A Collection of Strathspey Reels
by McGlashan, Alexander
Tunes list
- Lord Lewis Gordon's Reel. (p. 1)
- Always Pleased. (p. 2)
- Miss Louisa Campbells Delight. (p. 2)
- Tibby Fouller O' the Glen. (p. 3)
- The Fouller's Rant. (p. 3)
- Tulloch Goirm (p. 4)
- The Braes of Glendochart. (p. 5)
- The Miller's Daughter (p. 5)
- The Suttor's Daughter. (p. 6)
- The Earl of Glencairn's. (p. 6)
- The Duke of Gordon's Rant. (p. 7)
- Never out of humour. (p. 7)
- Macleods Reel. (p. 8)
- Strathglass House. (p. 8)
- Larickille. (p. 8)
- Captain Campbell of Carrick's Reel. (p. 9)
- The Athole Cummers. (p. 10)
- Yell Yell. (p. 11)
- Lochgery's Rant. (p. 12)
- The Braes of Glenorchy. (p. 12)
- The Grant's Rant. (p. 12)
- Davie Rae (p. 14)
- Duncan Davidson. (p. 14)
- The Braes of Athole. (p. 15)
- Anthony Murray's Reel. (p. 15)
- Kilrack's Reel. (p. 16)
- The Cameronian Rant. (p. 16)
- Rothiemurches Rant. (p. 17)
- Invernyty's Reel. (p. 17)
- Maclachlan's Rant. (p. 18)
- The Pass of Kelecrankie. (p. 18)
- Let us to the Aird. (p. 18)
- Lord Macdonald's Reel. (p. 19)
- The Earl of Seaforth's Reel. (p. 19)
- The Prince's Welcome to Inverness (p. 19)
- Will You go and Marry Ketty. (p. 20)
- Glen Lyon's Reel. (p. 20)
- The Little Men of the Mearns. (p. 20)
- Appin House. (p. 21)
- Don Side. (p. 21)
- The Ruffean's Rant. (p. 22)
- Borlum's Reel. (p. 23)
- Aldavaligh or O're the moor among the Heather. (p. 24)
- Abercarney's Reel. (p. 25)
- Black at the Bane. (p. 25)
- Gordon Castle. (p. 26)
- Invercald's Rant (p. 26)
- Canty Body. (p. 27)
- The Lass among the Aclenoch. (p. 27)
- Port a Bhodich, ot the Carle's Rant. (p. 28)
- The Braes of Tullymet. (p. 29)
- The Highland Plaid. (p. 30)
- John Roy Stewart's Reel. (p. 30)
- The Merry Maid's Wedding. (p. 31)
- Whistle O're the lave o't. (p. 31)
- The Duke of Athole's Rant. (p. 32)
- Lady Elgin's Reel. (p. 32)
- Delvin Side. (p. 33)
- The auld Man is long a dying. (p. 34)
- The Earl of Kelly's Reel. (p. 34)
Copy details
Publisher
Edinburgh, Alexander McGlashan
Seller
Edinburgh, Neil Stewart (Neil Stewart's Music Shop), Parliament Square
Edition
[1st]
Date
1778
Library
A K Bell Library, Perth (GB-P)
Shelfmark
O7
Description
The GB-P copy at O7 has pp.45-48 of A Collection of Reels bound in at the back, with their page numbers altered by hand to 35-38.
Notes
This, McGlashan's first book, includes many strathspeys, with simple, uncompromising four-beat repetitive basses.
Pages
34 p
Dimensions
23.5 x 34
RISM
M43
Gore
Mc9 (1)
Biographical info
Alexander 'King McGlashan' (c.1740-1797) was leader in the band of the Edinburgh Assemblies, according to a sales description pasted into a GB-Gu copy. He was described as an editor, violinist, composer and teacher (Baptie; Alburger); and was a popular recitalist, and a teacher of Nathaniel Gow (Glen 1, x). Gore uses the spelling 'MacGlashan'.
Other locations
GB-DUcl 31956 [Vols.1-3 bound together]
GB-En Glen 236(1); Inglis 184(3) [2 copies]
GB-Gm M8851 / 786.45 [1780]
GB-Gu Ca9-y.7
GB-Lbl Music Collections e.265.(1.)
GB-P Be10
GB-P Be25 (pencil note: '2nd edition')
GB-P O15