Annotation:Finnin' Haddies

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 FINNIN' HADDIES. Scottish, Strathspey. E Minor. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. A finnin' haddie is a smoked fish, a Findon haddock, named for the village near Aberdeen where the process originated. The strathspey was composed by to Carl Volti, born Archibald Milligan in Glasgow in 1849. Volti, a fiddler, composed many tunes found in the Kerr's collections and also published several tutors, albums of popular songs, national overtures, etc.  Source for notated version:  Printed sources: Kerr (Merry Melodies), vol. 3; No. 73, p. 10.  Recorded sources:

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