Key signature: Fdorian
Submitted on February 23rd 2008 by AngusF.
This tune has been added to 7 tunebooks.
Also known as Miss Gray Of Carse.
Recordings of a tune by this name:
X: 1
T: Dean Brig O' Edinburgh
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: strathspey
K: Fdor
|:E/4F/4G/4A/4| B3/2c/ .B/e3/2 B/G3/2{AG^F}G3/2.=F/|E3/2.F/{EF}G3/2.F/ E/B,3/2{CB,^A,} B,3/2=B,/|
C3/2.E/B,3/2.E/ A,3/2.E/G,3/2E/|C3/2F{GF=E}F3/2_E/ D/E/F/D/ B,3/2G/|
B3/2c/B/e3/2 B/G3/2{AG^F}G3/2=F/|E3/2.F/{EF}G3/2.F/ E/B,3/2{CB,=A,} B,3/2=B,/ |
C3/2A/B,3/2G/ A,3/2F/G,3/2c/|B3/2c/B/D3/2 E2-E/:|
|:f| .g/e3/2e3/2g/ .f/d3/2d3/2f/|.e/c3/2c3/2=a/ b/B3/2B_d|
.c/A3/2A3/2c/ .B/G3/2GB|.c/F3/2{GF=E} F3/2._E/ D/E/F/D/ B,3/2.F/|
G/E3/2{FED}E3/2.G/ F/D3/2{EDC}D3/2.F/|E/C3/2{DC=B,}C3/2=A/ _B/B,3/2{CB,=A,}B,3/2.E/|
C3/2A/B,3/2G/ A,3/2F/G,3/2c/|B3/2c/B/D3/2 E2-E:|
Dean Brig o' Edinburgh
This version of one of our best slow strathspeys is transcripted verbatim from a book of Scottish misic by W. Honeyman. When I can find the book again, hopefully I can give you the composer. I'm sure someone will be able to post it before then. The key is actually E flat but isn't listed in the key list. Learn it (if you must) without the grace notes then add them in to your own taste.
# Posted on February 23rd 2008 by AngusF
Dean Brig o' Edinburgh
..... Scottish music....
# Posted on February 23rd 2008 by AngusF
Dean Brig o' Edinburgh
Also play it back slowly on your ABC player, e.g. 17 on AbcNavigator2.
# Posted on February 23rd 2008 by AngusF
Dean Brig o' Edinburgh
Composed by the Rev. Tough but improved by Peter Milne according to William C. Honeyman in his booklet " The Strathpey Reel and Hornpipe Tutor "
# Posted on February 23rd 2008 by AngusF
A bit of a quandary
This tune was also recorded by Joe Burke on "The Tailor's Choice." But, I'm loath to add another name for the tune, since it's listed on the website as "Slow Strahspey: Dean Brig of Edinburgh." Do I just add the wrong spelling and all, or what?
# Posted on February 23rd 2008 by smw
The Dean Brig: To hear a good fiddler play this is really something else.
One of THE great tunes, this. I wondered how long it would take someone to brave the thickets of the available key categories to enter it.
# Posted on February 23rd 2008 by nicholas
Re the composer.From James Hunter's collection "The Fiddle Music Of Scotland"
'Airche Allan (1794-1837) of Forfar was thought to have been a fiddler in Nathaniels Gow's band for a time.His cousin James Allan was also a famous fiddler.The oringinal title was "Miss Gray Of Carse" ,but it was taken up by and played into popularity under it's present name by Peter Milne.'
# Posted on February 26th 2008 by dafydd