Annotation:Mr. Garden of Troup's Reel
X:1 T:Mr. Garden (of Troup's) Reel C:R. Petrie S:Petrie's Second Collection of Strathspey Reels and Country Dances &c. Z:Steve Wyrick <sjwyrick'at'astound'dot'net>, 6/5/04 N:Petrie's Second Collection, page 12 L:1/8 M:C R:Reel K:Cm E|Cc Tc3/2(=B//c//) ec Tc3/2(=B//c//)|GBFB DB,B,D|Cc Tc3/2(=B//c//) ec Tc3/2(=B//c//)|dBfd ecc:| g|ecgc bcgc |dBfd bdgc|ecgc bcgc|dBfd eccg| ecgc bcgc |dBfd bdfd |ecge dBfd |ecd=B cCC|]
MR. GARDEN (OF TROUP’S) REEL. Scottish, Reel. C Dorian. Standard tuning (fiddle). AAB. Attributed to Kirkmichael, Perthshire, fiddler and composer biography:Robert Petrie. The melody appears in his Second Collection of Strathspey Reels and Country Dances (1796), although it appears without a composition claim. He dedicated his second volume to his patron and employer, Mrs. Garden of Troup, who was born Penolope Smythe in Ballinatray, Ireland. See also the companion "Mr. Garden of Troup's Strathspey."
