Annotation:Mrs. MacPherson of Cluny
X:1 T:Mrs. MacPherson of Cluny C:Joseph Lowe M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Jig B:Joseph Lowe - Lowe's Collection of Reels, Strathspeys and Jigs, B:book 5 (1859, p. 3) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:A e|.c2e- ece|fga ecA|.c2 e- ecA|GAB Bcd| c2e ece|fga ecA|Bcd efg|aec A2:| |:e|a3 (Ace)|aga ecA|dcB dfB|bge efg| a3 Ace|aga ecA|Bcd efg|aec Ace| a3 (Ace)|aga ecA|dcB fdB|bge efg| a2e ece|fga ecA|Bcd efg|aec A2||
MRS. MACPHERSON OF CLUNY. AKA - "Wild Geese (The)." Scottish, Jig (6/8 time). A Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AAB. Composed by Inverness/Edinburgh fiddler and teacher of music and dance, biography:Joseph Lowe (1791-1866), who published an important collection of Scottish music in 1844-45. The Scottish Country Dance 'The Wild Geese' uses "Mrs. MacPherson of Cluny" as its vehicle, and thus the tune is sometimes called by the same name as the dance. See also his "Reel of Cluny (The)."
