Money Musk
" 'Moneymusk' is the English for the Gaelic 'Munie Music' meaning
a noxious weed or bush. It was composed by Daniel (somtimes Donald) Dow
(1732-1783) in 1776 and first appeared in his Thirty Seven New Reels, c.
1780, as 'Sir Archibald Grant of Monymusk's Strathspey.' Dow was born in
Kirkmichael, Perthshire, and became a music teacher in Edinburgh where he
was taught, among other instruments, the guitar. His compositions were well
received in his lifetime and survive today. [from Andrew Kuntz, The
Fiddler's Companion.] In the 20th century, "Money Musk" has been collected
in the British Isles, Canada, and throughout the United States. |