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X:1 % T:Robert Cormack, Aberdeen C:James Henry (1860-1914) S:The Flowers of Scottish Melody (1935) N:"Sweetly"; B part "Faster" Z:Nigel Gatherer M:4/4 L:1/8 K:F C | F>CA,>F D>B,G,>G | E/F/G/A/ B/c/d/e/ {e}f2-fA/c/ | d>B D/F/B/d/ c>A C/F/A/c/ | {c}B>D{A}G>F E/F/{A}G/F/ E/d/c/E/ | [A,F]>CA,>F D>B,G,>G | E/F/G/A/ B/c/d/e/ f2-fA/c/| (3dfe {a}(3g>fd (3cfe {g}(3f>cA|(3GDF (3Edc {A,}[A,2F2] [A,F] |] c | f>c f/a/c/f A/F/A/c/ f>A | B/A/B/c/ d/c/B/A/ G/F/E/D/ C>c | f>c f/a/c/f A/F/A/c/ f>A | B>d/g/f/ e/c/d/e/ {e}f2 fc | f>c f/a/c/f A/F/A/c/ f>A | B/A/B/c/ d/c/B/A/ G/^F/G/A/ B/c/d/e/ | f/e/f/g/ a/b/c'/d'/ c'/a/f/c/ A/F/C/A,/ | A/c/f/a/ g/d'/c'/e'/ f'2f |]

ROBERT CORMACK, ABERDEEN. Scottish, Slow Air (4/4 time). F Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AA’BB’. The tune was composed by James Henry (1860-1914).

Additional notes

Source for notated version: - Peter Chaisson, Jr. (b. 1942, Bear River, North-East Kings County, Prince Edward Island) [Perlman].

Printed sources : - Henderson (Flowers of Scottish Melody), 1935. Perlman (The Fiddle Music of Prince Edward Island), 1996; p. 209.

Recorded sources: - Rounder LP7005, Carl MacKenzie – “Welcome to Your Feet Again” (1976). Rounder Heritage Series 1166-11592-2, Carl MacKenzie (et al) – “The Art of Traditional Fiddle” (2001).