Annotation:Mrs. Ferguson of Reath’s Strathspey (2)
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MRS. FERGUSON OF RAITH/REATH [2]. Scottish, Slow March (4/4 time) or Strathspey. G Dorian. Standard tuning (fiddle). AAB (Gow): AABB’ (Cranford/Holland). Originally published as “Mrs. Ferguson of Reath” in Niel Gow’s 2nd Repository (1788). The march has currency among Cape Breton fiddlers.
Source for notated version:
Printed sources: Cranford (Jerry Holland’s), 1995; No. 190, p. 54. Gow (Second Collection of Niel Gow’s Reels), 1788; p .26 (3rd ed.).
Recorded sources: Boot Records, Jerry Holland - “Master Cape Breton Fiddler” (1982). WMT002, Wendy MacIsaac – “That’s What You Get” (1998?).
See also listing at:
Alan Snyder's Cape Breton Fiddle Recordings Index [1]