Annotation:Elgin Trinity Lodge's Strathspey (The)
X:1 T:Elgin Trinity Lodge's Strathspey, The C:Donald Grant M:C L:1/16 R:Strathspey B:Donald Grant – Collection of Strathspeys, Reels, Jigs &c. (1820-21, p. 20) B:The volume was perhaps first issued c. 1790, from a penciled note in a copy. N:The collection was dedicated to Mrs. Col. Grant of Grant (“Sir James and N:Lady Grant of Grant”). S: https://digital.nls.uk/special-collections-of-printed-music/archive/105814046 Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:A C2|~A,3CE3C DB,3B,3C|~A,3CE3C FEFG A3c|TA,3CE3C DB,3B,3C|EE3TF3E A4A2:| c2|A3ce3c dB3B3c|A3ce3c fefg {g}a3c|A3ce3c dB3Bc3|AF3TF3E A4 Ac3| A3ce3c d3BB3c|A3ce3c fefg a3f|ec3Ac3 TB3ABc3|AF3TF3E A4A2||
ELGIN TRINITY LODGE'S STRATHSPEY, THE. Scottish, Strathspey (whole time). A Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AAB. "Elgin Trinity Lodge's Strathspey" was composed by Elgin fiddler-composer biography:Donald Grant. One of the first major additions to the town center of Elgin in the early 19th century was the Assembly Rooms, built in 1821 by the Trinity Lodge of Freemasons, at the corner of High Street and North Street. The building was completed in 1822 and boasted a grand ballroom with a famous sprung dance floor--very state-of-the-art for the day. The tension could be adjusted depending on the number of people expected to be attending the night's festivities and exertions. There was nothing else to compare and became the envy of nobility across the north of Scotland.
