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5 unusual facts about Strathspey


Angus Cumming

Angus Cumming produced the first collection of Strathspeys to be published by a person from Strathspey.

Rachel Sermanni

Rachel Sermanni (born 7 November 1991) is a Scottish folk musician from Carrbridge, in Strathspey.

Solera

Glenfiddich, a Speyside distillery in Scotland has a 15 year old whisky that uses a process that is similar to the solera process.

Speyside

Strathspey, Scotland, the famous whisky producing region by the River Spey

Vacomagi

From his general description and the approximate locations of their neighbors, their territory was the region of Strathspey, including that part of the northern coast of Scotland.


Aberlour railway station

Served by the Strathspey railway, it was the last station before the junction at Craigellachie, where the line met the Great North of Scotland line that ran from Keith to Elgin.

Angus Cumming

Angus Cumming describes the Strathspey as an ‘Old Highland Reel’ and indeed twenty six of the tunes in the collection appear with an alternative Gaelic title.

Clan Grant

Hon The Lord Strathspey, Sir James Patrick Trevor Grant of Grant, Bt, 6th Baron Strathspey, 33rd hereditary Clan chief of Clan Grant.

Clare Nancy Russell

Claire Nancy Russell (born August 4, 1944) is a Scottish Landowner, the Lady Laird of Ballindalloch Castle on Speyside and has been Lord Lieutenant of Banffshire since 2002.


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