Colonel Baird (1)
COLONEL BAIRD [1]. Scottish, Jig. F Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. Composed by "the late Mrs. Oswald of Auchicruive," for more on whom see "Miss Johnston of Hilton's Fancy".
Printed sources: Carlin (The Gow Collection), 1986; No. 326. Gow (Fourth Collection of Strathspey Dances), 2nd ed., originally 1800; p. 18.
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