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Annotation:Highlander's Farewell to Ireland (1) (The)
X:1 T:Highlander's Farewell to Ireland [1], The M:C L:1/16 R:Strathspey B:Stewart-Robertson - The Athole Collection (1884) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:Ador A,6B,2 A,A,A,2 ~A,4 | G3ED3B, G,G,G,2 G,3G | E3DE3G A3BA3G |EG3 D3B, A,A,A,2 ~A,4 :| a6b2 aaa2 a4 | g3ag3e dcBA G3g | e3de3g a3ba3g | g3ed3B AAA2 A4 | a6b2 aaa2 a4 | gb3 e3g dcBA G3g | e3de3g a3ba3g | g3ed3B AAA2 A2 || |: ^F2 | E3A, A,A,A,2 E3A, E4 | D3B, G,G,G,2 G3AB3D | E3A, A,A,A,2 EA,3 E3A |G3ED3B, A,A,A,2 A,2 :| |: a3ba3e a3ba3e | g3ag3e dcBA G3g | e3de3g a3ba3g | g3ed3B AAA2 A4 :||
HIGHLANDER'S FAREWELL (TO IRELAND) [1], THE. AKA and see "Highland Watch's Farewell to Ireland (The)." Scottish, Strathspey. A Dorian. Standard tuning (fiddle). AAB (Gow, Skye): AABB (Glen, S. Johnson): AA'BB (Phillips): ABCCDD (Athole): AABBCCDD (Kerr): AABBCCDDEE (Johnson): AABBCCDEEFGGHH (McGlashan, Ross). A strathspey composed for the fiddle in imitation of bagpipe style. John Glen (1891) finds the earliest printing of the tune in Neil Stewart's 1761 collection (p. 27), although it also appears in the 1768 Gillespie Manuscript of Perth. It was also entered into the 1770 music manuscript collection of Peeblesshire musician James Ballantine. Originally published with two parts, it was a favourite piece for variation sets. For example, it appears in the 1780 Robert Ross collection in 6 parts—a similar version was recorded by Cape Breton fiddler Bill Lamey in the 1950's. See also Galax, Va., fiddler Emmett Lundy's (1864–1953) old-time version as "Highlander's Farewell (4)."
