Annotation:Sir Archibald Dunbar of Northfield's Strathspey (2)
X:1 T:Sir Archibald Dunbar of Northfield’s Strathspey [2] C:Donald Grant M:C L:1/16 R:Strathspey B:Donald Grant – Collection of Strathspeys, Reels, Jigs &c. (1820-21, p. 25) 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/105814101 Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:F A2|FF3F3A TG3FD3G|FF3F3e f3cd3f|c3f (dc).B.A {A}G3FD3G|FF3A3G {G}F4F2:| a2|ff3f3a Tg3fd3g|ff3f3a f3cf3a|ff3f3a Tg3fd3g|f3c {fg}a3g {g}f4 fa3| ff3f3a Tg3fd3g|ff3f3a g3af3c|d3f (dc).B.A {A}G3FD3G|F3FA3G {G}F4F2||
SIR ARCHIBALD DUNBAR OF NORTHFIELD'S STRATHSPEY [2]. Scottish, Strathspey (whole time). F Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AAB. "Sir Archibald Dunbar of Northfield's Strathspey [2]" was composed by Elgin fiddler-composer biography:Donald Grant and published in hisCollection of Strathspeys, Reels, Jigs &c.(1820-21), one of a number of tunes he named for members of the Dunbar and Grant clans and their aristocratic circle in Morayshire. See note for "annotation:Sir Archibald Dunbar of Northfield's Strathspey (1)" for more information.
