Annotation:Sir James St. Clair Erskine
X:1 T:Sir James St. Clair Erskine 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, pp. 2-3 ) N:Dedicated to Lady St Clair Erskine of Sinclair (Fife) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G E|GG TG2 AA TA2|BBBd Te2 ed|egdg Bgdg|Bbag e2 eg| GG G2 AATA2|BBBd e2 e(g/f/)|egdg Bgdg|BGAG E2 E:| e|dega {ga}b>ag>b|dedB GABe|dega {ga}bagb|Bbag Te2 eg| dega {ga}bagb|d>edB GA B(g/f/)|e>gd>g B>gd>g|B>GA>G E2 E||
SIR JAMES ST. CLAIR ERSKINE. Scottish, Strathspey (whole time). G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AAB. "Sir James St. Clair Erskine" 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.
