Where's Fennario?

God knows? I haven't a clue - but all the places in the version I know fit well in the the history and geography of Aberdeenshire, and the river systems of the Ythan and the Don. The Ythan meets the sea not 10 miles north of Aberdeen, and the Don flows through the city.

The River Ythan flows through - Auchterless; Fyvie; and past Gight (the Castle of Gight beside the Ythan River, east of Fyvie towards Methlick; built around 1560 by members of the Gordon family and plagued throughout its history by murder, hardship, and unexpected deaths) ---- all in Aberdeenshire (now Grampian Region).

Old Meldrum lies to the south of Fyvie - but still drains into the Ythan river system.

The Garioch (pronounced Geeree, and transliterated in various ways) - the area around Inverurie and Bennachie - draining into the River Don (the neighbouring river system south of the Ythan).

And Aberdeen lies at the mouth of the River Don (yes, there are several more around the globe, but that just shows there are two Aberdeen lads - one stays, and one gets the h..l out, the farther away the better! And once gone, the more ferocious the Aberdeen loon becomes.)

The tune I believe refers to the Battle of Fyvie in 1644, where Royalists commanded by the Marquis of Montrose won against considerable odds. The Marquiss of Montrose then made the mistake of being captured and executed not much later! Win the battle and lose the war?   

http://www.scotwars.com/Individuals/ montrose/background_and_overview.htm

All best - Gavin (yes, another expat Aberdonian).