Annotation:Mr. Moray of Abercairny

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X:1 T:Mr. Moray of Abercairny M:C L:1/16 R:Strathspey B:Stewart-Robertson – The Athole Collection (1884) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:Gmin D2|GG3 B3G dG3Bg3|F3FA3F cF3Af3|GG3 B3G dG3Bg3|f3dc3A BG3G2:| d2|gb3db3 ca3Bg3|A3fc3f AF3 F3A|gb3db3 ca3Bg3|A3gd3g BG3 G3d| gb3 d3b ca3Bg3|A3fc3f AF3 F3A|GG3 B3G dG3Bg3|~f3d cA3 B2G2G2||

MR. MORAY OF ABERCARNEY/ABERCAIRNY. AKA and see "Mrs. Moray of Abercairnie (3)," Scottish, Strathspey. G Minor. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB (Surenne): AAB (Gow, Lowe, Stewart-Robertson). Composed by Scots fiddler-composer Niel Gow (1727-1807), of Inver, Perthshire. It may be written for James Moray of Abercairny, upon whose death Gow wrote one of his most famous compostions, “Niel Gow’s Lamentation for James Moray Esq. of Abercarney.”

The tune has several variants in Scotland, Ireland and even the United States, under titles such as "Evergreen (The)," "Fowling Piece (The), "Kilworth Reel," "Monongahela College," "Mother Carey," "Mr. Halliday's Compliments to Mrs. Crockett," "Old Temple House Reel," "Pretty Maids of Bulgaden (The)," "Templehouse Reel (The)."

Additional notes

Printed sources : - Carlin (The Gow Collection), 1986; No. 164. Gow (The First Collection of Niel Gow’s Reels), 1784 (revised 1801); p. 23. Joseph Lowe (Lowe's Collection of Reels, Strathspeys and Jigs, book 3), 1844–1845; p. 20 (as "Murray of Abercairny"). Stewart-Robertson (The Athole Collection), 1884; p. 190. Surenne (Dance Music of Scotland), 1852; pp. 146-147.

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