Yes, it gets played pretty regularly. The Battlefield Band recorded a slow
version of it in the mid-70s and for a while everyone played it that way,
but nowadays it gets played a good bit faster.
Regards,
Ted
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kate Dunlay or David Greenberg [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: 10 August 2001 04:56
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: [scots-l] Chestnut?
>
>
> I am working on the Boston Scottish Fiddle Club music book for
> the upcoming
> year. One of the suggestions I received was to make sure to put a few
> "chestnuts" in it. So, one of the tunes I chose is Sir David Davidson of
> Cantray by John Lowe. Cape Breton fiddlers all play it, but I am
> wondering
> if it is also played a lot in Scotland.
>
> - Kate D.
>
> --
> Kate Dunlay & David Greenberg
> Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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