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|f_aka=Breach of Killiecranky (The), Haughs of Cromdale (The), Hieland Man Came over the Hill (The), Lord Kingarth, Merry Maid's Wedding, Oyster Wives Rant (The), Wate You how the Play Began, Wat Ye how the Play Began
|f_country=Scotland
|f_genre=Pipe, Scottish
|f_rhythm=Reel (single/double)
|f_time_signature=2/2
|f_key=A
|f_accidental=2 sharps
|f_mode=Mixolydian
|f_history=SCOTLAND(Perth and Kinross)
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|f_book_title=Drummond Castle Manuscript Part 2
|f_collector=David Young
|f_year=1734
|f_page=p. 84, No. 45
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|f_score=1
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B:David Young – “A Collection of Scotch Airs with the latest Variations Book II” 
B:AKA – The McFarlane Manuscript (c. 1741, No. 175, p. 229) 
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