Annotation:Miss Nancy Donaldson Stewart's Strathspey
X:1 T:Miss Nancy Donaldson Stewart’s Strathspey C:”By a Lady” M:C L:1/16 R:Strathspey N:A charming strathspey of two five-measure strains. B: Six Favorite New Tunes, Four composed by John Bowie, Perth (c. 1789, p. 2) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:F F3GA3F Ac3 Tc4|f3ga3f g3af2c2|Td3cd2f2 {cf}g6 fg| a3A g3G f3F d3D|c3C A3A, D4::D3EF3D E2^C2 C4|D2 DE F2FG A6 z2| Af3f3A GFGA {GB}A4|{FG}A2Ac {B}A2GF GFGA G2FG|A3A, E3^C D4:||
MISS NANCY DONALDSON STEWART'S STRATHSPEY. Scottish, Strathspey (whole time). F Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. "Miss Nancy Donaldson Stewart's Strathspey" was printed in biography:John Bowie's single-sheet issue entitled Six Favorite New Tunes, printed around the year 1789. It was composed "By a Lady," who wished to remain anonymous. However, Bowie may be giving a clue to her identity as his own composition, "Lady Mary Ann Murray's Delight", has pride of place as the first tune in the issue.
