Annotation:Loch of Forfar (1) (The)

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LOCH OF FORFAR [1], THE. AKA and see "Blair's Favourite." Scottish, Strathspey or Reel. A Mixolydian. Standard tuning (fiddle). AAB. Composed by William Allen. According to Skinner, the melody is sometimes played as a reel. The alternate title "Blair's Favourite" is given by Skinner, perhaps a reference to Blair Atholl.

Source for notated version:

Printed sources: Davie (Davie’s Caledonian Repository), Aberdeen, 1829-30, p. 26. Glen (Glen Collection of Scottish Music), vol. 2, 1895; pg. 6. Skinner (Harp and Claymore), 1904; p. 104 ("As played by the Queen's Fiddler," presumably Skinner himself).

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