Annotation:Miss Wemyss of Cuttelhills
X:1 T:Miss Wemyss of Cuttelhills C:James Walker (1771-1840), Dysart M:C L:1/8 R:Strathspey B:James Walker - A Second Collection of Reels, Strathspeys, Jigs, &c. (c. 1798, p. 3) N:Dedicated to Lady St Clair Erskine of Sinclair (Fife) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:C A|Gc Tc2 (B/c/d/B/) BG|c/d/e/f/ gc acgA|fdec B/c/d/B/ BG|ge (g/f/e/d/) c2 c:| G2|A>c A/GH/F/E/ Dd Td2|A>c A/G/F/E/ GcGE|CEGE DddB|cA G/F/E/D/ C2 CE| Ac A/G/F/E/ Dd d2|A>c A/G/F/E/ GcEc|FcEc defa|gefd c2c||
MISS WEMYSS OF CUTTELHILLS. Scottish, Strathspey (whole time). C Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AAB. "Miss Wemyss of Cuttelhills" was composed by biography:James Walker (1771-1840), a musician, fiddler-composer and music teacher of Dysart, Fife, Scotland. Walker dedicated his second collection to Lady St. Clair Erskine of Sinclair (née Harriet Bouverie), and his first collection to her spouse, wikipedia:James_St_Clair-Erskine,_2nd_Earl_of_Rosslyn (1762-1837), soldier, politician, and slave holder. Wemyss is a common name on Fife and there is a Wemyss clan, however, it is likely Walker's tune was composed in honor of a member of the household of William Wemyss of Cuttlehill and his wife Eleanor, whom he married in 1790.
