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JIMMY RITCHIE OF DELGATIE. Shetland, Reel. A Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. "The man who kept Delgatie Castle in repair. A man of many trades who could always be relied on to find a solution to most problems. 1950 was one of the years when the Islesburgh Band played at the Clan Hay Gathering at Dalgatie Castle and the tune was composed (by Tom Anderson) at that time" (Anderson).

Source for notated version:

Printed sources: Anderson (Ringing Strings), 1983; p. 47.

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