Description | Volume similar to MS 998/1/3 with 'James B. Duncan, Manse, Lynturk, Alford, Aberdeenshire', on flyleaf; contains 'Folk Song Miscellanae'; 'miscellaneous gatherings' made when collecting folk songs and airs which are regarded by James Bruce Duncan as not strictly traditional but which had been connected with folk songs, together with some fragments; airs are recorded in sol-fa notation ; words and comment are generally in longhand but also occasionally in shorthand; references are given to other versions elsewhere in the collection; for index see MSS 998/1/1 and 998/6/2. |