Annotation:Mr. Davidson’s Strathspey

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X:1 T:Mr. Davidson’s M:C| L:1/16 R:Strathspey B:Archibald Duff – Collection of Strathspey Reels &c. (1794, p. 4) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G B2|G4 (cBAG) AB3Bg3|G4 (cBAG) E2A2AB3|G2G2 cBAG AB3Bg3| edcB cBAG D2G2G2:|B2|d2ed B2d2 g3fg2b2|d2ed B2d2 eA3AB3| d2ed B2d2l g3fg2b2|d3B cBAG D2G2G2B2| d2ed B2d2 g3fg2b2| d2ed B2d2 eA3AB3|d2ed B2d2 e3fg2e2|d3B cBAG DG3G2||

'MR. DAVIDSON'S STRATHSPEY. Scottish, Strathspey (cut time). G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AAB. The tune was first printed in Archibald Duff's Collection of Strathspey Reels &c. (1794), followed a few years later by an appearance in Glasgow musician and music publisher James Aird's 5th collection.

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Printed sources : - James Aird (Selection of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs, vol. 5), Glasgow, 1797; No. 109, p. 42. Archibald Duff (Collection of Strathspey Reels &c.), 1794; p. 4. <br

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