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MR. P.P. SHIRREFF'S FAVORITE. Scottish, Air or Jig (6/8 time). D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. There was a merchant in Edinburgh named P.P. Shirreff, who sold drapery, haberdashery and hosiery, trading from No. 38 Prince's Street at the beginning of the 19th century. It is unknown whether this tune has any connection with him.

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Source for notated version: -

Printed sources : - Aird (Selection of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs, vol. 5), 1797; No. 15, p. 6.

Recorded sources: -

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+'''MR. P.P. SHIRREFF'S FAVORITE.''' Scottish, Air or Jig (6/8 time). D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. There was a merchant in Edinburgh named P.P. Shirreff, who sold drapery, haberdashery and hosiery, trading from No. 38 Prince's Street at the beginning of the 19th century. It is unknown whether this tune has any connection with him.
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+<font color=red>''Printed sources''</font> : - Aird ('''Selection of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs, vol. 5'''), 1797; No. 15, p. 6.
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