Tune: The Braes of Mar

Also known as »Some Say the Divil's Deid«

Composed by:

John Coutts (1767&endash;1836)

Recommended for (4):

Braes o' Mar (Strathspey-16, Hugh A Thurston)
The Braes of Mar (Strathspey-32, John Drewry)
Itchenor Strathspey (Strathspey-32, George Swirles)
Janet's Wedding (Strathspey-32, George Swirles)

Recordings (14): Show tune in context

Highland Schottische (Jimmy Blair and his Scottish Dance Band) tune 1
The Braes of Mellinish (Angus MacKinnon and the Scots Canadians) tune 2
Howard McNally's Favourite (Peter Elmes and his Band) tune 2
Miss Heyden (Alastair Wood and his Scottish Dance Band) tune 2
Monymusk (Fiddlesticks & Ivory) tune 2
The Quern (Sandy Nixon and his Scottish Dance Band) tune 2
Sugar on Snow (The White Cockade Scottish Country Dance Band) tune 2
The Thistle (Robin Ellis and his Band) tune 2
Bonnie Kate of Aberdeen (Jim Cameron's Scottish Dance Band) tune 3
Farewell to the Island (Muriel Johnstone's Band) tune 3
The Highland Minstrel Boy (Bobby Brown and The Scottish Accent) tune 3
Monymusk (The Muriel Johnstone Trio) tune 3
Greig's Pipes (Bobby Crowe and his Scottish Dance Band) tune 4
The Hebridean Weaving Lilt (The Commonwealth Ceilidh Band) tune 4

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