X:1
T:Sandy is My Darling
N:”Very Old”
M:C
L:1/8
R:Reel
B: Joseph Lowe - Lowe's Collection of Reels, Strathspeys and Jigs,
B:book 2 (1844–1845, p. 19)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:Amin
c|A/A/A a2 gede|c<GGE GAcG|A/A/A a2 gede|c<AB^G A2A:|
c|ABcd egde|c<GG<E G<Ac<G|ABcd egde|c<AB>^G A2 AB|
ABcd egde|c<GG<E Gce^g|ae=gd edca|gedB A2A||
SANDY IS MY DARLING. AKA and see "Laodh mo chroidh Alastir," "Lochness," “Loch-Ness.” Scottish, Reel. A Minor. Standard tuning (fiddle). AAB. The reel appears in Edinburgh fiddler and writing master David Young's MacFarlane Manuscript (c. 1741) as "Laodh mo chroidh Alastir."
Additional notes
Printed sources : - Carlin (The Gow Collection), 1986; No. 475. Gow (Complete Repository, Part 2), 1802; p. 22. Kerr (Merry Melodies, vol. 3), c. 1880’s; No. 148, p. 18. Joseph Lowe (Lowe's Collection of Reels, Strathspeys and Jigs, book 2), 1844–1845; p. 19. Stewart-Robertson (The Athole Collection), 1884; p. 47.