BON(E)FIRE, THE [1]. AKA - "Tein'-aigheir air gach beann dhiubh." Scottish, Strathspey. G Minor. Standard. AAB. This Jacobite oriented tune "was occasioned by the bonfires raised on all the surrounding hills, upon the late General Fraser of Lovat's (the family chief's Gaelic patronymic was MacShimi) election for the County of Inverness, even before his estate was restored to him (forfeited in 1745). It makes a charming medley with ("The Scolding Wives of Abertarff)" (Fraser). Other Jacobite Fraser family tunes are "Lovat's Restoration," "Lord Lovat Beheaded," "Lord Lovat's Welcome." Alburger (Scottish Fiddlers and Their Music), 1983; Ex. 96, pg. 162. Fraser (The Airs and Melodies Peculiar to the Highlands of Scotland and the Isles), 1874; No. 64, pg. 22. Stewart-Robertson (The Athole Collection), 1884; pg. 193.
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LOVAT'S RESTORATION (Fhuair Mac Shimi 'n oighreachd). Scottish, Strathspey. D Major. Standard. AB (Fraser): AA'B (Alburger, Athole). The title concerns Scotland's Fraser of Lovat family, and has to do with the celebration and festivity which attended General Fraser's election to Parliament, which happened even before his estates (forfeited in 1745) were returned to him (Alburger). "The restoration of the Lovat estate, and the other estates forfeited in 1745, gave occasion to this air, expressing the joy of the inhabitants at the return of their former landlords, after the tyranny exercised by some of the commissioners' factors" (Fraser). Alburger (Scottish Fiddlers and Their Music), 1983; Ex. 97, pgs. 162-163. Fraser (The Airs and Melodies Peculiar to the Highlands of Scotland and the Isles), 1874' No. 68, pg. 24. Stewart-Robertson (The Athole Collection), 1884; pg. 116.
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R:Strathspey
B:The Athole Collection
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MISS FARQUHARSON OF INVERCAULD. AKA and see "Lady Louisa Gordon," "Miss McLeod's Fancy." Scottish, Strathspey. F Major. Standard. AB (Marshall): AABB (Hunter). Composed by William Marshall (1748-1833), who first called it "Lady Louisa Gordon('s Strathspey)." Gow reprinted it, without composer credit until the Sixth Collection, as "Miss McLeod's Fancy," but it finally reappeared in Marshall's posthumously published collection under the title above. The celebrated stage dancer, Madam Hillsburgh, danced to the melody in the early 19th century.
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Miss Farquharson was a daughter of Archibald Farquharson, a Whig politician who represented Seafield and Kintore in the general election of 1829, records Moyra Cowie, in her book The Life and Times of William Marshall (1999). The Farquharson's acquired their estate from the Gordons in 1749, and the family still owns Braemar Castle.
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Hunter (Fiddle Music of Scotland), 1988; No. 162. Marshall, Fiddlecase Edition, 1978; 1845 Collection, pg. 6.
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