Annotation:Mrs. Baird of Newbyth’s Jigg

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MRS. BAIRD OF NEWBYTH’S JIGG. Scottish, Jig. A Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB’. Composed by Malcolm MacDonald, the melody appears in his first collection (c. 1788), dedicated to Mrs. Baird of Newbyth.

Source for notated version:

Printed sources: MacDonald (A Collection of Strathspey Reels), c. 1788; p. 21.

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