Annotation:Clachan (The)
X:1 T:Clachan, The M:C L:1/16 R:Strathspey S:Kerr - Merry Melodies, vol. 4, No. 72 (c. 1880's) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:D A4 f3A B4 g3B | A4 f3d (ce3) e4 | A4 f3A B4 g3B | A3BA3G (Fd3) d4 :| a4 f3d B3dg3b | a4 f3d (ce3) e4 | AA3 f3A BB3 g3B |A3BA3G (Fd3) d4| a4 f3d B3dg3b | a4 f3d (ce3) e4 | AA3 f3A BB3 g3B |(3A2B2A2 (3G2F2E2 (3D2f2e2 (3d2c2B2 ||
CLACHAN, THE. Scottish, Strathspey (whole time). D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB'. A clachan is a small village containing a church. Although the term can be used generically, there exists a small village called Clachan in Kintyre, Scotland, anciently the sear of Clan Alasdair.
