Annotation:Mrs. Christie
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MRS. CHRISTIE. Scottish, Strathspey. A Mixolydian (Gow, Manson): A Dorian (Athole, Kerr). Standard tuning (fiddle). AAB. Credited to William Marshall (1748–1833) by McGlashan and Gow.
Source for notated version:
Printed sources:
Aird (Selection of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs, vol. 4), 1796; No. 18, p. 7.
Carlin (The Gow Collection), 1986; No. 405.
Gow (Complete Repository, Part 3), 1806; p. 23.
Kerr (Merry Melodies, vol. 3), c. 1880's; No. 141, p. 17.
Manson (Hamilton's Universal Tune-Book, vol. 2), 1846; p. 31.
McGlashan (Collection of Reels), c. 1786; p. 3 (appears as “Mrs. Christies Rant” set in reel time).
Stewart-Robertson (The Athole Collection), 1884; p. 55.
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