Ben Nevis
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BEN NEVIS. AKA and see "I'm Over Young to Marry Yet (1)," "Old Virginia Reel (1)," "Kilt is My Delight (The)," "Ruffian's Rant (The)," "Lady Frances Wemys' Reel," "Coig na Scanlan," "Roy's Wife of Aldivalloch." Scottish, Strathspey. D Mixolydian (Kerr): D Major (Carlin/Gow, Surenne). Standard tuning (fiddle). AB (Surenne): AABB (most versions). The Gaelic ben, or horn, refers to a mountain. The Grampian Mountains are the highest mountain peaks in Britain, extending northeast to southwest along the southern fringe of the Highlands in central Scotland. Ben Nevis (4,406 ft.) is the tallest peak in the range. Scotland. See also the version "Knockando House", credited to William Marshall.
Printed sources: Carlin (The Gow Collection), 1986; No. 437. Gow (Complete Repository), Part 3, 1806; p. 33. Kerr (Merry Melodies), vol. 2; No. 153, p. 18. Stewart-Robertson (The Athole Collection), 1884; p. 102. Surenne (Dance Music of Scotland), 1852; pp. 86-87.
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