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PROFESSOR BLACKIE. Scottish, Air (whole time). D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB. Composed by the great Scots fiddler-composer biography:J. Scott Skinner (1843-1927) as a "pastoral march" or a "melody". The name 'Professor Blackie' appears in the words set to another Skinner air, "Glenlivet Whiskey O!," singing the praises of the famous malt whose popularity was enormous in the last two decades of the 19th century.

The landlord o' the moon, quoth he.
Auld bricks, let's ha'e a glorious spree,--
Hooch! Lunar blades, why sudna we,
Like earth-born things, be frisky, O!
We'll drink Professor Blackie's health,
An' wish him muckle Gaelic wealth,
An' always get by groat or stealth
The gallant Major's Whisky, O!

'The gallant Major' refers to the dedicatee of the piece, "Major Smith, Minmore."

Source for notated version:

Printed sources: Skinner (The Scottish Violinist), p. 48.

Recorded sources: Rounder 7059, Alex Francis MacKay with Gordon MacLean – “Gaelic in the Bow” (2005). Scotdisc KITV 453, "Ron Gonnella's International Friendship of the Fiddle" (1988).

See also listing at:
Hear the air played by the Angus Strathspey and Reel Society at Tobar an Dualchais [1][2]

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-'''PROFESSOR BLACKIE.''' Scottish, Air (whole time). D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB. Composed by the great Scots fiddler-composer [[biography:J. Scott Skinner]] (1843-1927).
+'''PROFESSOR BLACKIE.''' Scottish, Air (whole time). D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB. Composed by the great Scots fiddler-composer [[biography:J. Scott Skinner]] (1843-1927) as a "pastoral march" or a "melody". The name 'Professor Blackie' appears in the words set to another Skinner air, "[[Glenlivet Whiskey O!]]," singing the praises of the famous malt whose popularity was enormous in the last two decades of the 19th century.
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+''The landlord o' the moon, quoth he.''<br>
+''Auld bricks, let's ha'e a glorious spree,--''<br>
+''Hooch! Lunar blades, why sudna we,''<br>
+''Like earth-born things, be frisky, O!''<br>
+''We'll drink Professor Blackie's health,''<br>
+''An' wish him muckle Gaelic wealth,''<br>
+''An' always get by groat or stealth''<br>
+''The gallant Major's Whisky, O!''<br>
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+'The gallant Major' refers to the dedicatee of the piece, "Major Smith, Minmore."
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+''Source for notated version'':
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+''Printed sources'': Skinner ('''The Scottish Violinist'''), p. 48.
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-''Printed sources'': Skinner ('''The Scottish Violinist'''), p. 48.
+''Recorded sources'': <font color=teal>Rounder 7059, Alex Francis MacKay with Gordon MacLean – “Gaelic in the Bow” (2005). Scotdisc KITV 453, "Ron Gonnella's International Friendship of the Fiddle" (1988).</font>
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-''Recorded sources'': <font color=teal>Rounder 7059, Alex Francis MacKay with Gordon MacLean – “Gaelic in the Bow” (2005). </font>
+See also listing at:<br>
+Hear the air played by the Angus Strathspey and Reel Society at Tobar an Dualchais [http://www.tobarandualchais.co.uk/fullrecord/89227/1/LuckyDip][http://www.tobarandualchais.co.uk/en/play/89227;jsessionid=05B1F2CED4F3491CDD239A8E86D163C6]<br>
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