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Ruari Dubh

Ruari Dubh
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A melody associated with Sir Walter Scott's narrative poem The Lady of the Lake. One of its characters - Roderick Dhu, chief of Clan Alpin - is outlawed after a bloodthirsty murder. This setting was published in Captain Simon Frasers Airs and Melodies of the Highlands and Islands (1874).


This set is part of my Scottish Collection of tunes; for others, check out the Scottish Collection Index


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