Annotation:Mrs. Christie
Tune properties and standard notation
MRS. CHRISTIE. Scottish, Strathspey. A Mixolydian (Gow): A Dorian (Athole, Kerr). Standard tuning (fiddle). AAB. Credited to William Marshall (1748-1833) by McGlashan and Gow.
Source for notated version:
Printed sources: Carlin (The Gow Collection), 1986; No. 405. Gow (Complete Repository), Part 3, 1806; p. 23. Kerr (Merry Melodies), vol. 3; No. 141, p. 17. McGlashan (A Collection of Reels), vol. 3, c. 1786; p. 3 (appears as “Mrs. Christies Rant” set in reel time). Stewart-Robertson (The Athole Collection), 1884; p. 55.
Recorded sources: