Mary Young and Fair
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Transcription: by Darryl D. Bush
"Mary Young and Fair" (in Gaelic "Mairi bhàn òg") also known as "Fair Young Mary" is a Scottish slow<br> air in 6/8 time and A Minor. The parts are played AAB.<br> The air is traditional, one of the many variants of "Gilderoy" which was used by the poet Duncan<br> Ban MacIntyre for a song in honor of his wife.<br> The tune is popular both as a fiddle and pipe solo and many versions exist, including one in the<br> Patrick McDonald Collection (1784).<br> It was printed in Fraser's The Airs and Melodies Peculiar to the Highlands of Scotland and the Isles<br> (1874),<br> Kerr's Merry Melodies, vol. 1,<br> Martin's Traditional Scottish Fiddling (2002) and<br> Neil's The Scots Fiddle (1991).<br> It was recorded by Abby Newton on Castles, Kirks and Caves (2001),<br> Capercaillie on Cascade and<br> Evergreen on The Unseen Dance.<br>
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