Annotation:Mr. Jaffrey's (Junr.) Strathspey
X:1 T:Mr. Jaffrey’s (Junr.) Strathspey C:William Christie (1778-1849) N:Christie was a dancing master, fiddler N:and composer from Cuminestown, Aberdeenshire. M:C L:1/16 R:Strathspey B:Christie - Collection of Strathspeys, Reels, Hornpipes, B:Waltzes &c. (Edinburgh, 1820, p. 34) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:Amin c2|AA3 {AB}c3E {E}G4 G2c2|AA3 ~c3d e2c2g2c2|e2A2 c2E2 {E}G4 G2c2|d4 ~c3d {cd}e3AA2:| e2|cc3 e3g {g}a4 Ta3g|ee3 {ef}g3e Td3c {cd}e3d|cc3 eg3 {g}a4 Ta3g|{g}e4 Td3c {cd}e3AA2e2| cc3 eg3 {g}a4 ta3g|ee3 {ef}g3e Td3c {cd}e3d|cA3 cE3 ~G3AG3E|{E}D4 ~C3D EA3A2||
MR. JAFFREY'S (JUNR.) STRATHSPEY. Scottish, Strathspey (whole time). A Minor. Standard tuning (fiddle). AAB. "Gather and Go" is a jig in Aberdeenshire dancing master and fiddler-composer biography:William Christie's (1778-1749) collection of 1820 that was "communicated" to Christie by Mr. Jaffrey Sr.
