Annotation:Boatman (4)
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BOATMAN [4], THE (Fear a' bhata). AKA - "Fhir a bhata." Scottish, Slow Air (3/4 time). E Minor. Standard tuning (fiddle). AA. A different tune than Simon Fraser's ("Boatman (3)"). There are several airs by this title in Scottish repertory. Logan's and Martin's, while different, have a similar melodic contour.
Source for notated version:
Printed sources: Logan (The Scottish Geal, vol. 2), 1831; No. 6. Martin (Ceol na Fidhle, vol. 2), 1988; p. 6.
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