Annotation:Fortingall Fairs

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 FORTINGALL FAIRS. Scottish, Strathspey. E Minor. Standard tuning (fiddle). AAB. The tune appears in Malcolm McDonald's 1788 collection, a volume dedicated to Mrs. Baird of Newbyth. Fortingall is a parish in Perthshire and the fair was held annually in December. The day prior was a fair for selling cattle and sheep. The 3,000 year old Fortingall Yew is Europe's oldest tree.  Source for notated version:  Printed sources: Glen (The Glen Collection of Scottish Dance Music), vol. 1, 1891; p. 47. MacDonald (A Collection of Strathspey Reels, vol.1), c. 1788; p. 22.  Recorded sources:

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