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Mill O' Tiftie's Annie, Miss Boyd's Strathspey, Ha'd the Cradle Rockin, Lady Dunbar of Northfield's Strathspey
JSS0523 		Mill O' Tiftie's Annie, Miss Boyd's Strathspey, Ha'd the Cradle Rockin, Lady Dunbar of Northfield's Strathspey The second part of Mill o' Tifty's Annie (see JSS0523). The other tunes are William Christie of Monquhitter's own published compositions (see JSS0520, JSS0521, and others above. In common with Scott Skinner and others, Christie named many tunes after titled persons, or landowners, such as Lady Dunbar....
Page 1 of 2, Mrs Garden Campbell of Troup and Glenlyon's Strathspey
JSS0524 		Page 1 of 2, Mrs Garden Campbell of Troup and Glenlyon's Strathspey One of the tunes from the manuscript that William Christie of Monquhitter prepared for his publishers (mentioned above in letters from his grandson, William Christie, JSS0512, JSS0513, JSS0514). 'Communicated by Dr. Stewart' usually means that the named person collected the tune. To pass this 'Old Ga[e]lic...
Page 2 of 2, Mrs Garden Campbell of Troup and Glenlyon's Strathspey
JSS0525 		Page 2 of 2, Mrs Garden Campbell of Troup and Glenlyon's Strathspey The second part of JSS0525, one of the tunes (this was 'Communicated by Dr. Stewart') that William Christie of Monquhitter prepared for his publishers (mentioned above in letters from his grandson, William Christie, JSS0512, JSS0513, JSS0514).
Page 1 of 3, including The Hessian's March or O gin I were far Gadie runs, Lassie an' Siller an' A's my ain, and Lady Dunbar of Northfield's Strathspey
JSS0526 		Page 1 of 3, including The Hessian's March or O gin I were far Gadie runs, Lassie an' Siller an' A's my ain, and Lady Dunbar of Northfield's Strathspey One of the traditional North-east Scottish songs William Christie of Monquhitter collected. This version is from the manuscript he prepared for his publishers (mentioned above in letters from his grandson, William Christie, JSS0512, JSS0513, JSS0514). For the printed version, see JSS0522.
Page 2 of 3, including Lady Dunbar of Northfield's Strathspey, Lady Dunbar of Northfield's Reel, Mill o' Tifty's Annie, and Miss Boyd's Strathspey
JSS0527 		Page 2 of 3, including Lady Dunbar of Northfield's Strathspey, Lady Dunbar of Northfield's Reel, Mill o' Tifty's Annie, and Miss Boyd's Strathspey One of the traditional North-east Scottish songs William Christie of Monquhitter collected. This version is from the manuscript he prepared for his publishers (mentioned above in letters from his grandson, William Christie, JSS0512, JSS0513, JSS0514). For the printed version, see JSS0522
Page 3 of 3, including Miss Boyd's Strathspey, Hd'd the Cradle Rockin, Dr Guthrie'ss (Jun.r) Strathspey, and Thro' the Warld wou'd I gang wi' the Lad that loves me
JSS0528 		Page 3 of 3, including Miss Boyd's Strathspey, Hd'd the Cradle Rockin, Dr Guthrie'ss (Jun.r) Strathspey, and Thro' the Warld wou'd I gang wi' the Lad that loves me The tunes here show a combination of tunes often found in traditional music manuscripts and printed collections. 'Miss Boyd', which starts on JSS0528, and 'Dr. Guthrie, are by William Christie. 'Ha'd [hold/stop] the Cradle', and 'Through the Warld', are considered 'Old', and would have been collected...
Title page, Daniel Dow's Reells & Strathspeys
JSS0529 		Title page, Daniel Dow's Reells & Strathspeys Daniel Dow's (1732-1783) first published collection. A fiddler, composer, teacher, concert organiser, Dow was b. Kirkmichael, Perthshire, d. Edinburgh. This collection of 'Thirty-seven' of his own compositions (c. 1776), appeared eight years before any from the more famous fiddler Niel Gow. Dow also...
Sir Archibald Grant of Monemusk's Reel
JSS0530 		Sir Archibald Grant of Monemusk's Reel Grant of Monymusk, Aberdeenshire, was a great 18th-century 'improver', who set up new and far-sighted farming methods. A President of the Aberdeen Musical Society (see JSS0652 - JSS0662), he employed a singing teacher, Thomas Channon, to teach his estate tenants to sing harmonised psalms, a skill almost...
Honble Mrs Faser of Lovat's Strathspey, Mrs Fraser of Gortuleg's Favourite, and The Society's Favourite
JSS0531 		Honble Mrs Faser of Lovat's Strathspey, Mrs Fraser of Gortuleg's Favourite, and The Society's Favourite The composer Simon Fraser of Knockie (1773-1862, b. Ardachy, near Fort Augustus, Highland, d. Inverness.) was a Scottish Gaelic-speaking fiddler and composer. He became a Captain in the Fraser Fencibles Regiment, serving in Ireland, then a sheep farmer, when he lost everything. This page of his compositions...
Title page, Airs and Melodies
JSS0532 		Title page, Airs and Melodies This is the second edition of Simon Fraser of Knockie's 'Airs and Melodies Peculiar to the Highlands of Scotland and the Isles', originally published in 1816. Like Donald Dow (JSS0529, JSS0530), Fraser's (1773-1852) native language was Gaelic. He collected the melodies for many Gaelic songs. This edition...

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