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'Haughs' are the low-lying ground along a river, in this case near Cromdale in Speyside. Fiddler-composer biography:Donald Grant (c. 1760-1830's) of Elgin published an early instance of the tune giving it pride of place as the first tune in his c. 1790 collection, dedicated to Mrs. Col. Grant of Castle Grant.

It includes the epigram:

The Grants, M'Kenzies, and M'Cays,
Soon as Montrose, they did espy,
They turn'd and fought most manfully,
Upon the haughs of Cromdale.

Grant the composer noted that the tune was "Old" in his day. He references the battle at the Haughs of Cromdale on April 30 and May 1, 1690, following the Battle of Killiecrankie (1689), a defeat for the Jacobites who were led by Major-General Thomas Buchan.

The government forces under Sir Thomas Livingston, commander of the garrison at Inverness, were the victors. James Hogg, the ‘Ettrick shepherd’, later collected a popular song about the defeat, published in his book Jacobite Relics of Scotland (1817).

The song, however, is historically inaccurate and conflates two battles (Auldearn and Cromdale) separated by some 45 years^[1].

...more at: Haughs of Cromdale - full Score(s) and Annotations

↑ Donald Grant may have been familiar with the song prior to the publication of it by Hogg, or, the epigram in Grant's volume may have been added for the 1820-21 edition. Montrose, whom he mentions in the epigram, was James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose, who was hanged in Edinburgh in 1650 after his defeat at the Battle of Carbisdale. The song confuses him with a later Graham, ‘Bonnie Dundee’, who himself had died in 1689 at Killiecrankie.

[1] Donald Grant may have been familiar with the song prior to the publication of it by Hogg, or, the epigram in Grant's volume may have been added for the 1820-21 edition. Montrose, whom he mentions in the epigram, was James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose, who was hanged in Edinburgh in 1650 after his defeat at the Battle of Carbisdale. The song confuses him with a later Graham, ‘Bonnie Dundee’, who himself had died in 1689 at Killiecrankie.

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+|f_pdf=Haughs of Cromdale.pdf
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-|f_tune_name=The Rolling Hornpipe
+|f_tune_name=Haughs of Cromdale
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+|f_track_title=Haughs_of_Cromdale_(The)
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-|f_played_by=[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCREcb3llNYmclT-nIYl2ayw Les Harpies, Freddy Eichelberger, Odile Edouard]
+|f_played_by=[https://soundcloud.com/queens-own-highlanders Queen's Own Highlanders]
-|f_notes=Colonial Children (1902).
+|f_notes=James Hogg (1770 – 21 November 1835) - Portrait, 1830.
-|f_caption=The principle amusements of the young men were wrestling, running and jumping, or hopping three hops. Dancing was considered an important thing to know. Dancing to step-tunes, such as Old Father George, Cape Breton, High Betty Martin and the Rolling Hornpipe were favorites.
+|f_caption=The Grants, M'Kenzies, and M'Cays,{{break}}
-|f_source=[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-QGwle9y6k Youtube]
+Soon as Montrose, they did espy,{{break}}
+They turn'd and fought most manfully,{{break}}
+Upon the haughs of Cromdale.{{break}}
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-"The Rolling Hornpipe" may have had 17th century Cheshire or Lancashire origins, but it received wide dissemination as a country dance and tune(s), albeit in several variations and derivatives that can be seen/heard as "[[Roaring Hornpipe (The)]]" (Wales), "[[Rowling Hornpipe]]," "[[Rowland Hornpipe]]," "[[Cheshire Rolling Hornpipe]]," "[[Oldham Rowling Hornpipe]]" and others.
+'Haughs' are the low-lying ground along a river, in this case near Cromdale in Speyside. Fiddler-composer [[biography:Donald Grant]] (c. 1760-1830's) of Elgin published an early instance of the tune giving it pride of place as the first tune in his c. 1790 collection, dedicated to Mrs. Col. Grant of Castle Grant.
-There are wide differences between these melodies, yet all seem united by title, purpose and a kind of musical pattern or structure. "Cheshire Rowling Hornpipe", for example, is in a minor key in Walsh's '''Third Book''', set in 3/4 time with the seventh sharpened in a conventional way, but Wright has it in 3/2 time in a major key (and within the compass of the bagpipes).
+It includes the epigram:
+<blockquote>
+''The Grants, M'Kenzies, and M'Cays,''<br>
+''Soon as Montrose, they did espy,''<br>
+''They turn'd and fought most manfully,''<br>
+''Upon the haughs of Cromdale.''<br>
+</blockquote>
+Grant the composer noted that the tune was "Old" in his day. He references the battle at the Haughs of Cromdale on April 30 and May 1, 1690, following the Battle of Killiecrankie (1689), a defeat for the Jacobites who were led by Major-General Thomas Buchan.
+The government forces under Sir Thomas Livingston, commander of the garrison at Inverness, were the victors.  [[wikipedia:James Hogg|James Hogg]], the ‘Ettrick shepherd’, later collected a popular song about the defeat, published in his book '''Jacobite Relics of Scotland''' (1817).
-John Offord (1985) speculates that the designation as 'rolling' hornpipes in the titles may have to do with not having syncopation in the melodies.  It was imported to the New World and the Rolling Hornpipe as a dance is named in 19th century articles and books as a favorite country dance, particularly among the young.
+The song, however, is historically inaccurate and conflates two battles (Auldearn and Cromdale) separated by some 45 years<ref>Donald Grant may have been familiar with the song prior to the publication of it by Hogg, or, the epigram in Grant's volume may have been added for the 1820-21 edition.
-For example, '''Colonial Children''' (1902, p. 193), by Albert Bushnell Hart and Blanche Evans Hazard, in speaking of older New Hampshire pastimes records:
+Montrose, whom he mentions in the epigram, was James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose, who was hanged in Edinburgh in 1650 after his defeat at the Battle of Carbisdale.
-<blockquote>
-''The principle amusements of the young men were wrestling, running and jumping, or hopping three hops. Dancing was''
-''considered an important thing to know. Dancing to step-tunes, such as Old Father George, Cape Breton, High Betty'' ''Martin and the Rolling Hornpipe were favorites.''
-</blockquote>
-The same tunes were earlier mentioned in the same context in the '''Historical Magazine''' of 1873 (p. 367).  Similarly, Rolling Hornpipe is mentioned by Estelle M. Hart in her article "In the Days of Old Father George and High Betty Martin" ('''Connecticut Magazine''', vols. 1-2, 1895, p. 52):
+The song confuses him with a later Graham, ‘Bonnie Dundee’, who himself had died in 1689 at Killiecrankie. </ref>.
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