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GLORIES OF 'THE STAR', THE. Scottish, Slow Solo Strathspey. E Flat Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AAB. Composed by J. Scott Skinner (1843-1927), the tune was dedicated to Mrs. Fraser, Nairn, the proprietor of the 'Star' public house.
Source for notated version:
Printed sources: Hardie (Caledonian Companion), 1992; p. 65. Hunter (Fiddle Music of Scotland), 1988; No. 182. Silberberg (Tunes I Learned at Tractor Tavern), 2002; p. 51 (Appears as "Glories of a Star"). Skinner (Elgin Collection of Scotch Music), 1884.
Recorded sources:
See also listing at:
Alan Snyder's Cape Breton Fiddle Index [1],br>
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