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''Printed sources'': Hinds/Hébert ('''Grumbling Old Woman'''), 1981; p. 8. Phillips ('''Traditional American Fiddle Tunes'''), vol. 1, 1994; p. 161. Gordon MacQuarrie ('''Cape Breton Collection of Scottish Music'''). Perlman ('''The Fiddle Music of Prince Edward Island'''), 1996; p. 86.  
''Printed sources'': Hinds/Hébert ('''Grumbling Old Woman'''), 1981; p. 8. Phillips ('''Traditional American Fiddle Tunes'''), vol. 1, 1994; p. 161. Gordon MacQuarrie ('''Cape Breton Collection of Scottish Music'''), 1940. Perlman ('''The Fiddle Music of Prince Edward Island'''), 1996; p. 86.  
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MY BROTHER'S LETTER. Canadian, Reel. Canada; Cape Breton, Prince Edward Island. A Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. Composed by Nova Scotia musician Vincent MacLellan.

Source for notated version: Eleanor Townsend (Ontario, Canada) [Hinds]; Sarah Michaels [Phillips]; Dennis Pitre (b. 1941, St. Felix, West Prince County, Prince Edward Island) [Perlman].

Printed sources: Hinds/Hébert (Grumbling Old Woman), 1981; p. 8. Phillips (Traditional American Fiddle Tunes), vol. 1, 1994; p. 161. Gordon MacQuarrie (Cape Breton Collection of Scottish Music), 1940. Perlman (The Fiddle Music of Prince Edward Island), 1996; p. 86.

Recorded sources: Brownrigg Productions BRG GMI 001, Cape Breton Symphony - "Fiddle, vol. 1" (c. 1970's). Celestial Entertainment CECS001, Brenda Stubbert (Cape Breton, N.S.) - "In Jig Time!" (1995). Brenda Stubbert - "Endless Memories" (2008). Fellside FE149, Mad Pudding - "Grand Hotel" (1999). Glencoe GMI-001, "Cape Breton Symphony." Shanachie Records 14001, "The Early Recordings of Angus Chisholm" (1978).

See also listing at:
Hear a clip of the tune from Brenda Stubbert's 2008 album at Cranford Publications [1]
Hear Angus Chisholm's 78 RPM recording at the Internet Archive [2] (2nd tune in medley, following the strathspey "Miss Lyall").
See notation for Chisholm's version at Cranford Publications [3]




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