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Kenmure's Up and Awa (audio)

This ballad was transcribed by Robert Burns with the tune for inclusion in the Scots Musical Museum.

It tells the tale of William Gordon, Viscount Kenmure, who surrendered in 1715 after marching south in support of the Jacobite rising. He was beheaded in London in 1716.

Details

Instruments:
Fiddle
Tune Types:
Jig
Composers:
Traditional
Length:
ca. 1 min, 22 secs
Level:
Intermediate
Tempo:
Crotchet = 104
Occasions:
Robert Burns night
Time signature:
6/8
Key:
A major
Arrangers:
Christine Martin
Performers:
Christine Martin
Origin:
Scottish
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