Annotation:Greig's Strathspey
X:2 T:Greig's Strathspey M:C L:1/8 R:Strathspey Q:"Slow" N:"Very Old" B:Gow - 2nd Collection of Niel Gow's Reels, 3rd ed., p. 20 (orig. 1788) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:Amin EG TG2 cG TG2|c>GA>G (c/A/).G/.E/ G2|A,A A>B (c/B/).A/.^G/ A2|A,A (A>B) (c/B/)A/^G/ A2| A,c Tc2 eg Tg2|ea Ta>g ec' Tc'2|c'b/a/ Tag/e/ ed/c/ tcd/e/|TA,>B,TC>D T(EA) A2:| |:egTg2 {^f/g/}c'g Tg2| egTg2 {^f/g/}c'g Tg2|ea a>b (a/b/) (c'/b/)a/^g/ a2|AaTa>b (c'/b/)a/^g/ Ta>b| {a/b/}c'>ba>g a>gf>e|Tf>edc (G/E/)G/c/ AB,|TA,>B,TC>D (E/D/)C/D/ TE2|TA,>B,TC>D TEA A2:||
GREIG'S STRATHSPEY. AKA - "Greg's Strathspey." Scottish, Slow Strathspey or (Pastoral) Air (4/4 time). A Minor (Offord, Skye): G Minor (Cranford, Hunter, Skinner). Standard tuning (fiddle). One part (Offord): AB (Cranford, Hunter, Skinner): AABB (Gow, Skye). "Very old" (Gow, Skye); "Ancient Melody" (Skinner). John Glen (Early Scottish Melodies, 1900) said it was believed this strathspey was the composition of James Greig, a teacher of dancing in Ayrshire (as was "Greig's Pipes"). J. Murdoch Henderson (1902-1972) said the tune was "Nathaniel Gow's favourite ancient melody."
