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Theme code Index	1532 361H3
Also known as	Bells of St. Louis (1) (The)
Composer/Core Source	John Lowe
Region	Scotland, Canada, United States
Genre/Style	Cape Breton/PEI, Contra, Down-East/Maritime, Scottish
Meter/Rhythm	Reel (single/double)
Key/Tonic of	F
Accidental	1 flat
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	4/4
History	USA(New England), CANADA(Maritimes/English), CANADA(Ottawa Valley/Ontario)
Structure	AABB
Editor/Compiler	Joseph Lowe
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Lowe's Collection of Reels Strathspeys and Jigs Book 1
Tune and/or Page number	p. 20
Year of publication/Date of MS	1844-45
Artist	Biography:Hugh A. MacDonald
Title of recording	Archie Menzies/Fisher's Hornpipe
Record label/Catalogue nr.	Celtic Music 002B (78 RPM)
Year recorded	1935
Media
Score (1)

Archie Menzies: Annotations

X:1 T:Archie Menzies C:John Lowe M:C R:Reel L:1/8 B: Joseph Lowe - Lowe's Collection of Reels, Strathspeys and Jigs, B:book 1 (1844–1845, p. 20) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:F C|~F2 CF (AF)EF|Acde fcAF|G2 DG (BG)DG|Bdef gecA| ~F2 CF (AF)EF|Acde fcAF|BdGB AcFA|GBCE F2F|| e|~f2 cf (af)ef|cfag fedc|~g2 dg (bg)^fg|dgba gfef| cfef afef|cfag fedc|BdGB AcFA|GBCE F2 F||

X:1 T:Archie Menzies Reel M:C| L:1/8 S:From a transcription by Carmelle Bégin of the playing of fiddler Dawson Girdwood. K:D A,2|:D2 (A,D) FDA,D|FABc dAFD|{E/F/}E2 (B,E) GEB,E|GABc dBAF| D2 (A,D) FDA,D|FABc dAFD|G2 (EG) (FE)(DE/F/)|1 EDCE D2 (A,B,/C/):|2 EDCE D2 (3ABc|| |:d2 (A>d) f>DA>d|f>de>c d>AFA|e2 (Be) geBe|gefd e(dc>A)| d2 (A>d) fdAd|fdec dA FD|G>FE>G F>E (3DEF|1 (3EED C>E D2 (3ABc:|2 E>DC>E D2 (A,B,C||

Archie Menzies: Annotations

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-|f_year=1976
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-|f_player=Joseph Cormier
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-|f_album=The Dances Down Home
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-|f_label=Rounder 7004
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-Composed by Scottish musician John Lowe (1797-1866), father of the Joseph Lowe who published a collection in 1840, who also wrote the classic tune “Rachael Rae.” Menzies was originally a Norman name, introduced into Scotland in the half-century after the conquest of England by William the Conqueror; it is pronounced in Scotland ‘Minghees’. Lowe may have composed his tune in honor of Archibald Menzies (1754-1842), a Perthshire doctor/surgeon who gained fame as the naturalist attached to a Royal Navy expedition to explore the west coast of America. More likely, the title honors Archibald Menzies, born in Dull, Perthshire, about 1806. Menzies earned a reputation as on e of the best strathspey and reel players of his day, taking many prizes at competitions. He played at the Theatre Royal, Edinburgh, for several years until his death in that city in the year 1856 [George Robertson]. Or, he could have composed it for (a young) Archie Menzies, also a musician—see his composition “Miller of Camserney”—who eventually became first conductor of the Highland Reel and Strathspey Society in 1889.  It is a very popular tune among Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, fiddlers. Perlman (1996) notes that Prince Edward Island fiddlers often play the ‘b’ flat notes almost natural at several points in the tune. See also the Québec version called “Rêve du Quêteux (Tremblay).”
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-Sources for notated versions: the late Graham Townsend (d. 1999, Ontario, Canada) [Brody]; Dawson Girdwood (Perth, Ontario) [Begin]; Winston Scotty Fitzgerald (Cape Breton) [Phillips]; unnamed Canadian fiddler [Bohrer/Kibler]; Francis MacDonald (b. 1940, Morell Rear, North-East Kings County, Prince Edward Island) [Perlman].
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-Printed sources: Begin (Fiddle Music in the Ottawa Valley: Dawson Girdwood), 1985; No. 14, pg. 27 (appears as “Archie Menzies Hornpipe”). Bohrer (Vic Kibler), 1992; No. 11, pg. 11. Brody (Fiddler’s Fakebook), 1983; pg. 24. Cranford (Jerry Holland’s), 1995; No. 147, pg. 42.  Hunter (Fiddle Music of Scotland), 1988; No. 259. Perlman (The Fiddle Music of Prince Edward Island), 1996; pg. 116. Phillips (Fiddlecase Tunebook), 1989; pg. 9. Welling (Welling’s Hartford Tune Book), 1976; pg. 17.
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-Recorded sources: Avoca 139, Sean Maguire  "Music of Ireland." Breton Books and Records BOC 1HO, Winston “Scotty” Fitzgerald - “Classic Cuts” (reissue of Celtic Records CX17). Canadian Broadcasting Corp. NMAS 1972, Natalie MacMaster - "Fit as a Fiddle" (1993). Celestial Entertainment CECS001, Brenda Stubbert (Cape Breton) - “In Jig Time!” (1995). Celtic 17, "Winston Scotty Fitzgerald." Rounder 7002, Graham Townsend  "Le Violin/ The Fiddle." Rounder 7004, Joseph Cormier  "The Dances Down Home" (1977).
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