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'''MRS. ADIE'''. AKA - "[[Mrs. Adye]]." Scottish, Strathspey. B Flat Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB (Cole, Surenne): AAB (Athole, Gow, Skye). Composed by Major William Logan, of a line of William Logan’s of Ayrshire. The Major was a well-known gentleman in Ayrshire and a highly esteemed convivial companion. He was skilled on the violin and was, it is said, an intimate of Niel Gow and Robert Burns. See “[[Annotation:Major Logan’s | '''MRS. ADIE'''. AKA - "[[Mrs. Adye]]." Scottish, Strathspey. B Flat Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB (Cole, Surenne): AAB (Athole, Gow, Skye). Composed by Major William Logan, of a line of William Logan’s of Ayrshire. The Major was a well-known gentleman in Ayrshire and a highly esteemed convivial companion. He was skilled on the violin and was, it is said, an intimate of Niel Gow and Robert Burns. See “[[Annotation:Major Logan’s Frolick]]” for more on him. | ||
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MRS. ADIE. AKA - "Mrs. Adye." Scottish, Strathspey. B Flat Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB (Cole, Surenne): AAB (Athole, Gow, Skye). Composed by Major William Logan, of a line of William Logan’s of Ayrshire. The Major was a well-known gentleman in Ayrshire and a highly esteemed convivial companion. He was skilled on the violin and was, it is said, an intimate of Niel Gow and Robert Burns. See “Annotation:Major Logan’s Frolick” for more on him.
Source for notated version:
Printed sources: Carlin (The Gow Collection), 1986; No. 171. Cole (1000 Fiddle Tunes), 1940; p. 124. Gow (Fifth Collection of Strathspey Reels), 1809; p. 6. MacDonald (The Skye Collection), 1887; p. 125. Ryan’s Mammoth Collection, 1883; p. 162. Stewart-Robertson (The Athole Collection), 1884; p. 279. Surenne (Dance Music of Scotland), 1852; pp. 54-55 (appears as “Mrs. Adye”).
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