Annotation:Mr. Brander of Springfield's Strathspey
X:1 T:Mr. Brander of Springfield's Strathspey C:Donald Grant M:C L:1/16 R:Strathspey B:Donald Grant – Collection of Strathspeys, Reels, Jigs &c. (1820-21, p. 20) B:The volume was perhaps first issued c. 1790, from a penciled note in a copy. N:The collection was dedicated to Mrs. Col. Grant of Grant (“Sir James and N:Lady Grant of Grant”). S: https://digital.nls.uk/special-collections-of-printed-music/archive/105814046 Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:A c2|A3E (FE).D.C EA3c3B|A3E (FE).D.C DB,3B,c3|A3E (FE).D.C E3Ac3B|{B}A3F{F}E3D C3A, A,2:| c2|ABcd e3a A3ce3a|f3de3c d3BB3c|ABcd e3a A3ce3a|f3de3g a3AA3c| ABcd e3a A3ce3a|f3de3c d3BB3d|c3AB3G A3FE3C|D3FTD3D C3A, A,2||
MR. BRANDER OF SPRINGFIELD'S STRATHSPEY. Scottish, Strathspey (whole time). A Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AAB. "Mr. Brander of Springfield's Strathspey" was composed by Elgin fiddler-composer biography:Donald Grant, and is contained in his Collection of Strathspeys, Reels, Jigs &c. (1820-21). The Brander family of Springfield, Elgin, were one of the leading families of the region. See also another tune for a member of the family, biography:James Taylor's "Miss Brander of Springfield's Strathspey."
