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MR. BAIRD OF NEWBYTH’S JIG. Scottish, Jig. E Minor. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. Composed by Malcolm MacDonald, who dedicated his first collection to Baird's spouse, Mrs. Baird of Newbyth.

Source for notated version:

Printed sources: MacDonald (A Collection of Strathspey Reels, vol. 1), 1788; p. 18.

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