Annotation:Eighth of December (The)

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 EIGHTH OF DECEMBER, THE. Scottish, Strathspey. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AAB. The melody was composed by Miss Baird of Soughton Hall, who herself had two tunes composed for her (see "Miss Baird of Saughton Hall (1)").

 Source for notated version:  Printed sources: Gow (Fifth Collection of Strathspey Reels), 1809; p. 15. Jones [Ed.] (Complete Tutor Violin), c. 1815; p. 12.  Recorded sources:

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