Angus Fraser manuscript

Edinburgh University Library, Special Collections

These manuscripts represent the collections of Angus (c.1800-1870) and his father Simon Fraser (1773-1852). Some of the material was published by Simon in "The Airs and Melodies Peculiar to the Highlands of Scotland and the Isles" (1816).

The manuscripts contain melody lines of old Gaelic song tunes. Many have fiddle-style variations although these may be Angus Fraser's own compositions. Also there are extensive notes on many of the tunes.

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Published books

Simon Fraser
The Airs and Melodies Peculiar to the Highlands of Scotland And The Isles
John Gow, Edinburgh and London, 1816
A collection of song airs arranged with treble and bass.
Spiral-bound facsimile of the 1874 2nd edition
Available here from the Early Gaelic Harp Emporium. Click here to order your copy

Angus Fraser
The Angus Fraser Collection of Scottish Gaelic Airs
Taigh na Teud, Scotland, 1996
Angus worked to complete his father Simon's collections, but his manuscripts were never published. This edition by Taigh na Teud though incomplete, presents many of the tunes, given in melody line only.

Simon Chadwick