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ONE DAY AS I TRAVELLED THE MOOR (Latha siubhail sleibh dhomh). Scottish, Air (whole time). E Minor. Standard tuning (fiddle). One part. The melody, under its Scots Gaelic title, was collected by Patrick McDonald, Minister of Kilmore in Argyleshire.

Source for notated version:

Printed sources: Johnson (The Kitchen Musician No. 5: Mostly Irish Airs), 1985 (revised 2000); p. 8. McDonald (Collection of Highland Vocal Airs, never hitherto published; To which are added a few of the most lively country dances or reels of the North Highlands & Western Isles: and some specimens of bagpipe music), 1784; No. 128. Rideout (Soft May Morn), 1997.

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