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|f_annotation='''SOURCE OF SPEY, THE''' ("Mathair Spe" | |f_annotation='''SOURCE OF SPEY, THE''' ("Mathair Spe," "Madhair Spea" or "Meg Mhór Na Lurachan"). Scottish, Strathspey (whole time). E Minor. Standard tuning (fiddle). AAB (Athole, Fraser, Neil, Skye): AABB (Kerr). "This was acquired by the editor's grandfather from Lachlan MacPherson of Strathmashy, of whom mention has already been made. He lived near the source of Spey, and it has every chance of being his composition, as he was a genuine poet, and sung with taste and spirit" (Fraser). MacDonald, in his '''Skye Collection''' attributes the composition to MacPherson. | ||
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Neil (1991) says: "The strath (river valley) of Spey is one of the most characteristic longitudinal valleys of Scotland. It lies in a north east to south west direction and is bounded on its north and west sides by a ridge of hills." The 96 mile long Spey rises in Badenoch, some 16 miles south of Fort Augustus, and drains 1300 square miles of Scottish countryside. | Neil (1991) says: "The strath (river valley) of Spey is one of the most characteristic longitudinal valleys of Scotland. It lies in a north east to south west direction and is bounded on its north and west sides by a ridge of hills." The 96 mile long Spey rises in Badenoch, some 16 miles south of Fort Augustus, and drains 1300 square miles of Scottish countryside. | ||
|f_printed_sources=Fraser ('''The Airs and Melodies Peculiar to the Highlands of Scotland and the Isles'''), 1816; No. 72, p. 26. Kerr ('''Merry Melodies, vol. 3'''), c. 1880's; No. 65, p. 9. Laybourn ('''Köhlers' Violin Repository Book 2'''), 1881-1885; p. 191. Neil ('''The Scots Fiddle'''), 1991; No. 127, p. 166. MacDonald ('''The Skye Collection'''), 1887; p. 100. Stewart-Robertson ('''The Athole Collection'''), 1884; p. 16. | |f_printed_sources=Fraser ('''The Airs and Melodies Peculiar to the Highlands of Scotland and the Isles'''), 1816; No. 72, p. 26. Kerr ('''Merry Melodies, vol. 3'''), c. 1880's; No. 65, p. 9. Laybourn ('''Köhlers' Violin Repository Book 2'''), 1881-1885; p. 191. Neil ('''The Scots Fiddle'''), 1991; No. 127, p. 166. MacDonald ('''The Skye Collection'''), 1887; p. 100. Stewart-Robertson ('''The Athole Collection'''), 1884; p. 16. | ||
|f_recorded_sources=Maggie’s Music MM220, Hesperus – “Celtic Roots.” | |f_recorded_sources=Cranford Publications CP-0100-CD, Alex Francis MacKay - "Music From The Simon Fraser Collection" (2000. Various artists). Iona Records IR001, Ossian - "St Kilda Wedding" (1978). Maggie’s Music MM220, Hesperus – “Celtic Roots.” Maggie's Music, Bonnie Rideout - "Scottish Reflections" (2002). | ||
|f_see_also_listing=Alan Snyder's Cape Breton Fiddle Recordings Index [https://www.cbfiddle.com/rx/tune/t6759.html] | |f_see_also_listing=Alan Snyder's Cape Breton Fiddle Recordings Index [https://www.cbfiddle.com/rx/tune/t6759.html] | ||
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SOURCE OF SPEY, THE ("Mathair Spe," "Madhair Spea" or "Meg Mhór Na Lurachan"). Scottish, Strathspey (whole time). E Minor. Standard tuning (fiddle). AAB (Athole, Fraser, Neil, Skye): AABB (Kerr). "This was acquired by the editor's grandfather from Lachlan MacPherson of Strathmashy, of whom mention has already been made. He lived near the source of Spey, and it has every chance of being his composition, as he was a genuine poet, and sung with taste and spirit" (Fraser). MacDonald, in his Skye Collection attributes the composition to MacPherson.
Neil (1991) says: "The strath (river valley) of Spey is one of the most characteristic longitudinal valleys of Scotland. It lies in a north east to south west direction and is bounded on its north and west sides by a ridge of hills." The 96 mile long Spey rises in Badenoch, some 16 miles south of Fort Augustus, and drains 1300 square miles of Scottish countryside.
