Annotation:Mr. Garden of Troup's Strathspey (1)
X:1 T:Mr. Garden (of Troup’s) Strathspey [1] M:C L:1/16 R:Strathspey B:Petrie – Second Collection of Strathspey Reels &c. (1796, p. 3) N:”Humbly dedicated to Mrs. Garden of Troup by Robert N:Petrie at Kirkmichael.” F: http://ks.imslp.net/files/imglnks/usimg/5/57/IMSLP559819-PMLP901954-rob_petrie_second_collection_118402151.23.pdf Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:Gmin F2|DG3B3c dG3BG3|Ff3A3B {AB}c3BAF3|DG3B3c d2G2B2G2|F2f2 dcBA B2G2G2F2| DG3B3c dG3BG3|Ff3A3B {AB}c3BA2F2|GB3Ac3 Bd3gd3|f2c2 dcBA B2G2G2|| f2|g3fdf3 g3^fgb3|=fd3c3d f3g{fg}af3|g3fdf3 g3^fgb3|f2c2 dcBA B2G2G2f2| g3fdf3 g3^fgb3|=fd3c3d f3gaf3|gb3fg3 df3cf3|A2F2 dcBA B2G2G2||
MR. GARDEN (OF TROUP’S) STRATHSPEY. Scottish, Strathspey (whole time). G Minor. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB. Composed by Kirkmichael, Perthshire, fiddler and composer biography:Robert Petrie. The melody appears in his Second Collection of Strathspey Reels and Country Dances (1796), dedicated to his patron and employer, Mrs. Garden of Troup. Her husband, for whom the tune was named, was Francis Garden-Campbell of Troup and Glenloyn (1768-1815). See also the companion "Mr. Garden of Troup's Reel."
