Nigel Gatherer wrote: > > Andrew Kuntz wrote: > > > Miss Gunning's Reel appears in several collections such as Vickers > > (1770)...The Irish collector Brendan Breathnach attributed MIss > > Gunnings to Marshall (who would have been only 22 when the melody > > appeared in Vickers)... > > In 'Scottish Fiddlers and their Music' (M A Alburger 1983) she says > that Marshall was thirty-two when he first published his compositions. > If Vickers is dated 1770 this proves your theory. I too took > Breathnach's attribution as gospel, but I can't think if I've seen > Marshall credited anywhere else. I'll try and look at the Thompson > collection mentioned by Bruce Olson and see if it's the same tune; if > it is, the mystery is irrevocably solved. Good sleuthing, Andrew! > > -- > Nigel Gatherer, Crieff, Scotland > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.argonet.co.uk/users/gatherer/ > > Posted to Scots-L - The Traditional Scottish Music & Culture List - To >subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html
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