Annotation:Saighdear Ruadh

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X:1 % T:Saighdear Ruadh M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel C:James Stewart-Robertson R:Reel B:Stewart-Robertson – The Athole Collection (1884) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G e/f/|:gG G/G/G BGBd|ABcd edef|gG G/G/G BGBd|edef g2 g>f:| g2 g>d BGdB|g2 g>e fgab|g2 g>d BGdB|ABcd e2 de| g2 g>d BGdB|g2 g>e fgab|gfgd BGdB|ABcd edef||

SAIGHDEAR RUADH (Red Soldier). Scottish, Reel. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB'. Composed by biography:James Stewart-Robertson, the editor of the Athole Collection (1884). The title is perhaps a reference to the ‘Redcoats’, or the 17th/18th century British soldier.

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Printed sources : - Stewart-Robertson (The Athole Collection), 1884; p. 160.

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