Key: A
Form: Air or lament
ABC:
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Source (if known): J. Scott Skinner
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Region: Scotland
Notes: From Wikipedia: “Hector the Hero” is a classic lament penned by Scottish composer and fiddler James Scott Skinner in 1903. It was written as a tribute to Major-General Hector MacDonald, a distinguished Scottish general around the turn of the century. MacDonald, a friend of Skinner’s, had not long before committed suicide following accusations of having sexual relations with teenage boys.”