Annotation:Mr. Duff of Fetteresso's Strathspey
X:1 T:Mr. Duff (of Fetteresso’s) Strathspey M:C| L:1/16 R:Strathspey B: John Morison - A Collection of New Strathspey Reels, with a few favourite Marches (Edinburgh, c. 1797, No. 16) N:Organist and fiddler Morison (1772-1848) was from Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, the easternmost point in Scotland, on the North Sea. Alburger notes that failing fortunes forced him to diversify: he also organized balls and ran a ship's chandlery. F:https://www.google.com/books/edition/A_Collection_of_New_Strathspey_Reels_wit/Vo-EymUbJkYC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22john+morison%22+%22new+strathspey+reels%22%C2%A0&pg=PP1&printsec=frontcover K:G B2|D2G2-G3A B3cd2e2|dB3A3G E3A GFED|D2G2-G3A TB3cd2g2|B2G2A2F2 D2G2G2:| g2|e2g2 g2(fg) d3gB3g|d3AB3G E2A2A2g2|e2g2 g2(fg) d3gB3g|d3AB3G D2G2G3g| e2g2 g2(fg) d2g2B2g2|d3AB3G E2A2 (GF).E.D|D2G2-G3A TB3cd2g2|B2G2A2F2 D2G2G2||
MR. DUFF OF FETTERESSO'S STRATHSPEY. Scottish, Strathspey (cut time). G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AAB. "Mr. Duff of Fetteresso's Strathspey" was composed by John Morison (1772-1848), a fiddler and, for a time, organist at St. Peter's Chapel, Peterhead. Morison was from Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, the easternmost point of Scotland and a port town on the North Sea. He had a small fiddle band for playing dances, but he supported himself, as many musicians did, with diversification. Alburger notes he also organized balls and ran a ship's chandlery; he also tuned pianos and organs and copied out music, but eventually he went bankrupt (at least once). Morison published two collections; the first around 1797 and the second in 1815.
See note for "annotation:Mr. Duff of Fetteresso's Birthday" for information on person of the title. Morison composed several tunes for members of the Duff family.
