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'''WARLOCK’S STRATHSPEY.''' AKA – “The Warlock(‘s).” Scottish, Strathspey. E Minor. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. Composed by Scottish musician Robert Lowe, this 19th century strathspey has since become popular in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. It was first recorded on a 78 RPM disc by Cape Breton fiddler Bill Lamey (Cranford). The tune was published in Joseph Lowe’s c. 1840 collection--Robert, the composer, was his son. | '''WARLOCK’S STRATHSPEY.''' AKA – “The Warlock(‘s)," "[[Peter Milne’s Strathspey]].” Scottish, Strathspey. E Minor. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. Composed by Scottish musician Robert Lowe, this 19th century strathspey has since become popular in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. It was first recorded on a 78 RPM disc by Cape Breton fiddler Bill Lamey (Cranford). The tune was published in Joseph Lowe’s c. 1840 collection--Robert, the composer, was his son. | ||
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WARLOCK’S STRATHSPEY. AKA – “The Warlock(‘s)," "Peter Milne’s Strathspey.” Scottish, Strathspey. E Minor. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. Composed by Scottish musician Robert Lowe, this 19th century strathspey has since become popular in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. It was first recorded on a 78 RPM disc by Cape Breton fiddler Bill Lamey (Cranford). The tune was published in Joseph Lowe’s c. 1840 collection--Robert, the composer, was his son.
Source for notated version:
Printed sources: Carlin (Master Collection), 1984; No. 109, p. 72. Cranford (Jerry Holland’s Collection), 1995; No. 137, p. 40. Lowe (Lowe’s Collection), c. 1840’s.
Recorded sources: Green Linnett GLCD 1119, Cherish the Ladies – “The Back Door” (1992). Rounder Records 7052, Buddy MacMaster – “The Cape Breton Tradition” (2003). “The Rankin Family” (1989).
See also listing at:
Alan Snyder’s Cape Breton Fiddle Recordings [1]
Hear the Rankin Family play the tune on youtube.com [2]