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EARL OF BRADALBAN'S BIRTHDAY. Scottish, Strathspey. E Minor. Standard tuning (fiddle). AAB. The tune appears in Malcolm McDonald's 1789 2nd collection, dedicated to the Earl of Breadalbane (for more on whom, see "Earl of Breadalbane's Hermitage (The)").

Source for notated version:

Printed sources: Glen (The Glen Collection of Scottish Dance Music), vol. 1, 1891; p. 48. MacDonald (A Second Collection of Strathspey Reels), c. 1789; p. 1.

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