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COL. HAMILTON'S FAVOURITE. Scottish, March (2/4 time). G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB.

Source for notated version: the William Mackie manuscript collection, early 19th century. Mackie was a gentleman piper from Aberdeen whose collection contains settings for Highland pipes and Scottish Small-pipes, as well as sections that appear to be for flute and/or fiddle.

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