Annotation:Kate Dalrymple

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KATE DALRYMPLE. AKA and see "New Highland Laddie (1)," "Jinglin' Johnnie." Scottish, Reel or Scottish Measure. A Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AAB. Hunter (1979) explains that Kate Dalrymple was a noted beauty, and the subject of a Gainsborough portrait. The melody was first published in 1750 under the title "New Highland Laddie (1)."

Source for notated version:

Printed sources: Hunter (Fiddle Music of Scotland), 1988; No. 241 (arranged by James Hunter). Kerr (Merry Melodies), vol. 1; No. 8, p. 24. Lerwick (The Kilted Fiddler), 1985; p. 13.

Recorded sources: Tradition 2118, Jim MacLeod & His Band - "Scottish Dances: Jigs, Waltzes and Reels" (1979). "Fiddle Me Jig" (c. 1978). Bob Smith's Ideal Band - "Better Than an Orchesta" (1977). Bob Smith's Ideal Band - "Ideal Music" (1977).

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