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  <dc:title>Letter: Gavin Greig, Schoolhouse, Whitehill, New Deer to James Bruce Duncan</dc:title>
  <dc:description>Is glad James Bruce Duncan agrees to collaborate with him as joint editor of New Spalding Club publication; discusses future plans in detail; concentration should be on folk song music and words with examples of psalmody and instrumental music; will report to P.J. Anderson and ask for definite commitment by New Spalding Club; comments on libraries of A. Troup, Ballater, and Glen recently disposed of, collection of reference books for mutual use; criticises tendency of musicians to record folk airs in modern notation: Gavin Greig and James Bruce Duncan should aim at exact reproduction as sung; George Riddell of Rosehearty's collection of airs is being copied and is commented on; suggests meeting during school holidays; mentions forthcoming presidential address to Buchan Field Club and lecture to Aberdeen Wagner Society which Gavin Greig is to give; refers to forthcoming marriage of daughter Edith to Arthur Barron, Mains of Whitehill.</dc:description>
  <dc:date>11 November 1905</dc:date>
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