THE GLEN COLLECTION OF SCOTTISH DANCE MUSIC, reprinted by Highland Music Trust in 2001, is a welcome source book for all with an interest in Scottish music. John Glen was a music publisher in Edinburgh, who amassed a unique portfolio of the great 18th and 19th century collections. In 1891 he published his first volume of tunes from these earlier works, including the compositions of some of the greatest composers, and followed this with a second volume in 1895. The books contain 292 selected tunes from Marshall, the Gow family, Mackintosh and others (all meticulously attributed), most of which are not available elsewhere. Importantly, however, they also include Glen’s biographies of the composers and publishers and notes on the earlier collections and sources of the tunes. Scholars have long recognised the quality of Glen’s research, and his text is regarded as authoritative. The reprint combines both volumes and reproduces the text in its entirety. The tunes are printed in the treble lines only, and grouped into keys, with a composite index. There is a foreword by Charles Gore, author of the Scottish Fiddle Index. There are 138 pages, and the book is available in soft cover and also in a limited edition hard cover version (200 copies only).
CONTENTS
Anderson’s Rant, Athole House, Bargenny’s Bowling Green, The Barns of Clyde, Belladrum, The Birthday 1790, The Bishop, Bonnie Annie, The Bonny Links of Aberdeen, Braes of Glendochert, Brechin Lasses, The Bridge of Ballater, The Bridge of Dee, Buckingham House, The Caledonian Hunt, Cantie Crecket, Capt. Campbell of Carphen, Capt. Fife, Capt. Francis Wemyss, Capt. Hugh Munro, Capt. Lockhart of the Tartar, Capt. McDuff, Col. H F Campbell, The Collier’s Daughter, Collonel Crafurd’s Reel, Coming Throw The Broom My Jo, Coriemonie’s Rant, Countess of Airly, The Countess of Breadalbane, The Countess of Percy, Countess of Rothes, The Countess of Sutherland, The Crieff Meeting, Crowhillock, Cut Him Down Shusie, Dod House, Drown Drouth, Drumsheugh, The Duchess of Athole’s Slipper, Dunkeld Hermitage, Dunnichen House, Dunse Castle, Earl of Bradalban’s Birthday, Fair Field House, Fordell House, Fortingall Fairs, The Fox, Glassa House, Glenfiddich, Gollochy’s Farewell, Gooden Well, Greenend Park, The Highland Plaid, The Highland Skip, Highland Watch’s Farewell to Ireland, Hilton Lodge, Hon. Capt. Maitland, The Hon. Chas. Bruce, The Hon. Miss Rollo, Honble. Miss Jessie A Ruthven, Honble. Miss Sempill, Honble. Mr. Fraser (of Lovat), Honble. Mrs Campbell (of Lochnell), Honble. Mrs F Gray, I Wish You Would Marry Me Now, Inverey’s Rant, It Winna Do, Jenny’s Babee, The Jockey Club, John Roy Stewart, Kelo House, Kirkmichael Ploughs, Knit The Pocky, Lady Ann Maitland, Lady Baird’s New Reel, Lady Betty Wemyss, Lady Burnside’s Birthday, Lady Charlott Murray, Lady Charlotte Bruce, Lady Charlotte Campbell, Lady Charlotte Campbell, Lady Charlotte Campbell, Lady Dalrymple (North Berwick), Lady Erskine, Lady Frances Somerset, Lady George Beauclark, Lady Georgina Gordon, Lady Glasgow, Lady Grace Stewart, Lady Hamilton, Lady Hampden, Lady Helen Douglas, Lady Louisa Gordon, Lady Madelina Sinclair, Lady Mary Hay, Lady Mary Lindsay, Lady Mary Montague, Lady Susan Gordon, Lady Wallace, Lieut. Abercromby, Lieut. Col. Lumsden, Loch Earn, Loch Ness, The Loch of Forfar, Lord Down, Lord Eglintoune, Lord Elcho, Lord Elphistone, Lord John Campbell, Maclachlan’s Reel, Major James Monro, Major Molle, Manderston House, The Marquis of Huntly’s Reel, Master F Sitwell, Miss Ann Monro, Miss Ann Stewart, Miss Anny Stewart, Bohally, Miss Barbara Cunningham, Miss Bartlet, Miss Bisset, Logierait, Miss Buchanan of Cambusmore, Miss C Elphinstone, Miss Campbell (of Saddell), Miss Campbell of Monzie, Miss Campbell of Monzie, Miss Campbell of Saddell, Miss Campbell, Lochend, Miss Campbell, Monzie, Miss Cathrine Chalmers, Miss Charlotte Dundas, Miss Chirsty Stewart, Miss Christie of Durrie, Miss Clementina Sarah Drummond
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