Monymusk and others was: Re: re 3cpl dances in 4 cple sets

Steve Wyrick

Message 61563 · 3 Aug 2011 16:38:42 · Fixed-width font · Whole thread

On Wed, Aug 3, 2011 at 2:32 AM, jo.pickering <xx.xxxxxxxxx468@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx
> wrote:

> I personally find the tune a bit of a dirge. It was written by Daniel (or
> Donail) Dow in about 1760 as Sir Archibald Grant of Monymusk (A reel). It
> was then pinched and Strathspeyified by Niel Gow. But in those days
> Strathspeys were played at a much faster tempo. It must be good though
> because it's lasted a long time.

A bit of a dirge! It's one of my favorite strathspey tunes. It's a great
tune for fiddlers, it provides lots of opportunities for expression. Always
happy when it shows up on a program I'm playing!
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Steve Wyrick -- Walnut Creek, California