Annotation:Drumnagarry
Tune properties and standard notation
DRUMNAGARRY. AKA and see "Fisher's Rant (The)". Scottish, Strathspey. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AA'BB. Fiddler John Strachan (c. 1785-1877), of Glenbuchat, Aberdeenshire, was known by the sobriquet 'Drumnagarry'. He had a regional reputation for his musical skill, and was the sometimes playing partner of Willie Blair. The title of the tune was originally "The Fisher's Rant", but came to be known as "Drumnagarry" after association with Strachan. J. Scott Skinner had a manuscript copy of the tune [1], and there is some interesting geneological information tracing the connection between the fiddling Hardie family of Scotland and Strachan. "Drumnagarry" has had some currency among modern traditional musicians in Donegal.
Source for notated version:
Printed sources: MacDonald (The Skye Collection), 1887; p. 74.
Recorded sources: Green Linnett GLCD 1137, Altan - "Island Angel" (1993. Learned from Tommy Peoples). GTD Heritage Trad. HCD 008, Tommy Peoples - "Traditional Irish Music Played on the Fiddle."
See also listing at:
Alan Ng's Irishtune.info [2].