The Four Provinces Fling (strathspey) on The Session

Also known as Forget Me Not, The Four Provinces Fling No.3, James Duffy’s, Jamie Duffy’s Highland Fling, Lady Mary Ramsay, Lady Mary Ramsey, Mary Ramsay’s, Miss Ramsay, Miss Ramsay’s, Miss Ramsey, Miss Ramsey’s, Miss Ramsey’s Highland, Miss Ramsey’s Highland Fling, The Queen’s Shilling.

A tune by this name has been recorded together with Stirling Castle (a few times).

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Souce: Mick Moloney, Eugene O’Donnell, Seamus Egan _ "3 way street"
Transcription: g.m.p.

As a Highland

Not surprisingly, this is also played as a highland in the north of Ireland. I learned it c. 1979 as "Jamie Duffy’s" from Gary Hastings. Jamie was the brother of the late Eddie Duffy, a flute player from Fermanagh.

The Four Provinces Fling No.3

This is a version of a very common Scottish strathspey called "Lady Mary Ramsay", and can also be found in Ireland under such titles as "The Queen’s Shilling" and "Forget Me Not".

“Miss Ramsey” ~ in her petulant youth as a reel?

"Lady Mary Ramsey"
Key signature: D Major
Submitted on May 10th 2004 by Washoo.
https://thesession.org/tunes/2982

“Lady Mary Ramsey” ~ several reincarnations

As ‘nigelg’ has put it, these tunes tend to be in origin ‘Strathspeys’, at least in their earliest form as we know them, in Eire they were used and played for and called as ‘Highland Flings’, and when the dance was no longer about, they served another use as reels… A good melody will persist, whatever the name given it…

vaguely reminiscent of All Hands Around https://thesession.org/tunes/7424

Vaguely reminiscent of The 4 Provinces…
https://thesession.org/tunes/1639

Lady mary ramsay?

is this the same tune played by natalie macmaster in her first album on the track O’er the moor among the heather?
this dont sound like the lady mary ramsay i know, cause in cape breton its played in dmajor, unless its originally played in gmajor idk HELP? im looking for the lady mary ramsay strathspey ni Dmajor

Mcsherry´s version

X: 1
T: Miss Ramsey
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
D: Calico - Celanova Square
R: reel
K: Dmaj
B|A~F3 ~A3B|AGFE ~D3B|ADFA (3Bcd AF|EGFE ~D3B|
|A~F3 ~A3B|AGFE ~D3B|ADFA (3Bcd AF|Dfag |
f2df eAce|dcdA Bcde|ffdf eAce|dBAG FAde|
f2df eAce|dcdA Bcdg|fdec d2cA|(3Bcd AFegfe|
||dcdf aafa|bfaf egfe|dcdf aafa|gbaf egfe|
|dcdf aafa|bfaf egfe|dcdf aafa|gbaf egag||
f2df eAce|dcdA Bcde|ffdf eAce|dBAG FAde|
f2df eAce|dcdA Bcdg|fdec d2cA|(3Bcd AFde|

1st bar of 2nd part identical to that of Jimmy Lyon’s highland:
https://thesession.org/tunes/171/comments

The Four Provinces Fling strathspey

Two settings