Annotation:Ca' the Stirks

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 CA' THE STIRKS FRAE OUT THE CORN. AKA and see "Lucky Can You Link Ony," "Mither Put Me to the Well (1)." Scottish, Strathspey. A Minor. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. Said to be a very old Scottish air. Stirks = bullocks.  Source for notated version:  Printed sources: Gatherer (Gatherer's Musical Museum), 1987; p. 37. Kerr (Merry Melodies), vol. 2; No. 68, p. 10. Lowe (Lowe's Collection of Reels, Strathspeys and Jiggs, Book 5 (1844-45). MacDonald (The Skye Collection), 1887; p. 114. Stewart-Robertson (The Athole Collection), 1884; p. 53.  Recorded sources:

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