Annotation:Mr. George Jenkin's Scottish Measure
X:1 T:Mr. George Jenkin’s Scottish Measure M:C L:1/8 R:Scots Measure C:Nathaniel Gow (1763-1831) B:Gow – Sixth Collection of Strathspey Reels (1822) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:A A>F|(FE)(DC) E2A2|{AB}c4 (BA)(GF)|E3F (EFGA)|(FE)(DC) B,2 A>F| (FE)(DC) E2A2|{AB}c4 (BA)(GF)|(EFGA Bcde)|c2A2 A2 A>F| FEDC E2A2|{AB}c4 (BA)(GF)|E3F (EFGA)|(FE)(DC) B,2 A>F| (FE)(DC) E2A2|{AB}c4 (BA)(GF)|(EFGA Bcde)|c2A2A2|| f>g|aefe e2 f>g|aefe e2 f>g|(agfe dcBA)|(BAGF EDCB,)| A,CDE FGAB)|{AB}c4 (BA)(GF)|(EFGA Bcde)|c2A2A2 f>g| a2e2e2 f>g|a2e2e2 f>g|(agfe) (dcfe)|(dcBA) (GFED)| (CEFG ABcd)|{cd}e4 (dc)BA|(FA)(GB) (EG)(Bd)|c2A2A2||
MR. GEORGE JENKIN’S SCOTTISH MEASURE. Scottish, Scots Measure. A Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB. Composed by Nathaniel Gow (1763-1831). There was a London composer and dancing master named George Jenkins (perhaps an expatriate Scot) who issued a collection called Slow Airs, Strathspeys, Quick Reels, Country Dances and a Medley in 1793 or 1794.
