Annotation:Mr. Duncan of Garmouth's Strathspey
X:1 T:Mr. Duncan of Garmouth's Strathspey C:Donald Grant M:C L:1/16 R:Strathspey B:Donald Grant – Collection of Strathspeys, Reels, Jigs &c. (1820-21, pp. 36-37) 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/105814222 Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:Gmin F2|DG3- G2Bc d3GA3F|CF3- F2AB c3FA3F|DG3- G2Bc d3Gag3|fB3f3A {A}G4G2:| A2|Gg3 g3ga b3ag3f|cf3- f2g2 {fg}a3gf3c|dg3g3a b3ag3f|d3f (dc).B.A {A}G4 G3A| Gg3g2ga b3ag3f|cf3f2g2 {fg}a3gf3c|d2g2g2b2 a2b2g2a2|fd3f3A {A}G4G2||
MR. DUNCAN OF GARMOUTH'S STRATHSPEY. Scottish, Strathspey (whole time). G Minor. Standard tuning (fiddle). AAB. "Mr. Duncan of Garmouth's Strathspey" was composed by Elgin fiddler-composer biography:Donald Grant and published in his Collection of Strathspeys, Reels, Jigs &c. (1820-21). Garmouth is a town situated at the mouth of the Spey, that once had a large trade in shipbuilding. There was an Alexander Duncan who was a shipmaster there, but whether he is associated with Grant's title is unknown.
