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strathspey & reel
Captain Francis Wemyss/Mrs Francis Wemyss

Captain Francis Wemyss

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A strathspey and a reel taken from Kerr's Merry Melodies (c1875). The strathspey has travelled to Ireland and turned into a reel known as The Bog Carrot. Captain Francis Wemyss shot himself in Paris in 1817 after losing heavily at cards.




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