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|f_annotation='''GREEN SHADES OF GASK, THE'''. Scottish, Jig. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB. The celebrated lyricist ("The Laird o' Cockpen") Lady Nairne, Carolina Oliphant (1766-1845) was born and died at Gask, Scotland in central Perth and Kinross. Gask was a community that built up around | |f_annotation='''GREEN SHADES OF GASK, THE'''. Scottish, Jig (6/8 time). G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB. The celebrated lyricist ("The Laird o' Cockpen") Lady Nairne, Carolina Oliphant (1766-1845) was born and died at the family home in Gask, Scotland in central Perth and Kinross. Gask was a community that built up around the manor, Gask House, located on a ridge. There was a Roman road along the crest of the ridge that linked signal stations, and the remains of a large Roman camp are situated near Gask House. | ||
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Cape Breton fiddlers have played the tune under the title "Green Shades of Gasque," a nod to the intermingled French culture of the island. | |||
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|f_printed_sources=John Bowie ('''A Collection of Strathspey Reels & Country Dances etc.'''), 1789; p. 6. Kerr ('''Merry Melodies, vol. 2'''), c. 1880's; No. 321, p. 35. | |f_printed_sources=John Bowie ('''A Collection of Strathspey Reels & Country Dances etc.'''), 1789; p. 6. Kerr ('''Merry Melodies, vol. 2'''), c. 1880's; No. 321, p. 35. | ||
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GREEN SHADES OF GASK, THE. Scottish, Jig (6/8 time). G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB. The celebrated lyricist ("The Laird o' Cockpen") Lady Nairne, Carolina Oliphant (1766-1845) was born and died at the family home in Gask, Scotland in central Perth and Kinross. Gask was a community that built up around the manor, Gask House, located on a ridge. There was a Roman road along the crest of the ridge that linked signal stations, and the remains of a large Roman camp are situated near Gask House.
Cape Breton fiddlers have played the tune under the title "Green Shades of Gasque," a nod to the intermingled French culture of the island.
