Bridge of Spey (1) (The)

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Theme code Index	5L17L1 526bL6bL
Also known as	Boat of Bog (The)
Composer/Core Source	William Marshall
Region	Scotland
Genre/Style	Scottish
Meter/Rhythm	Strathspey
Key/Tonic of	D
Accidental	2 sharps
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	4/4
History
Structure	AAB
Editor/Compiler	Biography:Alexander "King" McGlashan
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Collection of Reels (A)
Tune and/or Page number	p. 13
Year of publication/Date of MS	c. 1786
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BRIDGE OF SPEY, THE. AKA - "The Boat of Bog." Scottish, Strathspey ("Slow when not danced"). D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AAB. Composed by William Marshall (1748-1833). The stone four-arched bridge across the river Spey at Fochabers was completed in 1804 and took three years to erect. Its cornerstone was laid by the Marquis of Huntly, the son of Marshall's employer the 4th Duke of Gordon, with great public ceremony. The alternate title "Boat of Bog" refers to a ferry boat on the Spey, near Gordon Castle. The Castle was also known as Bog-of-Gight, the ancient seat of the Gordons, from the Gaelic bog-na-gaoith (the windy bog).

Printed sources: Marshall, Fiddlecase Edition, 1978; 1822 Collection, p. 33. McGlashan (A Collection of Reels), c. 1786; p. 13 (appears as "The Boat of Bog").

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