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Duncan Gray (audio)

It is thought that this air was composed by a Glasgow carter called Duncan Gray. The tune is in MacGibbon and Oswald collections but each version is different. Robert Burns wrote these words to this tune for George Thomson in 1792.

Details

Instruments:
Fiddle
Tune Types:
Air
Composers:
Traditional
Length:
ca. 0 mins, 51 secs
Level:
Beginners / Intermediate
Tempo:
Crotchet = 184
Occasions:
Ceilidh, Robert Burns night, St Andrew's Night
Time signature:
4/4
Key:
G major
Arrangers:
Christine Martin
Performers:
Christine Martin
Origin:
Scottish
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