Annotation:Captain Simon Fraser of Knocky's Favorite

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 CAPTAIN SIMON FRASER OF KNOCKY'S FAVORITE. Scottish, Slow Air (4/4 time). A Dorian. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABBCCDD. Gow (1817) notes: "The musical world is much indebted to this Gentleman for his successful labours in rescuing from oblivion many beautiful native Airs that must ever be dear to the Scot & the Highlander in his work entitled The Airs & Melodies peculiar to the Highlands of Scotland." Captain (Colonel) Simon Fraser of Knocky, Inverness-shire,  Source for notated version:  Printed sources: Gow (Complete Repository), Part 4, 1817; p. 18.  Recorded sources:

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