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The town of Crieff lies in the Scottish province of Perth and Kinross. It was a center for industry in the 18th century, and was the hub of a system of drove roads as well as an important cattle market. Crieff is also home to the Glenturret Distillery, Scotland's oldest Highland malt whiskey distillery, dating from 1775. | The town of Crieff lies in the Scottish province of Perth and Kinross. It was a center for industry in the 18th century, and was the hub of a system of drove roads as well as an important cattle market. Crieff is also home to the Glenturret Distillery, Scotland's oldest Highland malt whiskey distillery, dating from 1775. | ||
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|f_printed_sources=Cranford ('''The Cape Breton Highland Collection'''), 2015; No. 63. Glen ('''The Glen Collection of Scottish Dance Music, vol. 1'''), 1891; p. 26. S. Johnson ('''A Twenty Year Anniversary Collection'''), 2003; p. 40. Kerr ('''Merry Melodies, vol. 3'''); No. 116, p. 14. | |f_printed_sources=John Bowie ('''A Collection of Strathspey Reels & Country Dances &c.'''), c. 1789; p 7. Cranford ('''The Cape Breton Highland Collection'''), 2015; No. 63. Glen ('''The Glen Collection of Scottish Dance Music, vol. 1'''), 1891; p. 26. S. Johnson ('''A Twenty Year Anniversary Collection'''), 2003; p. 40. Kerr ('''Merry Melodies, vol. 3'''); No. 116, p. 14. | ||
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CRIEFF MEETING, THE. Scottish, Reel (cut time). A Mixolydian. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB'. The melody appears in John Bowie's A Collection of Strathspey Reels & Country Dances (Edinburgh, 1789). Carolina Oliphant (wikipedia:Carolina_Nairne), Lady Nairne (1766-1845). wrote a song to this melody entitled "County Meeting", referring to a dancing event. It begins:
Ye're welcome, leddies, ane and a',
Ye're welcome to our County Ha';
Sae weel ye look when buskit braw,
To grace our county meeting.
An' gentlemen, ye're welcome, too,
In waistcoats white and tartan too;
Gae seek a partner, mak' your bow,
Syne dance our County Meeting.
The town of Crieff lies in the Scottish province of Perth and Kinross. It was a center for industry in the 18th century, and was the hub of a system of drove roads as well as an important cattle market. Crieff is also home to the Glenturret Distillery, Scotland's oldest Highland malt whiskey distillery, dating from 1775.
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