Biography:Masterton
Masterton
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| Given name: | Allan |
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| Family name: | Masterton |
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Biographical notes
Composer Allan Masterton was a teacher of writing at the High School of Edinburgh and was an intimate "friend and crony" of poet Robert Burns, according to John Glen[1]. He was the Allan of Burns' song "Willie brewed a peck o' maut."