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'''WARLOCK’S STRATHSPEY.''' AKA – “The Warlock(‘s)," "[[Peter Milne’s Strathspey]].Scottish, Strathspey. E Minor. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. Composed by Scottish musician Robert Lowe, this 19th century strathspey has since become popular in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. It was first recorded on a 78 RPM disc by Cape Breton fiddler Bill Lamey (Cranford). The tune was published in Joseph Lowe’s c. 1840 collection--Robert, the composer, was his son.  
|f_annotation='''WARLOCK’S STRATHSPEY.''' AKA – "The Warlock(’s)," "[[Peter Milne’s Strathspey]]." Scottish (originally), Canadian; Strathspey (whole time). Canada, Cape Breton. E Minor. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. "The Warlock" (i.e. sorcerer) was composed by Scottish dancing master and composer in Brechin, Robert Lowe, and published in his brother [[biography:Joseph Lowe]]’s (1797-1866) 1844 collection. It is a companion piece to Joseph's reel "[[Witches (2) (The)]]," and both were inspired by Robert Burns' poem "Tam o'Shanter" (see Lowe's "[[annotation: Tam's Grey Mare]]" for more information).  
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"The Warlock" was first recorded on a 78 RPM disc by Cape Breton fiddler Bill Lamey (Cranford), and has since become a very popular strathspey among fiddlers on the island (where it occasionally has been recorded as "Peter Milne's Strathspey"). It has been recorded frequently.
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|f_printed_sources=Carlin ('''Master Collection'''), 1984; No. 109, p. 72. Cranford ('''Jerry Holland’s Collection'''), 1995; No. 137, p. 40. Joseph Lowe ('''Joseph Lowe's Collection of Scottish Strathspeys and Reels'''), 1844-45; p. 15.  
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|f_recorded_sources=Green Linnett GLCD 1119, Cherish the Ladies – “The Back Door” (1992). Rounder Records 7052, Buddy MacMaster – “The Cape Breton Tradition” (2003). Shanachie Records 14002, Bill Lamey - "Classic Recordings of Scottish Fiddling" (1979). “The Rankin Family” (1989).
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''Printed sources'': Carlin ('''Master Collection'''), 1984; No. 109, p. 72. Cranford ('''Jerry Holland’s Collection'''), 1995; No. 137, p. 40. Lowe ('''Lowe’s Collection'''), c. 1840’s.  
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''Recorded sources'': <font color=teal>Green Linnett GLCD 1119, Cherish the Ladies – “The Back Door” (1992). Rounder Records 7052, Buddy MacMaster – “The Cape Breton Tradition” (2003). “The Rankin Family” (1989). </font>
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See also listing at:<br>
Alan Snyder’s Cape Breton Fiddle Recordings [http://www.cbfiddle.com/rx/tune/t2056.html]<br>
Hear the Rankin Family play the tune on youtube.com [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6fQfcwkgaHo]<br>
Hear the Rankin Family play the tune on youtube.com [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6fQfcwkgaHo]<br>
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WARLOCK’S STRATHSPEY. AKA – "The Warlock(’s)," "Peter Milne’s Strathspey." Scottish (originally), Canadian; Strathspey (whole time). Canada, Cape Breton. E Minor. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. "The Warlock" (i.e. sorcerer) was composed by Scottish dancing master and composer in Brechin, Robert Lowe, and published in his brother biography:Joseph Lowe’s (1797-1866) 1844 collection. It is a companion piece to Joseph's reel "Witches (2) (The)," and both were inspired by Robert Burns' poem "Tam o'Shanter" (see Lowe's "annotation: Tam's Grey Mare" for more information).

"The Warlock" was first recorded on a 78 RPM disc by Cape Breton fiddler Bill Lamey (Cranford), and has since become a very popular strathspey among fiddlers on the island (where it occasionally has been recorded as "Peter Milne's Strathspey"). It has been recorded frequently.


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Printed sources : - Carlin (Master Collection), 1984; No. 109, p. 72. Cranford (Jerry Holland’s Collection), 1995; No. 137, p. 40. Joseph Lowe (Joseph Lowe's Collection of Scottish Strathspeys and Reels), 1844-45; p. 15.

Recorded sources : - Green Linnett GLCD 1119, Cherish the Ladies – “The Back Door” (1992). Rounder Records 7052, Buddy MacMaster – “The Cape Breton Tradition” (2003). Shanachie Records 14002, Bill Lamey - "Classic Recordings of Scottish Fiddling" (1979). “The Rankin Family” (1989).

See also listing at :
Alan Snyder’s Cape Breton Fiddle Recordings [1]
Hear the Rankin Family play the tune on youtube.com [2]



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