Annotation:Lord Dalhousie

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LORD DALHOUSIE('S). AKA - "Miss Stewart O’ Foss Reel." AKA and see "Earl of Dalhousie's Reel (2)." Scottish, Reel. D Major. Standard tuning. AB (Cole, Ryan, Surenne): AAB (Athole, Kennedy, Martin, Skye): AABB' (Kerr). The composition was the product of Biography:Nathaniel Gow (1763-1831), under the title "Earl of Dalhousie's Reel." David Baptie (Musical Scotland, 1894) says that the composer was "...undoubtedly the best musician and most prolific composer belonging to this family, a man of whose abilities his country may feel proud." George Ramsay, 9th Earl of Dalhousie, was a long-time patron of Nathaniel Gow, and employed him in 1822 to play before King George IV at a banquet at Dalkeith Palace. When Gow became infirm toward the end of his life, it was Dalhousie who supported him. See also Annotation:Earl of Dalhousie's Reel (2) for more on Ramsay. Researcher Conor Ward finds the Irish reel "Maid of Holywell (The)" (Breathnach, CRE III), to be a version of "Lord Dalhousie," with the parts reversed.

Source for notated version: Hector MacAndrew [Martin].

Printed sources: Cameron’s Selection of Violin Music, 1859; p. 43. Cole (1000 Fiddle Tunes), 1940; p. 18. Kennedy (Traditional Dance Music of Britain and Ireland: Reels and Rants), 1997; No. 108, p. 27. Kerr (Merry Melodies), vol. 2; No. 142, p. 17. MacDonald (The Skye Collection), 1887; p. 48. Martin (Traditional Scottish Fiddling), 2002; p. 127. Ryan's Mammoth Collection, 1883; p. 42. Stewart-Robertson (The Athole Collection), 1884; p. 94. Surenne (Dance Music of Scotland), 1852; p. 12.

Recorded sources:

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

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