Annotation:Mrs. Ramsay of Barnton (2)
Tune properties and standard notation
MRS. RAMSAY OF BARNTON [2]. AKA and see “Riding on a Load of Hay.” Scottish, Strathspey. E Dorian. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB (Stewart-Robertson): AAB (Kerr). Similar in many ways to "Belladrum's Strathspey." The melody appears as a polka in Frank Roche's Collection of Traditional Irish Music, vol. 2 (1912) as "Riding on a Load of Hay".
Source for notated version:
Printed sources: Kerr (Merry Melodies, vol. 1), c. 1875; No. 5, p. 18 (appears as “Mrs. Ramsay”). Scottish Country Dance Book 20, 1959. Stewart-Robertson (The Athole Collection), 1884; p. 258.
Recorded sources:
See also listings at:
Alan Snyder’s Cape Breton Fiddle Recording Index [1]
Jane Keefer’s Folk Music Index: An Index to Recorded Sources [2]
Alan Ng’s Irishtune.info [3]