Annotation:Highland Whiskey: Difference between revisions

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HIGHLAND WHISKEY. AKA - "Highland Whisky Strathspey." Scottish, Slow Strathspey. A Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB (Honeyman, Surenne): AAB (Athole, Gow, Hunter, Kerr, Martin, Skye). Composed by Scottish fiddler Niel Gow (1727-1807) on the occasion of the brief banning in 1799 of the distilling of whiskey.

Source for notated version: fiddler and teacher Jean-Ann Callender (Aberdeen) [Martin].

Printed sources: Carlin (The Gow Collection), 1986; No. 73. Gow (Complete Repository), Part 4, 1817; p. 26. Honeyman (Strathspey, Reel and Hornpipe Tutor), 1898; p. 21. Hunter (Fiddle Music of Scotland), 1988; No. 127. Kerr (Merry Melodies), vol. 1; Set 8, No. 3, p. 7. Köhlers’ Violin Repository vol. 1, 1881; p. 46. MacDonald (The Skye Collection), 1887; p. 26. Martin (Traditional Scottish Fiddling), 2002; pg. 12. Stewart-Robertson (The Athole Collection), 1884; p. 6. Surenne (Dance Music of Scotland), 1852; pp. 148-149.

Recorded sources:

See also listing at:
Alan Snyder's Cape Breton Fiddle Recordings Index [1]

Tune properties and standard notation

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+'''HIGHLAND WHISKEY'''. AKA - "Highland Whisky Strathspey." Scottish, Slow Strathspey. A Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB (Honeyman, Surenne): AAB (Athole, Gow, Hunter, Kerr, Martin, Skye). Composed by Scottish fiddler Niel Gow (1727-1807) on the occasion of the brief banning in 1799 of the distilling of whiskey.
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-''Printed sources'': Carlin ('''The Gow Collection'''), 1986; No. 73. Gow ('''Complete Repository'''), Part 4, 1817; p. 26. Honeyman ('''Strathspey, Reel and Hornpipe Tutor'''), 1898; p. 21. Hunter ('''Fiddle Music of Scotland'''), 1988; No. 127. Kerr ('''Merry Melodies'''), vol. 1; Set 8, No. 3, p. 7. MacDonald ('''The Skye Collection'''), 1887; p. 26. Martin ('''Traditional Scottish Fiddling'''), 2002; pg. 12. Stewart-Robertson ('''The Athole Collection'''), 1884; p. 6. Surenne ('''Dance Music of Scotland'''), 1852; pp. 148-149.
+''Printed sources'': Carlin ('''The Gow Collection'''), 1986; No. 73. Gow ('''Complete Repository'''), Part 4, 1817; p. 26. Honeyman ('''Strathspey, Reel and Hornpipe Tutor'''), 1898; p. 21. Hunter ('''Fiddle Music of Scotland'''), 1988; No. 127. Kerr ('''Merry Melodies'''), vol. 1; Set 8, No. 3, p. 7. Köhlers’ Violin Repository vol. 1, 1881; p. 46. MacDonald ('''The Skye Collection'''), 1887; p. 26. Martin ('''Traditional Scottish Fiddling'''), 2002; pg. 12. Stewart-Robertson ('''The Athole Collection'''), 1884; p. 6. Surenne ('''Dance Music of Scotland'''), 1852; pp. 148-149.
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