Annotation:William's Love
X:1 T:William’s Love C:John Christie N:John was a brother (?) of William Christie, a dancing master, fiddler N:and composer from Cuminestown, Aberdeenshire. M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel B:Christie - Collection of Strathspeys, Reels, Hornpipes, B:Waltzes &c. (Edinburgh, 1820, pp. 6-7) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:A |:E|(Ac).e.e (ae)fe|(ce).e.e (ef).g.a|(ce)T(fe) dcBA|EAGB A3:| |:c|(ec).c.c Acec|(dB).B.B GBdB|cAec aecA|EAGB A3:| |:e|aefa cefa|gefg agfe|aefa ceaf|ecdB A3:| E|(Ac).e.c (DB).G.B|(ce)T(fe) (dc)T(BA)|GEGB AcTB>A|EAGB A3E| (Ac).e.c dBGB|cefe dcBA|GEBE eETB>A|GEGB A3||
WILLIAM'S LOVE. Scottish, Reel (cut time). A Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABBCCD. The tune was composed by John Christie, whom one supposes was the brother (father?) of Cuminestown, Aberdeenshire, postmaster, fiddler-composer and dancing master biography:William Christie (1778-1849).
