X:1
T:Laoidh Ghara 'snam ban
N:”An ancient air”
N:”Translation of the poem sung to the air may be seen in Smith’s Gaelic antiquities.”
M:3/4
L:1/8
R:Air
Q:”Very Slow”
O:”Argyleshire Air”
B:Patrick MacDonald – “Collection of Highland Vocal Airs” (Edinburgh, 1784, No. 116, p. 18)
N:MacDonald was Minister of Kilmore in Argyleshire. The volume is
N:dedicated to the ‘Gentlemen of the Highland Society in London’.
F:https://www.google.com/books/edition/A_Collection_of_Highland_Vocal_Airs_To_w/XCvLHYWLkFcC?hl=en&gbpv=1&printsec=frontcover
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:Amin
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