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DEVIL AND THE DIRK, THE. Scottish, Reel. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB (Hardie): AAB (Skinner). Composed by J. Scott Skinner and first published in his Scottish Violinist (1900) and again in the Harp and Claymore (1904) collection where it is set with numerous variations and arranged by Gavin Greig. Skinner styled the piece a "rondo or reel" [1].

Source for notated version:

Printed sources: Hardie (Caledonian Companion), 1992; p. 110. Moffat (Dance Music of the North), 1908; No. 33, p. 14. Skinner (Harp and Claymore), 1904; pp. 84-85. Skinner (The Scottish Violinist), 1900; p. 3.

Recorded sources:

See also listing at:
Hear/see Bonnie Rideout play the tune on youtube.com [2] (3rd in medley, preceded by "Wolfe O' Badenoch (The)" and "Mar Castle (1)").

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-''Printed sources'': Hardie ('''Caledonian Companion'''), 1992; p. 110. Skinner ('''Harp and Claymore'''), 1904; pp. 84-85. Skinner ('''The Scottish Violinist'''), 1900; p. 3.
+''Printed sources'': Hardie ('''Caledonian Companion'''), 1992; p. 110. Moffat ('''Dance Music of the North'''), 1908; No. 33, p. 14. Skinner ('''Harp and Claymore'''), 1904; pp. 84-85. Skinner ('''The Scottish Violinist'''), 1900; p. 3.
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