Annotation:Captain Simon Fraser of Knocky's Favorite
X:1 T:Captain Simon Fraser of Knocky's Favorite M:C L:1/8 R:Air Q:"Slow with expression" S:Gow - 4th Repository (1817) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:Amin A|(E<A) A>^G A>B cA|(E<A) A>^G {G}A3 =G/F/|(E<A) A>^G A>Bce| d>cB>A G3:| |:~B|(c<e) e>A (d/c/)(B/A/) eA|(c<e) ec A3B|ce e>c e>^f g>e|d>cB>A G3:| |:a|(e<a) a>^g a>bc'a|(e<a) a>^g {g}a3 {b}c'|(e<a) a>^g a>bc'e'| {e'}d'>c' {c'}b>a g3~:| |:b|(c'<e') e'>a (d'/c'/)(b/a/) e'>a|(c'<e') e'>c' a3b|(c'<e) e'>c' e'^f'g'e'| {e'}d'>c' {c'}b>a g2g:||
CAPTAIN SIMON FRASER OF KNOCKY'S FAVORITE. Scottish, Slow Air (4/4 time). A Dorian. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABBCCDD. Gow (1817) notes: "The musical world is much indebted to this Gentleman for his successful labours in rescuing from oblivion many beautiful native Airs that must ever be dear to the Scot & the Highlander in his work entitled The Airs & Melodies peculiar to the Highlands of Scotland."
Captain (Colonel) Simon Fraser of Knocky, Inverness-shire,