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MR. BAIRD OF NEWBYTH’S REEL. Scottish, Reel. D Major/Mixolydian. Standard tuning (fiddle). AAB. Composed by Malcolm MacDonald, who dedicated his first collection to Baird's spouse, Mrs. Baird of Newbyth. X:1

Source for notated version:

Printed sources: MacDonald (A Collection of Strathspey Reels, vol. 1), 1788; p. 7.

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