Annotation:Miss Drummond of Perth (2)
X:1 T:Miss Drummond of Perth’s Reel [2] M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel S:MacDonald – 3rd Collection of Strathspey Reels (c. 1792) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:Amix f | eAcA c/d/e Tg2 | dBGB (Bdd)g | eAcA c/d/e Tf2 | eAcA c(ee) :| B | Aaec eaec | (d/c/B/A/) BG BddB | Aaec eaec | (a/^g/f/e/) aA c(ee)B | Aaec eaec | (d/c/B/A/) BG Bddf | eAcA c/d/e Tf2 | eAcA (cee) ||
MISS DRUMMOND OF PERTH [2]. Scottish, Reel. A Mixolydian. Standard tuning (fiddle). AAB. The composition "Miss Drummond of Perth (2)" is credited to biography:Niel Gow in the Gow family publications. It appeared in Malcolm MacDonald’s 3rd Collection, dedicated to herself, Miss Drummond of Perth. MacDonald was, for a time, a cello player with Niel Gow’s band, according to John Glen. It was also printed in John and Andrew Gow’s A Collection of Slow Airs, Strathspeys and Reels (London, c. 1795). Andrew (1760-1803) and younger brother John (1764-1826) established a publishing business in London in 1788 and were the English distributors for the Gow family musical publications. See also the strathspey version "Miss Drummond of Perth (1)."
