Annotation:Mrs. Chree
X:1 T:Mrs. Chree C:J. Scott Skinner M:C L:1/16 R:Highland Schottische or Strathspey B:Skinner – Miller o’ Hirn Collection (1881, No. 97, p. 50) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:F C2|F3EF3G (Ac3)c3d|{d}cA3 {A}G3F DG3G3A|F2EF3G (Ac3)c3f|cA3 {A}G3F [A,4F4]-[A,2F2]:| c2|f3a (3g2f2e2 (df3)(cf3)|Bf3Af3 gG3G3e|f3a (3g2f2e2 df3 cf3|(3e2b2a2 (3g2f2e2 [A4f4]- [A3f3]c| f3a (3g2f2e2 d[f3b3]c[f3a3]|B[f3g3]Af3 gG3G3B|A3c (3d2c2B2 Ac3df3|cA3 {A}G3F [A,4F4]=[A,2F2]||
MRS. CHREE. AKA - "Mrs. Cree." Scottish, Highland Schottische or Strathspey (whole time). F Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AAB. "Mrs. Chree" was composed by Aberdeenshire fiddler-composer and Scottish dancing master wikipedia:James_Scott_Skinner (1843-1927). Skinner noted that Mrs. Chree resided at the schoolhouse, Keig in Aberdeenshire. She presumably was a schoolmaster's wife.
