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MRS. MACPHERSON OF CLUNY. AKA - "Wild Geese (The)." Scottish, Jig. A Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AAB. Composed by Scottish fiddler and teacher of music and dance, biography:Joseph Lowe (1791-1866), who published an important collection of Scottish music in 1844-45. The Scottish Country Dance 'The Wild Geese' uses "Mrs. MacPherson of Cluny" as its vehicle, and thus the tune is sometimes called by the same name as the dance.

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-'''MRS. MACPHERSON OF CLUNY.''' AKA - "[[Wild Geese (The)]]." Scottish, Jig. A Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AAB. Composed by Scottish fiddler and bandleader [[biography:Joseph Lowe]] (1791-1866), who published two important collections of Scottish music in the mid-19th century. The Scottish Country Dance 'The Wild Geese' uses "Mrs. MacPherson of Cluny" as its vehicle, and thus the tune is sometimes called by the same name as the dance.
+'''MRS. MACPHERSON OF CLUNY.''' AKA - "[[Wild Geese (The)]]." Scottish, Jig. A Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AAB. Composed by Scottish fiddler and teacher of music and dance, [[biography:Joseph Lowe]] (1791-1866), who published an important collection of Scottish music in 1844-45. The Scottish Country Dance 'The Wild Geese' uses "Mrs. MacPherson of Cluny" as its vehicle, and thus the tune is sometimes called by the same name as the dance.
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