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BOBBERS OF BRECHIN. AKA and see "Strathbogie Toast (The)." Scottish, Reel (cut time). G Dorian (most versions): A Mixolydian (McLachlan). Standard tuning (fiddle). AB. Composed by fiddler-composer biography:William Marshall (1748-1833), better known for his strathspey compositions. The tune weaves dorian and mixloydian modes. The town of Brechin lies in Angus, Scotland. To 'bob' has been a Scots term for dancing since the 16th century (Consise Scots Dictionary), although it has other meanings. Charles Gore's index gives an alternate title as "Robbers of Brechin."

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Source for notated version:

Printed sources: Davie (Davie's Caledonian Repository), Aberdeen, 1829-30; p. 15. Gow (Complete Repository, Part 1), 1799; p. 10. John McLachlan (The Piper's Assistant), 1854; No. 119, p. 72. Surenne (Dance Music of Scotland), 1852; p. 160.

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+'''BOBBERS OF BRECHIN'''. AKA and see "[[Strathbogie Toast (The)]]." Scottish, Reel (cut time). G Dorian (most versions): A Mixolydian (McLachlan). Standard tuning (fiddle). AB. Composed by fiddler-composer [[biography:William Marshall]] (1748-1833), better known for his strathspey compositions. The tune weaves dorian and mixloydian modes. The town of Brechin lies in Angus, Scotland. To 'bob' has been a Scots term for dancing since the 16th century ('''Consise Scots Dictionary'''), although it has other meanings. Charles Gore's index gives an alternate title as "Robbers of Brechin."
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-<font color=red>''Printed sources''</font>: Davie ('''Davie's Caledonian Repository'''), Aberdeen, 1829-30; p. 15. Gow ('''Complete Repository'''), Part 1, 1799; p. 10. Surenne ('''Dance Music of Scotland'''), 1852; p. 160.
+<font color=red>''Printed sources''</font>: Davie ('''Davie's Caledonian Repository'''), Aberdeen, 1829-30; p. 15. Gow ('''Complete Repository, Part 1'''), 1799; p. 10. John McLachlan ('''The Piper's Assistant'''), 1854; No. 119, p. 72. Surenne ('''Dance Music of Scotland'''), 1852; p. 160.
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