Annotation:Mrs. Fraser of Culbockie's Jig
X:1 T:Mrs. Fraser of Culbockie's Jig M:9/8 L:1/8 R:Slip Jig B:Donald Grant – Collection of Strathspeys, Reels, Jigs &c. (1820-21, p. 12) 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/105813958 Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:D (F/G/A).F D2B AFD|(F/G/A).F D2 =c TB2A|F/G/AF D2B AFD|E2E EFA TB2A:| dcd D2B AFD|dcd D2g f2e|(3def (3efg (3fed|(3BAF (3EFA TB2A| dcd D2B AFD|dcd D2g f2e|(3def (3efg (3fed|(3BAF (3EFA TB2A||
MRS. FRASER OF CULBOCKIE'S JIG. AKA and see "Kick the World before You (2)," "Kick the Rogues Out," "Kick the Scrubs Out," "Red Stockings (2)," "Trealock Lauder," "Would the Minister not dance." Scottish, Slip Jig (9/8 time). D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AAB. "Mrs. Fraser of Culbrockie's Jig" was published in Elgin fiddler-composer Donald Grant's Collection of Strathspeys, Reels, Jigs &c. (1820-21). The Frasers of Culbokie and Guisachan were a branch of main Fraser line of Lovat, being descended from William Fraser, 2nd son of Thomas, 4th Lord Lovat.
William Fraser of Culbokie (1763-1843), whose family's residence was at Guisachan in Strathglass, inherited the estate from his father in 1798, becoming the 10th laird of Guisachan. William, who was described as 'a capital man of business, of active and energetic habits' had been in business in St. Vincent, West Indies. He was well connected with other plantation owners having married in 1797 Sarah Fraser, third daughter of Colonel James Fraser of Belladrum[1] who were all in Guyana (see note for another of Donald Grant's tunes, "Mrs. Fraser of Belladrum's Reel", who was the spouse of Sarah's brother, like his father also named James)". Unlike other Scottish West Indies landowners, however, he returned to Scotland soon after inheriting his estate, although he continued to invest in Guyana where he was part owner (absentee) of Union Plantation in Berbice, with its 150 slaves[2].
