Boatman of Pitnacree (The)

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 Theme code Index    3H575 3H2H1H6
 Also known as    Pitnacree Ferryman (The)
 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    Scotland
 Genre/Style    Scottish
 Meter/Rhythm    Reel (single/double)
 Key/Tonic of    D
 Accidental    2 sharps
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    4/4
 History    
 Structure    AAB
 Editor/Compiler    Nathaniel Gow
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Complete Repository Part 3
 Tune and/or Page number    p. 33
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1806
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BOATMAN OF PITNACREE. AKA and see "The Pitnacree Ferryman." Scottish, Reel. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB (Surenne): AAB (Gow). Pitnacree is a small town near Aberfeldy, Perthshire, on the River Tay. "Very old," notes Gow.

Printed source: Carlin (The Gow Collection), 1986; No. 436. Gow (Complete Repository), Part 3, 1806; p. 33. Surenne (Dance Music of Scotland), 1852; p. 48.


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R:Reel
S:Gow - 3rd Repository  (1806)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
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