And a not so happy story.

Northumbrian Piper Anthony Robb came across a manuscript book in the possession of an elderly Northumberland woman and was able to copy down a few of the tunes. Before he got a chance to copy any more, the woman moved away to Cambridgeshire to live with her son and after she died he disposed of the manuscript book - possibly not realising its value - so it has been lost.

Here is one of the tunes he managed to copy, Silver Star Schottische:

X:1
T:Silver Star Schottische
M:Common
L:1/8
K:G
d3/2c/|B/G3/2 G2B/G3/2 G2|d/B3/2 B2d/B3/2 B2|g3/2f/ e3/2d/ c3/2B/ A3/2G/|F3/2A/ d2d2d3/2c/|B/G3/2 G2B/G3/2 G2|E/G3/2 G2c/e3/2 e2|F3/2A/ f3/2e/ d3/2c/ B3/2A/|[1 G2G2G2:|[2 G2G2G4|:A2A3/2B/ c2A2|B2B3/2c/ d2g2|f2f3/2e/ d3/2c/ B3/2A/|G2g3/2f/ e3/2d/ c3/2B/|
A2A3/2B/ c2A2|B2B3/2c/ d2g2|A2A3/2B/ d3/2c/ B3/2A/|G2G2G4:|