Annotation:House of Gray
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HOUSE OF GRAY. Scottish, New England; Jig. A Dorian. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. John Glen (1891) finds the earliest printing of the tune in Robert Bremner's 1768 2nd collection (p. 101). Also to be found in J.Johnson Choice Collection Vol 4, 1748, and Rutherford's Country Dances Vol 1, 1756
Source for notated version:
Printed sources: Aird (Selection of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs, vol. 3), 1788; No. 445, p. 173. Kerr (Merry Melodies), vol. 4; No. 255, p. 28. Pringle (A Collection of Reels, Strathspeys & Jigs), 1801; p. 13. Tolman (Nelson Music Collection), 1969; p. 2.
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