Annotation:De'il's Awa wi' the Exciseman (The)

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DEIL'S AWA' WI' THE EXCISEMAN. AKA and see "The London Gentlewoman," "The Hemp-Dresser." Scottish, Jig. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The title comes from a Robert Burns song written to the older tune ("The Hemp Dresser") dating to before 1650.

Source for notated version:

Printed sources: Kerr (Merry Melodies), vol. 3; No. 271, p. 30.

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