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Big Thanks to John Dally, Stephen McNally, Pete Stewart and Adam Sanderson for helping with my attempts at salvaging my miserable pornunciations.

For an article on the "Z" or yogh letter:

Most of the tunes this week come from William Mackie's 1828 Pastoral Pipes manuscript still available on Ross's Music Page:

https://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/archive/rja14/musicfiles/manuscripts/mackie-part1.pdf

here is an archived photo of Mackie's pipes:

https://web.archive.org/web/20240329181248/http://nms.scran.ac.uk/database/record.php?usi=000-000-579-671-C&scache=2u56p5txg5&searchdb=scran

Other Sources:

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1823: Taste Life’s Glad Moments from Edinburgh Chapbook

https://digital.nls.uk/chapbooks-printed-in-scotland/archive/104184666

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1793: Robin Adair from Edinburgh Musical Miscellany https://digital.nls.uk/special-collections-of-printed-music/archive/94581712

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1818: Robin Adair : The Much Admired Ballad, as sung by Mr. Philipps arranged for piano forte or harp by W. Reeve

[https://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.39015096437556](https://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.39015096437556)

For a Chapter on the History of “Robin Adair and Eileen Aroon” see:

Stories of Famous Songs vol 1_ by S. J. Adair Fitz-Gerald, 1901

[https://hdl.handle.net/2027/umn.31951002410743h](https://hdl.handle.net/2027/umn.31951002410743h)

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1810: Aleen Aroon from Smollet Hoden’s A Collection of Farorite Irish Airs arranged for the Harp or Pianoforte”

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Tunes:

Cuddy’s Wedding from Vickers, Auld Lang Syne from Appomattox, Hoopers and Girders (Pete Stewart’s Setting from David Young),

Over the Hills and Far Away, Mill Mill O, Oyster Wive’s Rant, Gravel Walks, Brenda Stubberts, Mason’s Apron, Miss McLeod of Raasay, Atholl Highlanders, and many more.

Càirdeas is pretty booked up for this year actually, but be sure to get on their mailing list here:

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All songs in this episode are poems by Robert Louis Stevenson set to traditional tunes:

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Thanks to J.F.M. Russell, who has made his research into the music of Robert Louis Stevenson available on his website, https://sites.google.com/a/music-of-robert-louis-stevenson.org/introduction/home

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Thanks to Jeremy Kingsbury for inviting me to guest host this episode, and for the many words of advice and encouragement in the process of recording and editing it.

Thanks to my son Ethan for his assistance and expert advice on mixing and mastering this episode.

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You can hear much more about the Over the Hills and Far Away tune in Wetootwaag’s Bagpipe and History Podcast, Season 7 Episode 10:

I didn’t mention it in the episode, but one of my favorite sung settings of this song is arranged by Sean Dagher on La Nef’s Sea Songs & Shanties album: (a great collection of sea shanty arrangements!)

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Bremner’s (unnamed) tune from a note with transcription by Fannie, Robert’s wife, in her preface to Underwoods, A Child's Garden of Verses & Underwoods, Ballads, which is from the Works of Robert Louis Stevenson, Vailima Edition Volume VIII

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Original tune that Burns used for his Here Awa’ There Awa’, from a book RLS had in his library, The Songs of Scotland Without Words:

From (another book RLS had in his library) Gems of Scottish Song: (this is an adaptation of the tune that Burns used for his Bonnie Dundee)

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Please see Mr. Russell’s page about this song, which includes two examples of the song notated in Stevenson’s hand.

And this note with transcription by Fannie, Robert’s wife, in her preface to Underwoods,

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My bellows-blown scottish smallpipes were made by Nate Banton

My C chanter was made by Robert Felsburg

My low D whistle and C whistle were made by Rob Gandara

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Robert Bremner: Duke of Perth’s Reel, Capt. Ross’s Reel, Short Apron, Hoptoun House, Lady Hariot Hope’s Reel, The Highlandman Kiss’d His Mother, Miss Murray’s Reel, Drummore’s Rant, He Hirpl’d till her, Had the Lass till I winn at her, Cadgers of the Cannongate,

Big thank you to Iain MacInnes for his blessing to include his track from Tryst.

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Cover Art is a Receipt from Robert Bremner’s Shop in London courtesy of the British Museum:

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I played tracks from Pay the Pipemaker:

Bannocks of Barley Meal:

and Rowly Powly:

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Nearly all of the tunes this week come from Robert Bremner's 1757(ish) publication: A Collection of Scots Reels or Country Dances

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1750: Lads of Boot From J Johnson's Country Dances (Via Traditional Tune Archive)

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1869: Miss Victoria Ross: from William Ross's Collection of Pipe Music:

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Susan Stewart's Reel From Traditional Tune Archive:

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1758 (I've also seen 1760): Lady Susan Stewart's Reel from John Walsh's Caledonian Country Dances Vol 2 part IV

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For may Hihland Man Kissed His Mother Episode Listen here:

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If you like the sound of my new whistles, check out Verdant Whistles here:

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If you want to hear Robert Bremner's Treatise on music you can listen to my reading of it here:

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The Articles I found about the Possible "Lady Doll Sinclair"

https://threadinburgh.scot/2023/01/04/the-thread-about-the-ninth-day-of-christmas-the-lady-behind-lady-fifes-house-well-and-brae-and-what-she-has-to-do-with-primrose/

https://www.facebook.com/share/1CzNLUYjcC/

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Nearly all of the tunes this week come from Robert Bremner's 1757(ish) publication: A Collection of Scots Reels or Country Dances

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I'm hoping ot update the notes soon, but shoot me an email if you're looking for any of the other sources I didn't link yet.

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Be sure to Post your performance to your own instagram account and tag it #LBPS or #LBPSTOTM

You should also explore the growing resources at the LBPS Tune of the Month Website:

SOURCES

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1740: The Drunken Wives in Pearson’s Closs from David Young’s A Collection of the Newest Country Dances Perform’d in Scotland at Edinburgh by Da. Young WM

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1760s: The Oyster Wive’s Rant From Robert Bremner’s A Collection of Scots Reels or Contry Dances

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1780: The Oyster Wive’s rant from James Aird’s A selection of Scotch, English, Irish, and foreign airs : adapted to the fife, violin or German-flute

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1800(ish): Oyster Wifes Rant from John Peacock’s A Favourite Collection of Tunes with Variations Adapted for the Northumberland Small Pipes, Violin or Flute

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1828: A Mulinn Dubh from Donald MacDonald’s A Collection of Quicksteps, Strathspeys, Reels & Jigs Arranged for the Highland Bagpipe https://digital.nls.uk/special-collections-of-printed-music/archive/105682759

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1840: The Black Laddie from John Rook’s Manuscript Multum in parvo or a Collection of old English, Scotch, Irish & Welsh Tunes.

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1843: Mulinn Dubh From A New and Complete Tutor for the Great Highland Bagpipe by Thomas Glen

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1848: An Muilen Dubh (The black Mill) from William Gunn’s The Caledonian Repository of Music adaptes for the Bagpipes

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1869: The Black Mill From Ross’s Collection of Pipe Music by William Ross https://ceolsean.net/content/WRoss/WRoss_TOC.html

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Black Mill Set from Cold and Raw:

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1828: The Whimsical (Fall of Foyers) from Donald MacDonald’s Collection of Quicksteps, Strathspeys, reels and Jigs

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1828: Jingling Johnie (Kate Dalrymple) from Donald MacDonald’s Collection of Quicksteps, Strathspeys, reels and Jigs

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1828: The Miller’s Fair Daughter from Donald MacDonald’s Collection of Quicksteps, Strathspeys, reels and Jigs

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1828: Morag is Domhnull (or Marion & Donald) from Donald MacDonald’s Collection of Quicksteps, Strathspeys, Reels and Jigs

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1828: The Jolly old Gardener from Donald MacDonald’s Collection of Quicksteps, Strathspeys, reels and Jigs

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The Oyster Wife’s Rant from Lowland and Border Pipers’ Society The Blue Book; Committee Sessions Repertoire

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Link to the Discussion of “Playing Reels to Oyster women”

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Check out the Cree Fiddlers going to Orkney Documentary Here

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