Annotation:Lady Charlotte Bruce

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LADY CHARLOTTE BRUCE. Scottish, Strathspey. A Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AAB. Composed by William Shepherd (d. 1812), a musician and partner of Nathaniel Gow's (1763-1831) in their Edinburgh music-publishing business formed in the last years of the 18th century, who also published collections independently. See also other tunes for Lady Charlotte, "Lady Charlotte Bruce's Favorite," "Lady Charlotte Durham (1)" and "Lady Charlotte Durham (2)."

Source for notated version:

Printed sources: Glen (The Glen Collection of Scottish Dance Music), vol. 2, 1895; p. 5. Hunter (Fiddle Music of Scotland), 1988; No. 130.

Recorded sources:

See also listing at:
Alan Snyder's Cape Breton Fiddle Recordings Index [1]

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