I found quite a bit of advertising of Joseph Ferrie’s publications, many containing TS Gleadhill’s “Gae bring to me…” Gleadhill was a singer himself and no doubt promoted his own version and as has been shown by early recordings it must have been a firm favourite version which then took over from the original MMS version which may not have been sung or heard so often as Gleadhill’s more publicised version. Hence its popularity today and the mistaken believe it was chosen by Burns. One group, the Sangsters, actually claim to be singing the MMS/ Oswald tune when they’ve really recorded Gleadhill’s melody.