Annotation:Strathdown
X:1 T:Strathdown L:1/8 M:C S:Marshall – 1781 Collection Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:D F|D/E/F/G/ AF D/D/D B2|A<d A>F G>E E<F|D/E/F/G/ AF D/D/D B2|A<d A>G FDD:| g|f>e d<e d/d/d f2|d>ef>e e>E E<g|f>e d<e d/d/d f2|B<d A>G FDDg| f>e d<e d/d/d f2|d>ef>e e>E E<g|f>be>f d>ec>d|B>dA>G FDD||
STRATHDOWN. Scottish, Strathspey (whole time). D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB'. Composed by William Marshall (1748-1833), and first printed in his 1781 collection (p. 10). Strath means 'valley', and Strathdown is the 'valley of the Down River'.
