Annotation:Mrs. Forsyth’s Strathspey—of Mortlach

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 MRS. FORSYTH'S STRATHSPEY--OF MORTLACH. Scottish, Strathspey. A Minor/Mixolydian. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB. Composed by William Marshall (1748-1833). A Scottish fiddler and composer, Marshall is most famous for his many fine strathspeys. Marshall worked for much of his life for the Duke of Gordon as the Steward of his Household, while the Duke in turn was an enthusiastic supporter of Marshall’s music.  Source for notated version:  Printed sources: Marshall, Fiddlecase Edition, 1978; 1822 Collection, p. 43.  Recorded sources:

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