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'''LADY BINNING'''. Scottish, Strathspey. A Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). One part (Kerr): AB (Surenne): AA'B (Athole, Balmoral, Gow, Skye). Charles Hamilton, Lord Binning (1697-1732) was a Scottish politician. He was the son of Thomas Hamilton, 6th Earl of Haddington and Helen Hope, and used his father's subsidiary title of Lord Binning as a courtesy title. Their elder son Thomas became the 7th Earl of Haddington. The estates of Jerviswood and Mellerstain passed to their second son George who changed his name to Baillie-Hamilton and was ancestor of the 10th and later Earls of Haddington. The title 'Lord Binning' and 'Lady Binning' were used as courtesy titles for the eldest sons of the Earls. | '''LADY BINNING'''. AKA - "Lady Binnie." Scottish, Strathspey. A Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). One part (Kerr): AB (Surenne): AA'B (Athole, Balmoral, Gow, Skye). Charles Hamilton, Lord Binning (1697-1732) was a Scottish politician. He was the son of Thomas Hamilton, 6th Earl of Haddington and Helen Hope, and used his father's subsidiary title of Lord Binning as a courtesy title. Their elder son Thomas became the 7th Earl of Haddington. The estates of Jerviswood and Mellerstain passed to their second son George who changed his name to Baillie-Hamilton and was ancestor of the 10th and later Earls of Haddington. The title 'Lord Binning' and 'Lady Binning' were used as courtesy titles for the eldest sons of the Earls. ' "Lady Binnie" was the first tune in a medley, paired with the reel "[[Shores of Lake Erie]]", recorded in August of 1908 by Scottish fiddler William Craig. Unfortunately, very little is known about Craig, who recorded for a few years for Edison in the first decade of the 20th century. He was living in Glenburnie, Scotland, at the time of his death on July 10th, 1911. | ||
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''Recorded sources'': <font color=teal></font> | ''Recorded sources'': <font color=teal>Edison Standard Record #9893 (cylinder), William Craig (Aug., 1908)</font> | ||
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Hear William Craig's 1908 recording at the Internet Archive [https://ia802608.us.archive.org/15/items/craiglady/Craiglady_64kb.mp3]<br> | |||
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LADY BINNING. AKA - "Lady Binnie." Scottish, Strathspey. A Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). One part (Kerr): AB (Surenne): AA'B (Athole, Balmoral, Gow, Skye). Charles Hamilton, Lord Binning (1697-1732) was a Scottish politician. He was the son of Thomas Hamilton, 6th Earl of Haddington and Helen Hope, and used his father's subsidiary title of Lord Binning as a courtesy title. Their elder son Thomas became the 7th Earl of Haddington. The estates of Jerviswood and Mellerstain passed to their second son George who changed his name to Baillie-Hamilton and was ancestor of the 10th and later Earls of Haddington. The title 'Lord Binning' and 'Lady Binning' were used as courtesy titles for the eldest sons of the Earls. ' "Lady Binnie" was the first tune in a medley, paired with the reel "Shores of Lake Erie", recorded in August of 1908 by Scottish fiddler William Craig. Unfortunately, very little is known about Craig, who recorded for a few years for Edison in the first decade of the 20th century. He was living in Glenburnie, Scotland, at the time of his death on July 10th, 1911.
Source for notated version:
Printed sources: Gow (Complete Repository, Part 4), 1817; p. 23. Kerr (Merry Melodies, vol. 2), c. 1880's; No. 5, p. 4. J. Kenyon Lees (Balmoral Reel Book), c. 1910; p. 13. MacDonald (The Skye Collection), 1887; p. 9. Stewart-Robertson (The Athole Collection), 1884; p. 9. Surenne (Dance Music of Scotland), 1852; pp. 42-43.
Recorded sources: Edison Standard Record #9893 (cylinder), William Craig (Aug., 1908)
See also listing at:
Hear William Craig's 1908 recording at the Internet Archive [1]