Annotation:Sir Charles Douglas's Strathspey
X:1 T:Sir Charles Douglass C:Niel Gow M:C| L:1/16 R:Strathspey B:Niel & Nathaniel Gow - A Fourth Collection of Strathspey Reels & c. (1800) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:D B2|:SA3DF3D A2D2D2B2|A2D2F2D2 (FGA2)Td4|AD3TF3D AD3A3F|GB3FA3 EEE2TB2:| A2d2-d3f {f}e3d{d}c3B|Ad3d3f e3f {ef}g2e2|Ad3-d3f e2c2d2A2|Bd3F2d2 EEE2TB2| A3d-d3f {f}e3dc3B|Ad3-d3f e3g {a}g2fe|fa3ef3 df3Bd3|Ad3Fd3 EEE2TB2S||
SIR CHARLES DOUGLAS. AKA and see “Caillich Odhar (1)," "Chailleach Odhar," "Dunn Carline (The).” Scottish, Strathspey (whole time). D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AAB. Composed by biography:Nathaniel Gow (1763-1831) in honor of Sir Charles Douglas [1], Bart. (1727-1789), a British admiral and a descendent of the Scottish earls of Morton. Douglas became a lieutenant in the British navy at the time of the Seven Years War, in 1753, promoted to captain in 1761. He took part in the defence of Canada during the American Revolution, relieving Quebec by forcing his way up the icy St. Lawrence, and he commanded the 64-gun HMS Stirling Castle in the Battle of Ushant in 1778. Later he distinguished himself at the Battle of Dominica, 1782, when he convinced Admiral Rodney to “break the line” and thus divide the French fleet, resulting in a victory. It was his improvements in naval gunnery, however, that sealed his reputation, among which was the replacement of the slow-match system with flintlock mechanisms for the firing of ship-board cannon, both more effective and safer to operate.
