Annotation:Miss Cathrine Abercromby’s Delight
X:1 T:Miss Cathrine Abercromby’s Delight M:2/4 L:1/8 R:Country Dance C:William Shepherd B:Shepherd -- A Collection of Strathspey Reels (1793, p. 2) K:D F/E/|D>d F/G/A/F/|Dd dA|B/c/d/e/ g/f/e/d/|ce eF/E/| D>d F/G/A/F/|Dd dA|B/c/d/B/ c/d/e/g/|fd d:|| f/g/|ad fa|da b/a/g/f/|gB Bc/d/|e/f/g/e/ d/c/B/A/| da f/g/a/f/|da b/a/g/f/|gB Bc/d/|f/e/d/c/ df/g/| ad fa|da b/a/g/f/|gB Bc/d/|e/f/g/e/ d/c/B/A/| Fd Ge|Af Bg|g/f/e/d/ c/B/A/G/|FDD||
MISS CATHRINE ABERCROMBY'S DELIGHT. Scottish, Country Dance Tune (2/4 time). D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AAB. Composed by Edinburgh musician, teacher and music publisher biography:William Shepherd (d. 1812). The title refers perhaps to Cathrine Abercromby (1780-1841), the youngest daughter of general Sir Ralph Abercromby, who in Dec., 1811, married Thomas Buchanan, Esq., of the East India Company.
