Annotation:Mrs. Hay of Hayston’s Favorite

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MRS. HAY OF HAYSTON’S FAVORITE. Scottish, Jig. F Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. Composed by Niel Gow Jr. (c. 1795-1823), son of Nathaniel Gow (1763-1831) and grandson of Niel Gow (1727-1807). Niel Jr. was a promising performer and fiddle composer who briefly entered his father’s publishing business. Unfortunately, he died young.

Source for notated version:

Printed sources: Gow (Sixth Collection of Strathspey Reels), 1822; p. 32.

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