Miss Admiral Gordon's Strathspey
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Transcription: by Darryl D. Bush
"Miss Admiral Gordon's Strathspey", also known as "Glasgow Flourish", "Of All the Airts<br> the Wind Can Blaw" is a Scottish slow strathspey ("Slow when not danced") in A Major (most<br> versions) or D Major (O’Farrell, Rook). The parts are played AB (most versions),<br> AABB (O’Farrell) or ABCD (McGlashan).<br> This is one of the first composed and most famous tunes (c. 1775) by Scots fiddler William<br> Marshall (1748 1833) in honor of Margaret Gordon, daughter and only surviving child of<br> Admiral William Gordon (d. 1769), Carmelite House, Banff.<br> The melody has been used for other songs, including a Canadian folksong, “The Scarborough<br> Settlers’ Lament” and a Scottish song “The Scottish Settlers’ Lament”.<br> "Miss Admiral Gordon" was first published in Marshall's Strathspey Reels (1781).<br> It was also printed in Alburger's Scottish Fiddlers and Their Music (1983),<br> Emmerson's Rantin’ Pipe and Tremblin’ String (1971),<br> Gow's Complete Repository, Part 1 (1799),<br> Hunter's Fiddle Music of Scotland (1988),<br> Johnson's Scottish Fiddle Music in the 18th Century (1984),<br> Marshall's Fiddlecase Edition: 1781 Collection (1978),<br> Marshall's Fiddlecase Edition: 1822 Collection (1978),<br> McGlashan's A Collection of Reels (c.1786),<br> Neil's The Scots Fiddle (1991),<br> O’Farrell's Pocket Companion for the Union Pipes, vol. IV (1810),<br> Ryan’s Mammoth Collection (1883).<br>
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