Does anyone have a good scan/transcript of the preface to Patrick MacDonald's Highland Vocal Airs? I have a modern reprint and it's hopelessly blurry…
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Have been in Dunbar for just over a month now. 10/10, highly recommend, please join the party! You too, @trizo.bsky.social !Not just gorgeous and outdoorsy, but the most welcoming and kid-friendly set of neighbours and amenities I could imagine
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Macgibbon’s gane: Ah! waes my heart!
The man in music maist expert,
Wha cou’d sweet melody impart,
And tune the reed,
Wi sic a slee and pawky art;
But now he’s dead.
William McGibbon: April, 1690 – 3 October, 1756
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The Edinburgh Zoo has them too!
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