Cynthia wrote:
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> << Perhaps "Mrs Crawford of Donside" would go well
> with it? Where did you get it, Cynthia? >>
> It's on page 187 of the Skye Collection, identified as a reel. I
> transposed it from G minor to A minor so I can play it on my harp
> tuned with just the f sharp. (the melody is gapped).
> Nigel, where is *your* Mrs. Crawford from? I've heard rumors of a
> strathspey...is your Mrs. C it?
I first heard it played by Gillian, but she told me that it was in
Jerry Holland's Collection, and indeed it is: page 31. Jerry apparently
learned it from Bill Lamey. I actually recognise the tune from
elsewhere - I'm sure I've heard it on record, so maybe it's got another
name. It'll come back to me. Just not now. It's in D:
X:298
T:Mrs Crawford
B:Jerry Holland's Collection
N:Somewhat simplified by N.G.
Z:Nigel Gatherer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:D
A2 A>A B/<A/G/<F/ AB/c/|d>e f>e d<BB<d|A2 A>A B/<A/G/<F/ d>A|
B/A/G/<F/ A/>G/F/<E/ D4::a>b af dA df|1 e>f g/<f/e/<d B2 BA|
a>b af dA df|ef/g/ a/<g/f/<e d4:|2 e>f g/<f/e/<d B2 d2|
A>B AF Ad B/A/G/<F/|E/>D/E/<F/ A/>G/F/<E/ D4|]
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Nigel Gatherer, Crieff, Scotland
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