@ Will:

Yep! I fell in love with it when I heard an old (c. 1960s) recording of a Scottish fiddling contest in which it featured (with a few strathspey "snaps" which I gather weren't in the original).

I fell in love with Independence when I heard Matt Malloy play it on TV back in the 80s and took it off the video recording. I later discovered it in an old collection, so it's at least 19th century. What a great thread this is!