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'''FIDDLER'S CONTEMPT, THE''' (Fuath nam Fidhleirean). Irish/Scottish, Air. One of the compositions of Ulster-born (d. 1653) Rorie Dall (O'Caithean or O'Cahan), harper to several Scottish noble families. It has also been | '''FIDDLER'S CONTEMPT, THE''' (Fuath nam Fidhleirean). Irish/Scottish, Air. One of the compositions of Ulster-born (d. 1653) Rorie Dall (O'Caithean or O'Cahan), harper to several Scottish noble families. It has also been attributed (by Dow) to the Scottish harper Ruaidhri (Rory) Dall Morison (c. 1656-1713 or 1714, a similarly named musician who is often confused with O'Cahan) who notoriously disliked the fiddle. It appears, with a few of his other works, in [[Biography:Daniel Dow]]'s (1732-1783) '''Collection of Ancient Scots Music''' and at the end of Bruce Armstrong's '''The Highland Harp'''. O'Neill (1913) gives the title as "[[Fiddler's Content (The)]]." | ||
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FIDDLER'S CONTEMPT, THE (Fuath nam Fidhleirean). Irish/Scottish, Air. One of the compositions of Ulster-born (d. 1653) Rorie Dall (O'Caithean or O'Cahan), harper to several Scottish noble families. It has also been attributed (by Dow) to the Scottish harper Ruaidhri (Rory) Dall Morison (c. 1656-1713 or 1714, a similarly named musician who is often confused with O'Cahan) who notoriously disliked the fiddle. It appears, with a few of his other works, in Biography:Daniel Dow's (1732-1783) Collection of Ancient Scots Music and at the end of Bruce Armstrong's The Highland Harp. O'Neill (1913) gives the title as "Fiddler's Content (The)."
Source for notated version:
Printed sources: Dow (A Collection of Ancient Scots Music), c. 1778; p. 45.
Recorded sources:
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