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'''GRANT OF STRATHSPEY, THE'''. AKA and see "[[Graf Spee (The)]]," "[[Grant's Strathspey]]." English | '''GRANT OF STRATHSPEY, THE'''. AKA and see "[[Graf Spee (The)]]," "[[Grant's Strathspey]]." Scottish, English; Reel. England, Northumberland. C Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABBCCDDEE. "I have not found this tune in any Scottish collections, but it is known in Ireland as the 'Graf Spee,' a curious corruption of the original title into the name of a German 1st World War battleship" (Seattle). The title derives from its publication in the c. 1790 collection of Donald Grant, thus "Grant's Strathspey." "Grant of Strathspey" is a corrupted title. Cape Breton fiddlers play the tune as "[[Rothiemurchus Rant]]." | ||
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GRANT OF STRATHSPEY, THE. AKA and see "Graf Spee (The)," "Grant's Strathspey." Scottish, English; Reel. England, Northumberland. C Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABBCCDDEE. "I have not found this tune in any Scottish collections, but it is known in Ireland as the 'Graf Spee,' a curious corruption of the original title into the name of a German 1st World War battleship" (Seattle). The title derives from its publication in the c. 1790 collection of Donald Grant, thus "Grant's Strathspey." "Grant of Strathspey" is a corrupted title. Cape Breton fiddlers play the tune as "Rothiemurchus Rant."
Robert Burns used the tune as the vehicle for his song "Lassie wi' the lint-white locks."
Source for notated version: William Vickers 1770 Norumbrian music manuscript collection [Seattle].
Printed sources: Seattle (Great Northern/William Vickers), 1987, Part 3; No. 572.
Recorded sources:
See also listing at:
Alan Snyder's Cape Breton Fiddle Recordings Index [1]
See/hear Karen Mathieson sing Burns' song "Lassie wi' the lint-white locks" on youtube.com [2].