Annotation:Tobar Mo Bheatha
X:1 T:Tobar Mo Bheatha M:C L:1/8 C:James Stewart-Robertson R:Strathspey B:Stewart-Robertson – The Athole Collection (1884) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:D f/e/|d>BA>F D>FA>f|d>BA>F B<E E>e|d>BA>F d>ef>e|d>BA>F A<DD:| f|d>fe>f d/e/f/g/ a<f|d>fe>f e<E E>e|d>fe>f d/e/f/g/ a<f|d>BA>F A<DDf| d>fe>f d/e/f/g/ a<f|d>fe>f e<E E>e|d>ef>e d>fe>f|d>BA>F A<DD||
TOBAR MO BHEATHA (Fountain of Life). Scottish, Strathspey (whole time). D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB'. Composed by James Stewart-Robertson (1823-1895), the editor of The Athole Collection (1884), from Edradynate, Perthshire. He studied fiddle under some of the mid-19th century Scottish fiddle masters, including Duncan McKercher ('The Athole Paganini), John McAlpine and William McLeish ('The Aberfeldy Paganini'). He was a founding member of the Edinburgh Highland Reel and Strathspey Society in 1881 and was the Society's first President.
