Loch Erroch Side

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X:2 T:Loch Erroch Side, a Strathspey M:C L:1/8 C:"Composed by Niel Gow & his 2nd Wife." B:Gow - 2nd Collection of Niel Gow's Reels, 3rd ed., p. 7 (1788) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:C G/F/|(EG)~G>A (c/B/c/d/) c2|TA>GAc (d/c/d/e/) dD|(EG)G>A Tc>d {c/d/}e>d|Tc>A (G/A/c/).E/ TD2 CG/F/| EG~G>A (c/B/c/d/) c2|TA>GAc (d/c/d/e/) dD|EG~G>A Tc>d {c/d/}e>d|Tc>A (G/A/c/).E/ TD2C|| g/f/|eg c(e/f/) (g/f/).e/f/ {e/f/}g2|fa d(f/g/) (a/g/).f/.g/ ag/f/|eg c(e/f/) (g/f/).e/.f/ g>c|G>ce>c Td2 c(g/f/)| eg c(e/f/) (g/f/).e/.f/ gf/e/|fa d(f/g/) (a/g/).f/.g/ ag/f/|e>gd>e ~c>Gca|cGc>E TD2 C||

X:2 T:Loch Erroch Side M:C L:1/8 R:Reel B:James Aird - Selection of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs, vol. 3 (Glasgow, 1788, No. 543, p. 207) N:"Humbly dedicated to the Volunteers and Defensive Bands of Great Britain and Ireland" Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:D A/G/|FAAB d>edc|TB>ABd e>feE|FAAB Td>e {de}f>e|e/d/c/B/ A/B/d/F/ TE2D|| a/g/|fad f/g/ a/g/f/g/ a2|g beg/a/ b/a/g/a/ ba/g/|fad f/g/ a/g/f/g/ af/d/|A>df>d Te2 {de] d a/g/| fad f/g/ a/g/f/g/ a2|g beg/a/ b/a/g/a/ b>a/2g/4|f<a e<a Td>c/2B/4 Ab|a>d' A/>d/g/>f/ Te2 {de}d||

X:1 T:Locherroch Side M:C L:1/8 R:Air & Strathspey B:Joshua Campbell – A Collection of New Reels & Highland Strathspeys (Glasgow, 1789, pp. 26-27) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:C (G/F/)|(E>G)(G>A) (c>d)(c>B)|T(A>G)(Ac) {^c}d>edD|(E>G)(G>A) {cd}e>d| T(d/c/B/A/) (G/E/c/E/) TD2C:|(g/>f/)|(eg) ce/f/ (g/f/e/f/) g2|(fa) df/g/ (a/g/f/g/) (ag/f/)| (eg) ce/f/ (g/f/e/f/) ge/c/|G>ce>c Td2 {cd} c(g/f/)|(e/g/f/g/) (c/d/e/f/) (g/f/e/f/) (g/c'/e/g/)| (f/g/a/f/) df/g/ (a/g/f/g/) (ag/f/)|(e/g/f/a/) (g/e/f/d/) (e/d/c/B/) (c/A/G/c/)|(E/F/G/E/) (c/E/B/E/) TD2C|| (G/F/)|T(E/D/E/F/) (G/F/G/A/) T(c/B/c/d/) (e/c/G/c/)|T(A/G/A/B/) (c/B/c/e/) T(d/c/d/e) dD| T(E/D/E/F/) (G/E/G/A/) (c/e/g/a/) T(g/e/d/e/)|T(c/A/e/d/) (c/A/G/E/) TD2 C(G/F/)| (E/C/E/G/) (c/E/G/c/) (e/g/f/a/) (g/e/d/c/)|T(A/G/A/B/) (c/d/e/f/) (a/g/f/e/) (d/c/d/D/)| (E/G/Tc/A/) (G/E/G/c/) (e/c/e/g/) (c'g/e/c/)|(G/c/e/d/) (c/A/G/E/) TD2C2|| T(g/>f/)|(e/g/f/a/) T(g/f/e/g/) (c/e/g/e/) (c'g/Tf/e/)|(f/a/g/a/) (f/a/d/f/) (A/d/f/g/) T(a/g/a/f/)| (e/g/f/a/) (g/f/e/d/) (e/g/d/e/) (c/A/G/E/)|(G/c/e/a/) g/c'/a/f/ eTd{cd}cT(g/>f/)| (e/g/f/a/) (g/c'/e/g/) (c/e/Tg/e/) (c'>e/Tg/e/)|(f/a/c'/a/) (f/a/d/f/) (A/d/f/g/) (a/g/a/f/)| (e/g/f/a/) (g/c'/a/f/) (e/g/)(d/B/) (c/A/G/F/)|(E/F/G/E/) (c/>E/)(c/>E/) D2 C2|| P:Brisk Strathspey M:C| L:1/8 F|(E<G)(G>A) c>dcG|T(A>G)Ac d>edD|(E>G)(G>A) c>ded| (d/c/B/A/) .c.E TD2 C:|f|(eg) ce/f/ (g/f/e/f/)|(fa) df/g/ (a/g/f/g/) ag/f/| (eg) ce/f/ (g/f/e/f/) ge/c/|(G>c)(e>c) Td2 (c>f)|(eg) ce/f/ (g/f/e/f/) T(g/e/g/e/)| (fa) df/g/ (a/g/f/g/) T(a/g/a/f/)|(e/g/)(f/a/) (g/f/)e/d/ T(e/d/)c/B/ (c/A/)(G/F/)|(E/F/)G/E/ c/E/c/E/ TD2C||

X:1 T:Loch Erroch Side M:C L:1/8 R:Air B:Aird – Selection of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs, vol. 4 (1796, No. 65, p. 26) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:D D|FAAB d>edA|B>ABd efeE|FAAB defe|dBAF TE2 E2| FAA>B d>edc|BABd e/d/e/f/ eE|FAA>B df/g/4a/4 {g}f>e|{e}dB/d/ {B}AG/F/ TE2D|| fa df/g/ a/g/f/g/ a2|g beg/a/|b/a/g/a/ ba/g/|fad f/g/ a/g/f/g/ ad|A>dfd Te2 {de}d2| fad f/g/ a/g/f/g/ b/a/g/f/|gb eg/a/ ba/g/a/ c’/b/a/g/|f<ae<a d<Ad>b|d<AdF TE2 {DE}D||

X:11 T:Lough Erric Side M:C| L:1/8 R:Country Dance B:Tracy’s selection of the present favorite country dances (179?) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:C (E>G)(G<c) c>dc>G|A>GA>c d>e d2|(E>G)(G<c) c>de>d|c>AG>E D2C2:| |:e<gc<g e<g gf/e/|f<ad<a f<a ag/f/|e<gc<g e<g gf/e/|G>ce>c d2c2| e<gc<g e<g gf/e/|f<ad<a f<a ag/f/|e>gd>e c>de>d|c>AG>E D2C2||

X:1 T:Loch Errick Side or the Dutchess of Gordon’s Favorite C:Variations by Robert Mackintosh M:C L:1/16 R:Air Q:”Slow” B:Robert Mackintosh – “A Fourth Collection of New Strathspey Reels, also some Famous old Reels” (1804, p. 12) N:Dedicated to the Dutchess [sic] of Manchester N:Robert “Red Rob” Mackintosh (c. 1745-1808) was a Scottish violinist and N:composer active in Edinburgh at the end of the 18th century. Originally from N:Tullymet, near Pitlochry, Perthshire. He moved to London in the last decade N:of his life. Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:C D2 |EG3G3A c3dcB3|A3GAc3 d3edD3|EG3 (G3A/4B/4) c3d{cd}e3d|cA3GE3 TD4 C2:| f2|e2g2 c2ef {a}g2{f}e2g4|f2a2 d2fg agfg a4|e2g2 c2ef gfef g2c2|Gc3ec3 Td4 c2gf| e2g2 c2ef gfef agfe|f2a2 d2fg agfg bagf|eg3de3 c3GA2a2|{d}c{B}A3 c3E TD4C2|| P:Variations C2|G,2CE C2EG (c2Bd) c3G|~A2BG A2B^c (dcde) d(FED)|CEG2 EGc2 (3.c2.e2.g2 (3.f2.d2.B2|(dc)(BA) (AG)(FE) TD4C2:| gf|fege cdef gfga agfe|f2^fa d2f=g agfg (ba)(gf)|e2fg c2ef (gfef) g3c|(Gceg) (fedc) Td4 c2gf| (efge) (cdef) (gfga) (agfe)|(fgaf) (defg) agab {b}a2gf|(efge) (defd) (cBcG) Aa|(dcBA) (GAcE) TD4C2|| GF|T(3EDE (3CB,C (3G^FG (3E^DE (3GAB (3cBd (3cBA (3GFE|(3TFEF (3D^CD T(3A^GA T(3FEF (3d^cd (3Tfef (3d=cB (3AGF| (3TEDE (3TCB,C (3G^FG (3E^DE (3.c.d.e (3.d.e.f (3.e.g.c' (3.a.f.d|(3edc (3dcB (3cBA (3GFE TD4 C4||

X:4 T:Loch Erroch Side M:C L:1/8 Q:"Allegro" B:Wilson - Companion to the Ball Room (1816, p. 34) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:D D|FAAB d>edc|BABd e>fed|FAAB d>ef>e|dB A/B/d/F/ {F}E2D:|| a/g/|fa df/g/ a/g/f/g/ a2|gb eg/a/ b/a/g/a/ ba/g/|fa df/g/ a/g/f/g/ af/d/|Adfd e2 da/g/| fa df/g/ a/g/f/g/ a2|gb eg/a/ b/a/g/a/ ba/g/|fae>f dABb|dAdF {F}E2D||

X:1 T:Lock Errock Side M:2/4 L:1/8 R:Air B:Edward Riley – “Riley’s Flute Melodies vol. 3” (1820, No. 8, p. 2) F: https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ab7b93e0-f959-0139-46b9-0242ac110002#/?uuid=27907c30-2ae4-013a-9273-0242ac110003 Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:D A|.F.A.A (B/c/)|d>edc|TB>ABd|e>f eE|.F.A.A (B/c/)|d>e {d}fe|(e/d/)(c/B/) (A/B/).d/.F/|{F}E2-D:| |:(a/g/)|.f.a.d (f/g/)|(a/g/f/g/) .a(g/f/)|.g.b.e (g/a/)|(b/a/g/a/) .b(a/g/)|f>a e>f|{e}d>B A>b|ad a(g/f/)|{f}Te>{dfe}d d:|

X:166 T:Loch Erroch Side. RHu.162 B:R.Hughes MS,1823,Whitchurch,Shrops. A:Whitchurch, Shropshire Z:Tony Weatherall 2006 M:C L:1/8 Q:1/4=80 R:Air K:G d/c/|Bd de/f/ g/f/g/a/ gf|e>d eg a/g/a/b/ aA|Bd d>e g>a b>a| ge d/e/g/B/A2Gd/c/|Bd de/f/ g/f/g/a/ gf|e>deg a/b/c'/b/ aA/^A/| Bd de/f/ g>a b>a|a/g/f/g/ dg A2{GBA}G||d'/c'/|bd' gb/c'/ d'/c'/b/c'/ d'2| c'e' ac'/d'/ e'/d'/c'/d'/ e'd'/c'/|bd' gb/c'/ d'/c'/b/c'/ d'>g|d>g a>g a2 gd'/c'/| b>d' gb/c'/ d'/c'/b/c'/ e'/d'/c'/b/|c'd' ac'/d'/ e'/d'/c'/d'/ e'd'/c'/|a>d' a>b gdge'|g>d g>B A2{GBA}G|]

X:1 T:Loch Erroch Side M:C L:1/8 R:Air B:”Melodist: A Collection of music in two volumes" (1826-1859, No. 64, p. 35) N:The melodist is a musician's ms., probably by a fiddler, that contains both N:tunes and songs from a variety of sources, American and European. The N:inscription on the inside cover reads, "This is from the Bridge family of N:Augusta, Maine (Horatio Bridge, friend of Hawthorne's)". However, entries in N:the ms. were in different hands indicating several contributors. N:The ms. is neat and the notation studied and precise. F: https://archive.org/details/Melodist/page/n35/mode/2up?view=theater Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:D D|FAAB d>edA|B>ABd efeE|FAAB d>efe|dBAF TE2 E2| FAAB d>edc|BABd e/d/e/f/ eE|FAA>B df/g/4a/4 f>e|{e}dB/d/ {B}AG/F/ TE2 D2|| fa df/g/ a/g/f/g/ a2|g beg/a/ b/a/g/a/ ba/g/|fa df/g/ a/g/f/g/ ad|A>df>d Te2 {de}d2| fa df/g/ a/g/f/g/ b/a/g/f/|gb eg/a/ b/a/g/a/ c’/b/a/g/|f<a e<f d<A B<b|d<A fD E2D2||

X:4 T:Loch Ericht Side M:C L:1/8 R:Strathspey B:Stewart-Robertson - The Athole Collection (1884) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:C G/F/|E<G GA/B/ c>dc>B | A>GAB/c/ d/e/f/e/ d>D | E<G GA/B/ c>de>d | c/B/A/G/ c>E D2C :| || g | e/f/g c>g a/g/f/e/ g>e | a>ada b/a/g/f/ a>g | e/f/g c>g a/g/f/e/ g>c| G>ce>c d2 c>g | e/f/g c>g a/g/f/e/ g>e | f>ad>a b/a/g/f/ a>g | e/f/g d>e =c>de>d | c/B/A/G/ c>E D2C ||