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Cordavon Lodge |
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| Thailer A Bha Me Sherridh Is Feader A Thuair Mi |
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| The Fair Maid
of Oban |
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| Daldowny's
Reel |
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| Miss Campbell
of Glendarval's Reel |
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Traditional, arranged by the Tannahill Weavers
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Collection of Pipe Music" of 1886, begins with Cordavon Lodge,
followed by Thailer a Bha me Sherridh is Feader a Thuair me. The
title of the second tune translates from the Gaelic as "I Was a
Tailor, I Now Have a Knitter". It means that the composer was single
and now has a wife. This tune can also be found in the Caber Feidh
Collection. The last three tunes are The Fair Maid of Oban, which
can also be found in the Seaforth Collection, Daldowny’s Reel,
and Miss Campbell of Glendarval’s Reel.
Pipe Major William Ross, who compiled the collection from which these
tunes come, was in the 42nd Highlanders. He was a piper to Queen Victoria,
to whom he dedicates his collection. The forward to the book is written by
the Rev. Norman MacLeod. He writes in his closing paragraph, "The
characteristic poetry of the Highlands is Ossian, it's music the Pibroch,
and these two voices embody the spirit, and sing the praises of Tir nam'
beann nan' Gleann's nan' Gaisgeach (the land of the hills, the glens and
the heroes).
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