England;Cumbria;Towcett B:Matthew Betham MS, Towcett Cumbria, 1815 Z:VMP - Hugh Taylor, 2012 M:4/4 L:1/8 Q:1/2=100 R: N:No time signature written: I have assumed 4/4 N:No key signature given, but C sounds wrong and other versions are in a major key, so D assumed. N:Many errors, but a common tune K:D B|"As written"A2 FA DAFA|DAFA BEEB|A2 FA DAFA|faeg gdd:| Q:1/4=100 |:A|d2 (f/e/d/) a/d/f/d/|A/d/ (f/e/d/) b/(e/e/f/)|\ d2 (f/e/d/) (a/d/) (f/e/d/)|(Ad) (c/d/e/) f/d/d/A/| d2 (f/e/d/) a/d/ (f/e/d/)|A/d/ (f/e/d/) b/e/e/f/|\ d/f/B/d/ B/d/F/d/|ABde f/d/ d2:|

X:3 T:Perth Hunt 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. 27) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:D B|A2 (FA) DAFA|DAFA BEEd|A2 (FA) DAFd|faeg fdd:|| g|(f/e/d) (ad) bdad|(f/e/d) (af) geeg|(f/e/d) (ad) bdad|ABde fddg| (f/e/d) (ad) bdad|fdad geeg|(fa).d.f (gb)ed|ABde fdd|]

\X:0351 T:Perthshire Hunt Reel. Roose.0351 M:C| L:1/8 Q:1/2=80 B:Roose MS, 1850 Z:Village Music Project, Peter Dunk 2019 K:A |:F|E2CE A,ECE|A,ECE FB,B,F|E2CE A,ECE|ce Bd cAA:| |:e|(c/B/A) eA fA eA|(c/B/A) ec fBBe|c/B/A eA fA eA|E>FAB cAAe| c/B/A eA fA eA|(c/B/A) ec fBBd|ceAc dfB>c|E>FAB cAA:|

X:1 T:Perthshire Hunt, The N:”Favourite Reel” M:C L:1/8 B: Joseph Lowe - Lowe's Collection of Reels, Strathspeys and Jigs, B:book 5 (1859, p. 1) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:A F|E2 (CE) A,ECE|A,ECE FB,B,F|E2 (CE) A,ECA|ceBd cAA:| e|(c/B/A) eA (fA)eA|(c/B/A) ec (fB)Be|(c/B/A) eA (fA)eA|EFAB cAAe| (c/B/A) eA (fA)eA|(c/B/A) ec (fB)Bd|ceAc dfBc|EFAB cAA||

X:1 T:Perth Hunt, The M:C L:1/8 R:Pipe Reel B:William Ross - Ross's Collection of Pipe Music (1869, No. 157, p. 114) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:D A|d2 Bd GdBd|GdBd eAAB|d2 Bd GdBd|faeg fd d2:| fdad fdad|fdaf geeg|fdad fdad|faeg fd dg| fdad fdad|fdaf geeg|agfa gfeg|faeg fd d|]

X: 80 T: PERTHSHIRE HUNT %R: reel B: Jean White "100 Popular Hornpipes, Reels, Jigs and Country Dances", Boston 1880 p.33 F: http://www.loc.gov/resource/sm1880.09124.0#seq-1 Z: 2014 John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu> M: C| L: 1/8 K: A % - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - F |\ E2CE A,ECE | A,ECE FB,B,F |\ E2CE A,ECE | ceBd cAA :| |: e |\ c/B/A eA fAeA | c/B/A eA fBBd |\ c/B/A eA fAeA | EFAB cAAc | c/B/A eA fAeA | c/B/A eA fBBd |\ ceAc dfBd | EFAB cAA H:| % - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

X:1 T:Perth Hunt, The T:Perthshire Hunt, The L:1/8 M:C| S:Reel B:The Athole Collection (1884) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:A F|E2 CE A,ECE|A,ECE FB,B,F|~E CE A,ECA|ceBd cAA:|| e|cAeA fAeA|cAeA fBBe|cAeAfAeA|EFAB cAAe| cAeA fAeA|cAeA fBBe| ceAc dfBc|EFAB cAA|] P:Variations:last ending ceAc dfBa|gbeg aAA|]