Bow Brig

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Theme code Index	1H1H55 331H5
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Composer/Core Source	Biography:William Macpherson
Region	Scotland
Genre/Style	Scottish
Meter/Rhythm	March/Marche
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Accidental
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Time signature	4/4
History
Structure	AABBCCDD
Editor/Compiler	Biography:Murray Neil
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Scots Fiddle (The)
Tune and/or Page number	No. 57, p. 79
Year of publication/Date of MS	1991
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BOW BRIG. Scottish, March (4/4 time). D Major. Standard tuning. AABBCCDD. For 150 years the stone Bow bridge, a one-arch span over the River Lossie between Elgin and New Spymie, was the only dry crossing in the region. Begun in 1630 by the magistrates of the town of Elgin, it took five years to complete but greatly improved commerce between the towns and the surrounding countryside, states J. Murray Neil (1991). The melody was composed by fiddler William Macpherson (1914–1974) of Elgin in Moray, a veteran of dance bands, traditional orchestras and radio performances.

Printed sources: Bennett (Willie Macpherson: The Elgin Fiddler), 2006; no. 2, p. 49. Neil (The Scots Fiddle), 1991; No. 57, p. 79.