Annotation:Highland Quickstep (3) (A)
X:1 T:Hiland Quickstep, A T:Highland Quickstep [3] M:4/4 L:1/8 R:March N:The first strain is similar to "Maggy's Weame" B:Finnegan/Curtin Manuscript (Sliabh Luachra, Co. Cork, mid-19th century, No. 63, p. 26) B: https://www.itma.ie/digital-library/manuscript/finnegan-curtin-manuscript N:The ms. predates the introduction of quadrille-based polkas and slides that N:now characterize the music of Sliabh Luachra region, thought to have been N:introduced in the latter 19th century. S:Breandán Breathnach (1912-85) obtained the ms. from E. Finnegan, who had it S:from D. Curtin of Stagmount, Rockchapel, Co Cork. Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:D A2FD A2 FD|A2 FD EFGE|A2 FD A2 FD|GEFD EFGE:| |:D2 FD ADFD|D2 FD EFGE|D2 FD ADFD|GEFD EFGE:|]
HIGHLAND QUICKSTEP [3], A. Irish (?), Quickstep (4/4 time). D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The tune is contained in the mid-19th century music manuscript once in the possession of D. Curtin ofStagmount, Rockchapel, Co Cork. The first strain is similar to that of Robert Bremner's "Maggy's Weame is Fu I Trow," but is also a fairly common fiddle tune melodic and harmonic motif.
