Annotation:Ratha Fair (1)
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RATHA FAIR. Scottish, Reel. D Minor/Dorian. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB (Surenne): ABB (Carlin/Gow, Gow): AABB (Bremner). John Glen (1891) finds the earliest appearance of this tune in Robert Bremner's 1757 collection.
Source for notated version:
Printed sources: Bremner (Scots Reels), 1757; p. 1. Carlin (The Gow Collection), 1986; No. 513. Gow (Complete Repository, Part 2), 1802; p. 33. Surenne (Dance Music of Scotland), 1852; p. 4.
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