Annotation:Newbyth House (2)

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NEWBYTH HOUSE [2]. Scottish, Jig. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AAB. Composed by biography:Malcolm MacDonald, the tune appears in his first collection which was dedicated to Mrs. Baird of Newbyth, who famously said, on hearing that her son (then Captain) David Baird and other prisoners were in fetters, is said to have remarked, "God help the chiel chained to our Davie." Sird David Baird (1757 - 1829) was eventually released and attained the rank of General and later retired to the Newbyth property, although had the old house demolished and in 1817 built a Gothic style, castle-like two-story house on the site.

The 1817 Newbyth House, East Lothian

The original Newbyth House was designed by architect William Adam.

Compare with the Irish "Malowney's Wife/Maloney's Wife."

Source for notated version:

Printed sources: MacDonald (A Collection of Strathspey Reels, vol. 1), c. 1788; p. 24.

Recorded sources:

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