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|f_annotation='''BEAUTY OF THE NORTH, THE''' (Mais' an Taobh Tuath). AKA - "Beauties of the North (The)," "Silver City." Scottish, Slow Strathepey. E Flat Major (most versions): G Major (Howe). Standard tuning (fiddle). AB (Hardie): AAB (most versions). The melody, composed by Captain Simon Fraser, first appeared in his collection published about 1816, also known as the "Fraser Knockie" collection. It was a great favorite of Scottish violinist James F. Dickie (1886-1983) of New Deer, Buchan, renowned for his skill at slow strathspey playing. Christine Martin (2002) remarks it is often used as a showcase tune among modern Scottish fiddlers. | |||
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|f_printed_sources=Fraser ('''The Airs and Melodies Peculiar to the Highlands of Scotland and the Isles'''), 1816; No. 181, p. 74. Hardie ('''Caledonian Companion'''), 1986; p. 45. Henderson ('''Flowers of Scottish Melody'''), 1935. Elias Howe ('''Musician's Omnibus Complete'''), 1864; p. 591. Hunter ('''Fiddle Music of Scotland'''), 1988; No. 179. '''Köhlers’ Violin Repository, Book 1''', 1881; p. 45. MacDonald ('''The Skye Collection'''), 1887; p. 195. Manson ('''Hamilton’s Universal Tune Book vol. 1'''), 1854; p. 138. Martin ('''Traditional Scottish Fiddling'''), 2002; p. 140. Stewart-Robertson ('''The Athole Collection'''), 1884; p. 267. | |||
---- | |f_recorded_sources=Green Linnet GLCD 3105, Aly Bain - "Lonely Bird" (1996). Olympic 6151, Angus Cameron - "Scottish Traditional Fiddle Music" (1978). | ||
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'''BEAUTY OF THE NORTH, THE''' (Mais' an Taobh Tuath). AKA - "Beauties of the North (The)," "Silver City." Scottish, Slow Strathepey. E Flat Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB (Hardie): AAB (most versions). The melody, composed by Captain Simon Fraser, first appeared in his collection published about 1816, also known as the "Fraser Knockie" collection. It was a great favorite of Scottish violinist James F. Dickie (1886-1983) of New Deer, Buchan, renowned for his skill at slow strathspey playing. Christine Martin (2002) remarks it is often used as a showcase tune among modern Scottish fiddlers. | |||
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BEAUTY OF THE NORTH, THE (Mais' an Taobh Tuath). AKA - "Beauties of the North (The)," "Silver City." Scottish, Slow Strathepey. E Flat Major (most versions): G Major (Howe). Standard tuning (fiddle). AB (Hardie): AAB (most versions). The melody, composed by Captain Simon Fraser, first appeared in his collection published about 1816, also known as the "Fraser Knockie" collection. It was a great favorite of Scottish violinist James F. Dickie (1886-1983) of New Deer, Buchan, renowned for his skill at slow strathspey playing. Christine Martin (2002) remarks it is often used as a showcase tune among modern Scottish fiddlers.
