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MACKENZIE HAY. Scottish, Strathspey or Highland Schottische. D Mixolydian. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB. Composed by J. Scott Skinner (1843-1927), who recorded it himself on a wax cylinder in London in 1906. MacKenzie Hay, to who the tune was dedicated, was the President of the Highland Strathspey and Reel Society in London. Cape Breton fiddler Bill Lamey recorded the tune (in medley with Skinner's "Kirrie Kebbuck") on 78 RPM.

Source for notated version: fiddler Jean-Ann Callender (Aberdeen) [Martin].

Printed sources: Cranford (Jerry Holland: The Second Collection), 2000; No. 116, p. 45. Martin (Ceol na Fidhle), vol. 2, 1988; p. 20. Martin (Traditional Scottish Fiddling), 2002; p. 129.

Recorded sources: Beltona 78 RPM 2313, Jimmy Shand. Topic 12T280, J. Scott Skinner "The Starthspey King."

See also listings at:
Alan Snyder's Cape Breton Fiddle Recording Index []
Jane Keefer's Folk Music Index: An Index to Recorded Sources []

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-'''MACKENZIE HAY.''' Scottish, Strathspey. D Mixolydian. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB. Composed by J. Scott Skinner (1843-1927), who recorded it himself on a wax cylinder in London in 1906. MacKenzie Hay, to who the tune was dedicated, was the President of the Highland Strathspey and Reel Society in London. Cape Breton fiddler Bill Lamey recorded the tune (in medley with Skinner's "[[Kirrie Kebbuck]]") on 78 RPM.
+'''MACKENZIE HAY.''' Scottish, Strathspey or Highland Schottische. D Mixolydian. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB. Composed by J. Scott Skinner (1843-1927), who recorded it himself on a wax cylinder in London in 1906. MacKenzie Hay, to who the tune was dedicated, was the President of the Highland Strathspey and Reel Society in London. Cape Breton fiddler Bill Lamey recorded the tune (in medley with Skinner's "[[Kirrie Kebbuck]]") on 78 RPM.
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