Annotation:Duncan on the Plainstones

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 DUNCAN ON THE PLAINSTONES (Elgin). Scottish, Reel. D Major/ D Dorian. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB (Carlin): AAB (Skye). Composed by J. Scott Skinner (1848-1927). Perhaps the title refers to a Scottish dancer. Skinner himself was a dancing master in his younger days.  Source for notated version:  Printed sources: Carlin (Master Collection), 1984; p. 74, No. 114. MacDonald (The Skye Collection), 1887; p. 56.  Recorded sources:  See also listing at: Alan Snyder's Cape Breton Fiddle Recordings Index

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