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Kerr's Collections
Strathspeys & Schottisches
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| Title |
Key |
Book |
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Notes |
| Aberlour's Squeeze |
C |
K2,13 |
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By Wm Marshall |
| Aldivalloch II |
D |
K3,5 |
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| Alister McAlister |
C
Bb |
K2,9
K7,2 |
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Aka Alasdair Mac Alasdair (Athole), Little Katie
Kearney (DMI), Con Cassidy's Highland (Altan),
The Canamine Highland (Northern Fiddler), Alistair
MacAllister (Ryan). Philippe Varlet reports that as a polka
it's played in Ireland under the titles The Glen (or Glin)
Cottage Polka, Alistair MacAllister, St Patrick Was a Gentleman,
and McAllister's Fling. |
| Among the Heather |
A |
K3,13 |
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| Annie Laurie |
D |
K4,7 |
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| Athole Cummers, The |
Em
Am |
K1,5
K3,24 |
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Aka Bog An Lochan. "Highland
Schottische" (in K3). |
| Athole's Honest Men |
G |
K3,7 |
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By J S Robertson (biog) There is an accompanying reel, Athole's Bonny Lasses |
| Auld Brig o' Ayr, The |
F |
K3,18 |
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| Auld House, The |
G |
K3,24 |
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"Highland Schottische". |
| Auld Kirk, The |
G |
K4,16 |
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| Auld Luckie |
C |
K3,15 |
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| Auld Toon o' Ayr, The |
D |
K2,19 |
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| Ayrshire Lasses |
C |
K2,11 |
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By Earl of Eglintoun |
| Ballochmyle Brig |
A |
K3,11 |
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By A McAlpine |
| Banks o' Clyde, The I |
G |
K1,20
K6,4 |
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"Highland Schottische". "J S K" |
| Belladrum House |
D |
K1,17 |
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| Ben Lomond |
D |
K2,17 |
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| Ben Nevis |
D |
K2,18 |
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| Big Kirsty |
G |
K1,12 |
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Aka Ciorsdan Mhor; Miss Stewart Bun
Rannoch and A' the Way to Galloway. in
Ireland it's known as The Road To Lisdoonvarna,
An Bealach ar fad go Gaillimh, and All the Ways to Galway.
Brendean Breathnach gives many related and
alternative titles: Slash Away the Pressing Gang,
Flash Away The Press Gang for example.
It has also evolved into a 2/4 polka under the
name The Kerry Cow. Other names found
include The Galway Girls, All the way from
Gallaway, Sarsfield March, The March of the Tribes
to Galway etc. |
| Billy Mackinnon |
A |
K4,6 |
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| Birks of Aberfeldie |
D |
K3,4 |
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Aka |
| Blue Bells |
G |
K4,13 |
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Aka Blue Bells of Scotland |
| Boatie Rows, The |
A |
K3,24 |
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"Highland Schottische". |
| Bob Simms |
G |
K3,8 |
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By Hugh Dunlop |
| Bog O' Gight, The |
A |
K2,4 |
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By Wm Marshall |
| Bonnie Bessie Lee |
G |
K3,9 |
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| Bonnybridge |
A |
K3,14 |
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| Bonny Broom, The |
G |
K4,16 |
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| Bonnie Charlie I |
A |
K3,11 |
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G |
K4,16 |
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| Bonny Toun o' Kenmore |
G |
K3,8 |
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| Bonnie Wee Thing |
A |
K3,23 |
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"Highland Schottische". |
| Bowling Braes, The |
C |
K6,33 |
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"by J M" |
| Boys of Our Town, The |
D |
K4,11 |
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| Braes Aboon Bonaw |
D |
K1,9 |
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| Braes of Auchtertyre, The |
C |
K1,14 |
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By Crockett. First published in Neil Stewart's 'Collection of the Newest and Best Reels and
Country Dances' (c1761). Known in Ireland as
The Belles of Tipperary and The Beaus
of Kildare, and in the USA as Billy In the
Low Ground or Beaus of Albany. It's possibly related
to Blue Bonnets Over the Border, which in turn has as its
ancestor O Mother What Shall I Do. Recordings:
James F Dickie's Delights (1976); Angus Chisholm,
Early Recordings (1978); Paddy Cronin, The Rakish
Paddy (1975) |
| Braes of Balquither, The |
G |
K1,11 |
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There is a Scots song of the same name whose chorus,
'Will ye go, lassie, go,
To the braes o' Balquhidder?
Where the blaeberries grow,
'Mang the bonnie bloomin' heather.'
Inspired the modern song Wild Mountain Thyme.
Recordings: Jock Tamson's Bairns, The
Lasses Fashion (1982) |
| Braes o' Mar, The |
D |
K1,19
K7,20 |
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"Highland Schottische" (in K1).
Johnny Won't You Marry Me (K4,8) is
another version, and it's played as a reel in
Ireland as Johnny Will You Marry Me (Boys
of the Lough) and Love Won't You Marry Me
(Roche collection). Recordings: Boys of the
Lough, The Piper's Broken Finger (1976); Scottish
Fiddlers, Welcome to the Clans (1977) |
| Braes of Tulimet |
Am |
K7,2 |
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| Braes of Tullymet |
Em
Gm |
K1,19
K2,23 |
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A district near Pitlochry, Perthshire, the
name probably means "boundary hills".
"Highland Schottische" (in K1).
Recordings: Golden Fiddle Awards (1978) |
| Braw Lads |
D |
K4,8 |
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| Brechin Castle |
Bb |
K1,17 |
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Recordings: Fiddles Galore (1976) |
| Bridge of Brechin, The |
F |
K2,22 |
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| Brig O' Balater, The |
C |
K2,11 |
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By Niel Gow |
| Brig o' Dee, The |
D |
K2,18 |
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| Brig O' Kyle, The |
A |
K3,10 |
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By Hugh Dunlop |
| Brig o' Perth, The |
A |
K1,20
K7,19 |
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"Highland Schottische". Recordings:
Various, The Caledonian Companion (1975) |
| Brisk Bob |
Bm |
K3,6 |
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| But and Ben |
D |
K4,8 |
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| Ca' Hawkie Through the Water |
C |
K2,10 |
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[Lord Elphinston] |
| Ca' the Stirks |
Am |
K2,10 |
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| Ca' the Wethers To the Hill |
A |
K3,14 |
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Found as a reel called Glen Tilt Lodge
(K4,5) and Glentilt in the Athole Collection.
In McGlashan it's The Duke of Athol's Forrest
Lodge, Glen Tilt |
| Cadgers of the Canongate |
G |
K4,13 |
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| Caledonian Hunt I |
D |
K1,13 |
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By Alexander Don. |
| Calton Hill |
Bb |
K3,21 |
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| Calum Breugach |
C |
K2,10 |
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| Cameron's Got His Wife Again |
D |
K1,10 |
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Toby Rider told me this tune's also referred to
as Alfred Cameron Moffat's Got His Wife
Again. Recordings: Fife Strathspey and Reel Soc.,
The Fiddle Sounds of Fife (1980); Golden Fiddle
Awards (1976) |
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K5,9 |
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| Campsie Glen |
A |
K3,14 |
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| Captain Campbell |
C |
K1,9 |
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Not related to the march of the same name, this
Strathspey is popular in Scotland and Cape Breton.
(ABC). |
| Captain Francis Wemyss |
D |
K3,3 |
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Played as a slide in Ireland under the title An Coileach
Comhraic or The Game Cock. Found as a reel also
called The Game Cock in Ryan's Mammoth Collection.
According to Breathnach, it's also known as Those Evening
Bells Reel, and is related to The Western Lasses
(DMI765). Jackie Daly, the renowned accordion player from
Kanturk in County Cork, composed an extra part for it: he
calls the entire reel The Bog Carrot. |
| Captain Maitland, Hon. |
G |
K2,15 |
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| Captain Robertson, Ludes |
D |
K3,5 |
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| Cathkin Braes |
A |
K3,23 |
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"Highland Schottische". Known as a 2-part strathspey,
this version has a third part.
Recordings: Jock Tamson's Bairns (1980). |
| Cawdor Fair |
G |
K1,20 |
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Aka Cock o' Bendy (Middleton's Selection,
1870). "Highland Schottische".
Recordings: Scottish Fiddlers, Welcome to the Clans (1977) |
| Chailleach Oidhche |
A |
K2,6 |
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| Charles Leslie |
D |
K2,19 |
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| Charlie Stuart |
D |
K2,17 |
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Aka (You're) Welcome Charlie Stuart. |
| Clach Na Cudain |
D |
K2,18 |
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| Clachan, The |
D |
K4,10 |
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| Colin Campbell |
G |
K4,14 |
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| Colqualzie Fir Trees |
G |
K3,7 |
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| Comin Thro' the Rye |
D
A |
K3,41
K4,3 |
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Aka The Rye Waltz. |
| Corduroy, The |
A |
K3,10 |
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| Corimonie's Rant |
D |
K2,17 |
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By Donald Dow |
| Corriegills |
A |
K3,13 |
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By Carl Volti (biog). |
| Corrimony |
A |
K2,7 |
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| Couttie's Wedding |
C |
K3,17 |
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| Craig of Barns, The |
C |
K1,19 |
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"Highland Schottische". Similar to
MacKinnon's Rant in the DunGreen Collection. |
| Craigellachie Bridge |
D |
K1,12 |
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| Craigendoran |
G |
K4,15 |
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| Crail |
D |
K4,9 |
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| Cut and Dry |
A
G |
K2,6
K3,7 |
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| Cutting Ferns |
C |
K1,18 |
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NG: Aka Tha Mi Sgith (as recorded by Alan
Stivell, Silly Wizard, etc), Cutting Bracken
and Buain na Rainich (which means 'reaping
the bracken'). As a jig it's
called Drummond Castle (see K4,28).
Ferns have always been found in abundance in the
highlands, and were used as cattle litter,
makeshift beds, and were also used to thatch
cottages. Traditionally fern-gathering was
women's work, even though it was hard, back-
breaking work.
In Victorian times, ferns were used in a
decorative way, the fronds being seen as symbols of
fertility, industry and prosperity.
George Seto: The story which goes with this
lovely lullaby (which often is played too fast for
my taste), is about a young lady who would normally
go out to cut the fern/bracken, met and fell in
love with a member of the Sidhe/Fairy folk. He also
fell in love with her. Her family found out, and
kept her at home. The song as it sits comes from
the Fairy, who is dejected.
The chorus and first verse were collected by
Marjorie Kennedy-Fraser in the early 20th century.
Her collaborator, Kenneth MacLeod wrote the rest. |
| Daft Willie Dawson |
D |
K3,5 |
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| Dainty Davie |
Em |
K1,4 |
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This is the air to a song of the same name. The
tune is found in Aird's Selection under the name
The Gardener's March. |
| Dancing Scotchman, The |
G |
K7,18 |
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"Highland Schottische". |
| Dark Hair'd Mary |
Em |
K3,9 |
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| Delvin House |
C |
K2,13 |
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By Niel Gow |
| Delvin Side I |
Em
Dm |
K1,6
K7,9 |
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| Devil in the Kitchen, The |
A |
K5,12 |
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A bagpipe tune. |
| Don Side |
G |
K2,15 |
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| Donalbane |
A |
K4,4 |
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| Donald To Your Soals |
G |
K3,8 |
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| Dougal More |
D |
K4,8 |
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By Carl Volti (biog). |
| Drumins |
D |
K2,19 |
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| Duchess of Athole |
A |
K1,15 |
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By Niel Gow. |
| Duchess of Gordon, The |
D |
K2,17 |
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By Donald Dow |
| Duchess of Hamilton, The |
G |
K2,14 |
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By J Bowie |
| Duchess's Slipper, The |
F |
K2,21 |
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By Niel Gow. Aka The Duchess of Atholl's Slipper.
Recordings: Ron Gonella, A Tribute
to Niel Gow |
| Duke of Athole, The |
C |
K3,17 |
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By Nath Gow (biog). |
| Duke of Gordon |
G |
K7,7 |
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| Duke of Gordon |
G |
K1,4 |
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Full title The Duke of Gordon's Birthday,
composed by William Marshall.
This tune is also popular as a 'Highland' in
Donegal under the name Casey's Pig.
Download ABC |
| Duke of Sutherland |
Bb |
K3,20 |
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By Joseph Lowe |
| Dumbarton Castle |
A |
K4,3 |
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By Carl Volti (biog). |
| Dunblane |
Bb |
K3,20 |
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| Duncan Davidson |
D |
K1,17
K7,14 |
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Aka Tibbie Inglis' Fancy and Welcome Here
Again (Ryan's Mammoth Collection). |
| Dunfermline Abbey |
G |
K3,24 |
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"Highland Schottische". |
| Dunrobin Castle |
Bb |
K3,21 |
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| Dunt the Grund at Leisure |
G |
K2,15 |
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| Earl of Dalkeith |
F |
K2,21 |
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Recordings: Angus Cameron, Strings to the Bow (1977) |
| Earl Grey |
A
D |
K2,3
K6,46 |
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By James Hill. Recordings: James F Dickie's Delights (1976); Angus Cameron, Strings to
the Bow (1977); Golden Fiddle Awards (1980) |
| Earl of Home |
G |
K1,10
K7,8 |
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By Nath Gow (biog). |
| East Kilbride |
A |
K3,11 |
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A M Volti |
| Eclipse |
G |
K2,24 |
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"Highland Schottische". |
| Ewie Wi' the Crookit Horn, The |
Gm
Am |
K3,22
K6,44 |
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Aka Bob With the One Horn (K2v1p24) and
The Ewe Reel (DMI). According to Jack
Campin it's also found as An
Caora Crom in the Macfarlan Manuscript. Recordings:
Ossian, Borders (1984); Tannahill Weavers (1979) |
| Fair Haired Lassie |
A |
K4,4 |
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| Fairbairn's |
A |
K1,15 |
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| Fairlie Castle |
Bb |
K3,21 |
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| Farewell to Bute |
G |
K4,12 |
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| Ferry, The |
D |
K4,10 |
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| Fill Your Glasses |
D |
K4,11 |
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| Finnin' Haddies |
G |
K3,10 |
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By Carl Volti (biog). |
| Firth o' Forth |
D |
K3,24 |
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"Highland Schottische". |
| Fishers Rant, The |
G |
K2,15 |
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| For A' That and A' That |
D |
K2,17 |
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Aka Lady Macintosh's Reel. |
| Forest of Garth, The |
F |
K3,20 |
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| Forge, The |
G |
K4,13 |
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| Francis Sitwell |
Bb |
K2,23 |
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By Nath Gow (biog). Aka Master Francis Sitwell.
Recordings: James F Dickie's Delights
(1976) - this version is of interest because of
Dickie's excellent variations, which have
been transcribed in 'The Caledonian Companion'
(Alastair J Hardie, 1981); Ron Gonella, A Tribute
to Niel Gow |
| Gareloch, The |
G |
K4,13 |
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| Garey Cottage |
F |
K1,14 |
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By S Duncan. |
| Garthland's |
G |
K2,14 |
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By J McDonald |
| German Schottische, A (Duet) |
D |
K1,46
K6,53 |
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According to Caoimhin Mac Aoidh, the reknowned Irish
fiddler James Morrison played this tune under the
title The Curlew Hills. |
| George the IV |
C |
K1,7 |
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| Gillie Callum |
A |
K1,5
K6,51
K7,15 |
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Aka The Sword Dance. Said to be a
relative of Tail Toddle. Recordings: Whistlebinkies (1977) |
| Glasgow Highlanders |
D |
K7,39 |
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This tune has turned up in Donegal as an untitled
barn dance (ABC). |
| Glengarry's Dirk |
A |
K2,20 |
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Aka Glengarry. |
| Glen Grant |
A |
K1,8 |
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| Glenkindie |
G |
K4,15 |
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| Glen Lean |
A |
K4,4 |
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| Glenmoriston |
G |
K3,7 |
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| Glentromie |
C |
K3,16 |
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| Gloomy Winter |
C |
K1,4
K7,5 |
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Aka Lord Balgownie's Favourite. Possibly
originated with The Cordwainers' March in Aird.
Recordings: Tannahill Weavers, The Old
Woman's Dance (1978) [ABC] |
| Goat Fell |
C |
K3,16 |
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| Gordon, The |
Am |
K3,17 |
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| Gordon Castle |
A |
K2,5 |
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| Gordon Highlanders, The |
A |
K3,16 |
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| Gourock Bay I |
A |
K3,13 |
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| Gowrie |
D |
K4,7 |
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| Graham's Rant |
G |
K4,16 |
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| Grant Lodge |
G |
K2,16 |
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| Green Grow the Rashes |
G |
K1,19
K7,21 |
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"Highland Schottische". Recordings:
Strings of Scotland (1975) |
| Grey Daylight |
D |
K7,4 |
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Aka Stirling Castle. |
| Haggs Castle |
D |
K2,19 |
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By Carl Volti (biog). |
| Happy We've Been A' The-Gither |
D |
K2,24 |
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"Highland Schottische". |
| Haud Awa' Frae Me Donald |
G |
K3,10 |
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NG: Aka The Lasses Fashion. |
| Haughs of Cromdale |
Em
Am |
K1,6
K7,3 |
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Kate Dunlay and David Greenberg
(traditional Violin Music of Cape Breton,1996):
a Gaelic title of this tune is Sid mar
chaidh n' Cal a gholaigh ("That is how
the Cabbage was Boiled"), and Helen Crichton
collected a gaelic song Sid mar
chaidh an Càl a dholaigh ("That is how
the Kale was spoiled").
NG: Found in Margaret Sinkler's MS as
Wat Ye How the Play Began. Played as a polka
in Ireland under the name Tralee Gaol or
Tralee Jane (ABC).
Also used for the song Birniebouzle. |
| Hawthorn Hedges |
A |
K3,14 |
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| Hazeldean |
A |
K3,12 |
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| Heather Bell |
C |
K3,17 |
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| Heather Bells |
D |
K4,11 |
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| Heather Jock |
A |
K4,5 |
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| Hey the Bonnie Breast Knots |
A |
K3,23 |
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"Highland Schottische". This is a
different tune from The Breast
Knots, found in Scots Musical Museum. |
| Highland Donald Kissed Kitty |
G |
K3,9 |
|
Aka Highland Donald, this strathspey is very similar to the march known
as Wha Widna Fecht for Charlie, or Wha Saw the 42nd.
Recordings: James F Dickie's Delights (1976) |
| Highland Dress & Armour |
C |
K3,15 |
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| Highland Fling |
D |
K4,10 |
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By Carl Volti (biog). |
| Highland Fling |
D |
K4,47 |
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| Highland Minstrel Boy |
G |
K3,8 |
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| Highland Schottische |
G |
K4,42 |
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"Highland Schottische". |
| Highland Whiskey |
A |
K1,7 |
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Aka Highland Whisky. |
| Highland Whisky |
A |
K5,11 |
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| Highlands of Banffshire |
F |
K2,22 |
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By Capt Simon Fraser. Recordings: Golden
Fiddle Awards (1981) |
| Highlander's Farewell to Ireland |
Am |
K1,9 |
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Popular in Ireland as Farewell to Ireland. |
| Highlanders In Paris |
G |
K1,12 |
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| Highlandman's Cowl, The |
A |
K3,23 |
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"Highland Schottische". |
| Highlands of Banffshire |
F |
K2,22 |
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By Capt Simon Fraser. |
| Highlands of Scotland |
G |
K4,14 |
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| Hilton Lodge |
C |
K2,12 |
|
By Niel Gow |
| Hogmany |
A |
K2,8 |
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| Home Sweet Home (Duet) |
D |
K1,46
K6,53 |
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"Schottische". |
| Hugh Dunlop |
D |
K3,4 |
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| Huntingtower |
A |
K4,4 |
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| Huntly's Wedding Medley |
A |
K2,8 |
|
By Capt Simon Fraser |
| I'll Hap Ye In My Plaidie |
G |
K1,9 |
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| In the Gloamin |
F |
K3,19 |
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| Invercauld |
C |
K2,9 |
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| Inveraray |
D |
K3,3 |
|
By Carl Volti (biog). |
| Irishman in America, The |
Am |
K6,3 |
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"Highland Schottische". By J McConnel. |
| Jacobite, The |
A |
K4,4 |
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| James McNicoll |
C |
K2,11 |
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| Jamie's Paper |
G |
K3,24 |
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"Highland Schottische". |
| Jenny Latin |
S |
K4,10 |
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| Jessie |
A |
K4,4 |
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| Jessie Smith |
D |
K1,4
K6,8 |
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Aka Miss Jessie Smith. |
| John Brown, or Faithful Friend |
A |
K1,20
K6,4 |
|
By Nugent Godfrey |
| John Howats Strathspey |
D |
K2,20 |
|
By Hugh Dunlop |
| John McAlpine |
A |
K1,3
K6,5 |
|
There is a theory that the well-known Irish
tune Mist on the Bog (or The
Rattling Bog) is derived from this tune
(this info from Ted Hastings). |
| John Roy Stuart |
Dm |
K2,21 |
|
One of a number of traditional tunes named in
honour of the Gaelic poet, Jacobite and adventurer
John Roy Stuart (Whistlebinkies).
Recordings: Whistlebinkies 5 (1988) |
| Johnny Pringle |
G |
K2,14 |
|
By Wm Marshall |
| Johnny Wont You Marry Me |
D |
K4,8 |
|
In Ireland this is played as Johnny Will You
Marry Me?. The Boys of the Lough play it and
say that it's a 'straightened out' version of
The Braes of Mar (see K1,19).
Recordings: Boys of the Lough, The Piper's
Broken Finger (1976) |
| Jolly Beggar, The |
G |
K4,14 |
|
|
| Jolly Shepherds, The |
G |
K2,24 |
|
"Highland Schottische". |
| Joseph Hume |
F |
K3,18 |
|
|
| Kafoozalum |
D |
K1,20 |
|
The title possibly comes from the Gaelic
'Cia Phosfaidh leum' ("Who will marry
me?"). There are words sung to the tune
in Ireland: "Love will you marry me...".
The tune is also known as Stewart's March
and in Donegal Tigh Bunadh a'Chnoic.
Recordings: Bob Smith's Ideal Band, Better
Than An Orchestra (1977) |
| Kail Pot, The |
F |
K3,20 |
|
|
| Keel Row, The |
A |
K1,19 |
|
"Highland Schottische". Recordings:
Whistlebinkies 3 (1981) |
| Killiechassie |
G |
K2,16 |
|
|
| Kye Comes Hame |
D |
K4,9 |
|
Aka When the Kye Comes Hame. |
| Lad Wi' the Plaidie, The |
D |
K1,19
K7,19 |
|
"Highland Schottische". In Northumbria
this is called The Keilder Schottische. Recordings:
Golden Fiddle Awards (1978) |
| Lads of Tain, The |
D |
K2,17 |
|
By J K Clarke |
| Lady Ann Hope II |
G |
K1,10
K7,14 |
|
Attributed to John Pringle (Gow Collection). Known
in Ireland as Miss Thornton's, John
Roche's Favourite and Frank Roche's
Favourite.
PdG: There is also a hornpipe version
of it played by Denis Murphy named The Tiger
Hornpipe or Signora Ferze's Hornpipe.
Recordings: Matt Molloy,
Stony Steps (as Frank Roche's Fav) |
| Lady Baird |
A |
K1,9 |
|
By Andrew Gow. |
| Lady Binning |
A |
K2,4 |
|
|
| Lady Carmichael |
D |
K1,3
K6,5 |
|
Aka Lady Carmichael of Castlecraig by John Gow.
Recordings: The Battlefield Band, At the
Front (1978) |
| Lady Caroline Montague |
C |
K3,14 |
|
|
| Lady Charlotte Campbell 1 |
G |
K2,14 |
|
By Nath Gow (biog).
Recordings:
Various, The Caledonian Companion (1975) |
| Lady Charlotte Campbell 2 |
Bb |
K2,23 |
|
by Robert McIntosh |
| Lady Charlotte Durham 2 |
A |
K2,5 |
|
By Nath Gow (biog). |
| Lady Davidson of Cantray |
D |
K3,4 |
|
By John Lowe |
| Lady Doune |
F |
K1,14 |
|
|
| Lady Elizabeth Lindsay |
Bb |
K2,23 |
|
By Nath Gow
(biog).
[ABC] |
| Lady Hall |
G |
K2,20 |
|
By J McKenzie |
| Lady Hamilton of Dalrymple |
Bb |
K3,21 |
|
|
| Lady Jane Taylor |
C |
K3,15 |
|
|
| Lady Jemima Johnston |
C |
K2,12 |
|
|
| Lady Loudon |
C |
K2,11 |
|
By Wm Gow |
| Lady Lucy Ramsay |
C |
K1,14 |
|
By Nathaniel Gow
(biog). |
| Lady Macintosh's Reel |
D |
K2,17 |
|
Aka For A' That |
| Lady MacKenzie of Coul |
C |
K2,13 |
|
By Nathaniel Gow
(biog), this
tune is mostly played as
a reel these days. Recordings: Fiddler's
Rally - Mod (1975); Golden Fiddle Awards (1976);
Scottish Fiddle Orchestra, Tam O'Shanter (1984);
Dundee S&R Soc (1981) |
| Lady Madelina Sinclair |
A |
K2,3 |
|
Aka Lady Madeline Sinclair. Niel Gow
published this under his own name in his Third
collection (1792), but a remarkably similar tune,
Charles Duff's composition The Braes of
Aberarder was published a few years earlier.
Recordings:Various, The Caledonian Companion (1975); Ron Gonella, Scottish Violin
Music (1966); Golden Fiddle Awards (1981) |
| Lady Madelina Sinclair |
A |
K5,10 |
|
|
| Lady Mary Ramsay |
D |
K1,10 |
|
NG: By Nathaniel Gow
(biog). Called
Forget Me Not in Ryan's Mammoth Collection and The
Queen's Shilling in O'Neill's DMI. It's also part of a
set of tunes called The Four Provinces played (I
think) in Ireland. Recordings: Ron Gonella, A Tribute
to Niel Gow |
| Lady Mary Ramsay |
D |
K7,6 |
|
|
| Lady Spencer Chichester |
F |
K2,22 |
|
|
| Lager Beer |
D |
K4,12 |
|
|
| Lang Syne |
G |
K3,9 |
|
[Auld Lang Syne] |
| Largo Bay |
A |
K3,12 |
|
|
| Largo Law |
A |
K2,6 |
|
|
| Lass o' Corrie Mill |
F |
K1,17 |
|
Recordings: Glasgow Caledonians (1980); Dordan. |
| Lasses Look Before You |
D |
K1,8 |
|
|
| Lasses Look Before You |
D |
K7,9 |
|
|
| Lasses O' Stewarton, The |
D |
K3,5 |
|
|
| Link Him Doddie |
A
C |
K1,18
K3,18 |
|
Aka Linkumdoddie. |
| Loch Ericht Side |
C |
K2,11 |
|
By Niel Gow & Wife |
| Loch Long |
A |
K4,5 |
|
|
| Lochnagar |
D |
K2,24 |
|
"Highland Schottische". |
| Lord Alexander Gordon |
A |
K2,5 |
|
By Wm Marshall |
| Lord Blantyre |
A |
K2,7 |
|
|
| Lord Down |
G |
K4,16 |
|
|
| Lord Eglintoun's Auld Man |
D |
K2,18 |
|
|
| Lord Elphinston |
C |
K2,10 |
|
[Ca' Hawkie...] |
| Lord John Campbell |
D |
K2,19 |
|
|
| Lord Kelly |
Gm |
K3,22 |
|
In Aird as Cameron House. In O'Neill's as The Old
Grey Gander, The Humors of Schull, and George Gubbin's
Delight. In O'Farrell's Pocket Companion as Lord
Kelly's Reel and in Roche as a march, Mo Ceoil Sibh a
Laochra. |
| Lord Lyndoch |
D |
K1,19
K7,20 |
|
By P Agnew. Recordings: Scottish Fiddlers, Welcome to
the Clans (1977) |
| Lord McDonald II (Old) |
D |
K4,11 |
|
|
| Lord Moira |
F
G |
K3,19
K5,10 |
|
AK: Aka Louden's Bonnie Woods and Braes; Old Aunt
Katie; The Marquis of Hastings' Strathspey. Lord
Moira became the Marquis of Hastings in 1816, while
Louden was his family seat. Recordings:
Golden Fiddle Awards (1978) |
| Lord Moira's Welcome |
F |
K2,21 |
|
See Lord Moira. |
| Lord of the Isles |
G |
K4,14 |
|
|
| Lord President Forbes |
A |
K3,13 |
|
|
| Lord Ramsay I |
Bb |
K1,13 |
|
By Nathaniel Gow
(biog).. |
| Lord Ramsay II |
G |
K3,7 |
|
By G Robertson |
| Lord Seaforth |
G |
K1,8 |
|
|
| Loudon's Bonnie Woods |
G |
K1,19 |
|
This tune, along with Jenny's Bawbee and
Niel Gow's Wife, is played as The Shamrock
and Thistle Highlands by Danny O'Donnell. "Highland
Schottische".
AK: Aka Lord Moira's Welcome; Old Aunt
Katie; The Marquis of Hastings' Strathspey. Lord
Moira became the Marquis of Hastings in 1816, while
Louden was his family seat. |
| Low Down in the Broom |
D |
K2,17 |
|
Similar to My Love Is Like a Red Red Rose. |
| Lowland Rant |
G |
K4,15 |
|
|
| Lundin Links |
F |
K3,20 |
|
|
| Luss Road |
G |
K4,14 |
|
|
| MacIvar's |
C |
K2,12 |
|
|
| MacKenzie's Rant |
C |
K2,9 |
|
|
| Madam Frederick |
D |
K1,11 |
|
By Wm Marshall. Aka The Recovery. Recordings: James F Dickie's Delights (1976) |
| Maggie Cameron |
A |
K5,11 |
|
Charlie Gore: Aka Willie Roy's Loomhouse
or Taigh na beairt aig Uilleam Ruadh. In
many pipe collections.
Jack Campin: It was earlier called Willie
Roy's Loomhouse, and there is a related reel
called The Old Men at the Loom (no idea
where to find that in print) which is quite a bit
simpler and presumably a still earlier version. |
| Maggie Lauder |
D |
K3,23 |
|
"Highland Schottische". |
| Maid of Islay |
F
G |
K2,22
K7,20 |
|
Recordings: Scottish Fiddle Orchestra, Tam
O'Shanter (1984) |
| Maids of Islay, The |
A |
K2,5 |
|
Same as The MAID of Islay. |
| Major Graham |
D |
K1,13
K3,5 |
|
By Niel Gow. Aka Major Graham of Inchbrakie.
Recordings: Fiddlers Three Plus Two (n.d.) |
| Major Mole |
Am |
K1,19 |
|
Originally called Major Molle by Andrew Gow. Aka
Major Malley. Recordings: The
Battlefield Band, Home Is Where the Van Is (1980) |
| Marchioness of Huntly I |
A |
K2,7
K7,10 |
|
By Wm Marshall |
| Marchioness of Huntly, The II |
C |
K2,13 |
|
(2nd Setting) |
| Marquis of Huntly I |
D |
K1,6 |
|
See Marquis of Huntly's Highland Fling. |
| Marquis of Huntly II |
Gm |
K1,13
K7,11 |
|
By William Marshall. Either named after Alexander,
4th Duke of Gordon (1743-1827), or his son George,
5th Duke (1770-1836) (Marshall worked for the
Gordons most of his life, from about 1760 till
1822 when he retired). |
| Marquis of Huntly's Farewell |
A |
K1,8
K7,13 |
|
By William Marshall. See note on the Marquis of
Huntly above. |
| Marquis of Huntly's Highland Fling |
D |
K6,51
K7,8 |
|
NG:
Composed by George Jenkins. The Irish reel
The Flax In Bloom has its origin in
this tune, although the parts are reversed. |
| Marquis of Lorn |
G |
K4,13 |
|
In Ireland this is known as McDermott's No.2,
The Marquis of Larne, The Sligo Fancy, The Green
Fields of Antrim and The Flowers of
Antrim. Also similar
to The Middle Island Hornpipe. |
| Master Francis Sitwell |
Bb |
K2,23 |
|
By Nath Gow (biog). |
| May Day |
D |
K4,7 |
|
|
| Merry Makers Schottische |
G |
K1,46
K6,53 |
|
"Schottische". By J Coutts. |
| Miller of Drone, The |
A |
K1,18
K7,21 |
|
Claimed by Nathaniel Gow, but appeared in print
before he published it. Possibly by John Pringle.
It's known in Cape Breton as Christie Campbell,
in Ireland as The Miller of Draughin (or
Drohan or Droghan), and in the US as
Grey Eagle. Recordings: James F Dickie's
Delights (1976) |
| Miss Betsy Robertson |
G |
K5,13 |
|
|
| Miss Campbell Monzies |
D |
K3,3 |
|
|
| Miss Clementina Drummond |
A |
K3,13 |
|
|
| Miss Crawford's Strathspey |
A |
K1,15 |
|
By A McAlpin. |
| Miss Drummond of Perth |
Am |
K1,6 |
|
Recordings: Various, Melodeon Greats (1978);
Strings of Scotland (1975) |
| Miss Drummond of Perth |
Am |
K7,12 |
|
|
| Miss Gibson II |
Gm |
K3,22 |
|
|
| Miss Hope |
D |
K4,9 |
|
|
| Miss Jenny Guthrie |
A |
K2,8 |
|
|
| Miss Lucy Campbell |
D |
K3,4 |
|
|
| Miss Lyall I |
Am |
K1,5 |
|
Recordings: Angus Chisholm, Early Recordings
(1978); Various, Atlantic Fiddles (Ashley
MacIsaac); Sprangeen (1984); Fiddler's Rally -
Mod (1976); Scottish Fiddlers, Welcome to the Clans (1977) |
| Miss Lyall I |
Am |
K7,15 |
|
|
| Miss MacKenzie, Gairloch |
Am |
K1,7 |
|
|
| Miss Montgomery |
A |
K4,3 |
|
|
| Miss Rose |
A |
K2,6 |
|
|
| Miss Ross |
Bb |
K2,23 |
|
|
| Miss Stewart |
A |
K1,15 |
|
By Niel Gow. |
| Miss Susan Campbell Monzies |
D |
K3,3 |
|
|
| Miss Trotter |
A |
K2,7 |
|
By James McIntosh |
| Miss Young |
C |
K3,15 |
|
|
| Monymusk |
G |
K2,14
K7,21 |
|
Original name Sir Archibald Grant of Moneymusk's
Reel and composed by Perthsire fiddler Donald
Dow. This is a widespread tune, known all over
Ireland and the US. Aka Highland Fling |
| Mother Kilwinning |
Eb |
K3,22 |
|
By Carl Volti (biog). |
| Mr Douglas Of Springwood Park |
G |
K2,16 |
|
|
| Mr Eagers |
A |
K3,12 |
|
|
| Mr James George |
C |
K3,16 |
|
|
| Mr Lumsden |
F |
K2,22 |
|
By Wm Marshall |
| Mr Webster |
D |
K3,6 |
|
|
| Mr William Davidson |
A |
K3,12 |
|
By Joseph Lowe |
| Mrs Baird of Newbyth |
C |
K2,12 |
|
|
| Mrs Brodie Sheriff of Battlebent's |
G |
K2,20 |
|
By G Rankin |
| Mrs Christie |
C |
K3,17 |
|
|
| Mrs Garden of Troup |
F |
K2,21 |
|
Stan Reeves: Troup head is a headland out
into the north sea between Banff and Fraserburgh on
the borders of Banff and Buchan counties. Its the
headland forming the west side of Pennan bay which
is where they filmed 'Local Hero'. The next town is
Gardenstown, so obviously she was a local bigheidit
toff, who the composer was trying to sook up to in
hope of currying favour and getting a few bob, in
the grand auld Scots style. It was composed by
Robert Petrie (1767-1830) of Kirkmichael not far fae
Moulin, Perthshire. Recordings: The Battlefield Band, Home Is
Where the Van Is (1980); Fiddles Galore (1976) |
| Mrs General Campbell |
C |
K2,10 |
|
|
| Mrs Grant of Lagan |
C |
K1,16 |
|
Related to the popular tune Miss Lyall. |
| Mrs MacKenzie |
F |
K2,21 |
|
|
| Mrs MacKenzie of Applecross I |
A |
K3,11 |
|
By Jos Lowe |
| Mrs Moray,Abercairny I |
D |
K2,19 |
|
By Niel Gow. |
| Mrs Oliphant of Condie's |
G |
K2,14 |
|
|
| Mrs R Donaldson |
G |
K3,8 |
|
By Hugh Dunlop |
| Mrs Ramsay |
Em |
K1,18 |
|
Aka Mrs Ramsay of Barnton. |
| Mrs Wright |
G |
K3,10 |
|
By Niel Gow. Aka Mrs Wright of Laton. |
| My Ain Lassie |
D |
K4,7 |
|
|
| My Boy Tammy |
G |
K3,24 |
|
"Highland Schottische". |
| Neil Gow |
A |
K7,12 |
|
|
| Neil Gow's Second Wife |
Gm |
K7,11 |
|
By McLaren. Recordings: Ron Gonella, A Tribute to Niel Gow |
| Niel Gow |
A |
K2,4 |
|
D Macintyre |
| Niel Gow |
A |
K7,12 |
|
Aka Neil Gow. |
| Niel Gow's Recovery |
C |
K2,13 |
|
By Niel Gow. Recordings: Ron Gonella, A Tribute to Niel Gow |
| Niel Gow's Second Wife |
Gm |
K7,11 |
|
Aka Neil Gow's Recovery. Recordings: Ron Gonella, A Tribute to Niel Gow |
| Niel Gow's Wife |
Gm |
K1,13 |
|
By Duncan McIntyre (although at least one
collection attributes it to Niel Gow himself). This
tune, along with Jenny's Bawbee and
Louden's Bonnie Woods, is played as The
Shamrock and Thistle Highlands by Donegal
fiddler Danny O'Donnell. It's also played as a reel
in Ireland under the name The Watchmaker. |
| North Bridge of Edinburgh, The |
Bm |
K3,6 |
|
|
| North of the Grampians |
C |
K2,11 |
|
By Capt Simon Fraser |
| Old Strathspey |
F |
K3,19 |
|
|
| Orange and Blue |
D |
K1,20
K6,4 |
|
Aka Brochan Lom. There is a 6/8 version of
this tune in K2,37. Recordings:
Various,
The Caledonian Companion (1975); Bob Smith's Ideal
Band, Better Than An Orchestra (1977); Scottish
Fiddlers, Welcome to the Clans (1977) |
| Pay As You Go |
C |
K2,9 |
|
|
| Perthshire Volunteers |
A |
K2,3
K3,23 |
|
Printed by the Gows, but in a less irregular rhythm. |
| Peter Bailie |
G |
K1,18 |
|
Possibly named after (or even composed by) Pate
Baillie (1774-1841), a celebrated fiddler from
Loanhead, outside Edinburgh. This tune is also
called The Lonach Highland Fling. |
| Philabeg |
C |
K3,24 |
|
"Highland Schottische". |
| Port A Bhodaich |
A |
K1,16 |
|
|
| Rabbie Burns |
G |
K4,12 |
|
|
| Rannoch Lodge |
A |
K2,5 |
|
|
| Recovery, The |
D |
K1,11 |
|
Also has the title Madam Frederick, and was
composed by William Marshall. |
| Red, Red Rose, The |
D |
K3,6 |
|
|
| Riddrie |
A |
K4,6 |
|
|
| Rinettans Daughter |
C |
K2,9 |
|
|
| Rob an Lugi |
A |
K2,8 |
|
Aka Blair Drummond (Gow, Bremner, etc) |
| Rob Ralston's Strathspey |
D |
K2,20 |
|
By Hugh Dunlop |
| Robert Menzies |
A |
K2,6 |
|
|
| Rose Among the Heather |
D |
K1,20
K5,9 |
|
Recordings: Golden Fiddle Awards (1976);
Scottish Fiddlers, Welcome to Edinburgh (1976) |
| Rothiemurchie's Rant |
C |
K1,11
K7,19 |
|
Aka Rothermurches Rant or Rothermurchus
Rant. Originally published in Donald Grant's
Collection of c1790, this tune has also been known
as Grant's Strathspey. It survives in Ireland
where it is known by the unlikely title of The
Graf Spee (a WW2 battleship; I can easily
imagine how "Grant's Strathspey". was
misheard, or mispronounced). Recordings:
Angus Chisholm, Early Recordings (1978) |
| Rothiemurchus Rant |
C |
K7,19 |
|
See Rothiemurchie's Rant. |
| Rowan Tree |
A |
K3,23 |
|
"Highland Schottische". |
| Ru'glen Lums |
F |
K3,19 |
|
|
| Salmon Tails Up the Water |
A |
K2,7 |
|
|
| Sanders Brane |
Dm |
K1,14 |
|
|
| Sandy Buchanan |
C |
K2,24 |
|
"Highland Schottische". |
| Sanny Speirs |
G |
K4,12 |
|
By A M Volti |
| Schichallion |
C |
K2,9 |
|
|
| Schottische I |
G |
K1,46
K7,37 |
|
"Highland Schottische". |
| Schottische II |
G |
K2,51 |
|
"Highland Schottische". By Carl Volti
(biog). |
| Schottische III |
D |
K3,51 |
|
"Highland Schottische". |
| Scotch Mist I |
C |
K3,16 |
|
|
| Scotch Mist II |
D |
K4,10 |
|
|
| Scotchman In America, The |
G |
K2,24 |
|
"Highland Schottische". |
| Scotland Yet |
D |
K4,7 |
|
|
| Scots Wha Hae |
D |
K3,24 |
|
Aka Hey Tuttie Tattie. |
| Shean Trews |
G |
K6,8 |
|
|
| Sir Archibald Dunbar |
D |
K2,18 |
|
|
| Sir James Baird |
A |
K1,16 |
|
Aka Sir James Baird's Favourite. |
| Sir James Douglas |
D |
K3,4 |
|
by Matthew Gow |
| Sir John Malcolm |
D |
K4,8 |
|
|
| Smith's a Gallant Fireman |
D
G |
K1,4
K7,7 |
|
Originally known as Carrick's Rant. In
O'Neill's DMI as More Luck to Us.
Recordings:
Various, The Caledonian Companion (1975) |
| Somebody |
D |
K4,7 |
|
|
| Source of Spey, The |
G |
K3,9 |
|
Recordings: Ossian, St Kilda Wedding (1978) |
| South of the Grampians |
A |
K1,12
K5,11 |
|
This tune turned up in Ireland, played by Tommy
Peoples as an untitled Highland. Recordings: James F Dickie's Delights (1976);
The Battlefield Band, At the Front (1978); Glasgow
Caledonians (1980); Various, Scottish Fiddlers to
the Fore (1970); Golden Fiddle Awards (1978) |
| Sporting Jamie |
D |
K4,10 |
|
|
| Stewart Tartan |
A |
K3,24 |
|
"Highland Schottische". |
| Stewart's Lassie |
G |
K3,9 |
|
|
| Stilly Night, The |
A |
K3,12 |
|
|
| Stirling Castle |
D |
K1,4
K7,4 |
|
Aka Grey Daylight. Recordings: Various, Melodeon Greats (1978); The Battlefield
Band, At the Front (1978); Scottish Fiddlers, Kelvin
Hall II (1976) |
| Stormont Lads, The |
G |
K1,10
K6,5 |
|
|
| Strathspey |
A |
K3,11 |
|
By Peter Bailie. |
| Struan Robertson's Rant |
Em |
K1,5
K7,4 |
|
|
| Stumpie |
A
G
G
A |
K1,6
K6,51
K7,6
K7,39 |
|
Aka Butter'd Pease (Walsh's Caledonian
Country Dances). Altan play this and call it
The Rosses Highland. Recordings:
Scottish Fiddle Orchestra, Tam O'Shanter (1984);
Dundee S&R Soc (1981) |
| Summer Days |
A |
K4,6 |
|
|
| Susie Brodie |
G |
K2,16 |
|
|
| Sutherland |
A |
K4,4 |
|
|
| Sweet Molly |
Em |
K4,15 |
|
|
| Thack Cottage, The |
Bb |
K3,22 |
|
|
| There Grows a Bonnie Brier |
A |
K3,24 |
|
|
| Thistle, The |
A |
K1,19 |
|
"Highland Schottische". Aka The
Bonnie Brier. |
| Thorn Bush |
A |
K2,8 |
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By James Fraser |
| Three a Penny |
D |
K4,11 |
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| Tigh Eachainn |
G |
K2,16 |
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| To Daunton Me |
Em |
K2,24 |
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"Highland Schottische". |
| Tullochgorum |
G |
K1,10
K7,10 |
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| Tweeddale Club, The |
D |
K1,17 |
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By Nathaniel Gow
(biog). |
| Up An' Waur Them A' Willie |
G |
K3,8 |
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| Waking o' the Fauld |
G |
K1,7 |
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ABC. Aka The Waulking
o' the Fauld and My Peggy Is a Young
Thing. In the US it's played as Paddy On the
Turnpike (which relates it to Irish reels The
Bunch of Keys and Flowers of Limerick, and in
Scotland The Old Reel or Cairngorm Brooch). |
| Weaver Has a Dochter,The |
Bb |
K3,21 |
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| Wee Nannie |
D |
K4,10 |
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| Wee Pug, The |
G |
K4,12 |
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| Wee Sammy |
A |
K4,5 |
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| Welcome To Your Feet Again |
D |
K1,13 |
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| West Adam St Club |
D |
K2,24 |
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"Highland Schottische". |
| Wha' Widna Fecht For Charlie |
G |
K2,15
K7,20 |
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Aka Wha Saw the Forty Second?.In
English Morris dance circles it's known as The
March Past, while in Ireland it's been found
as Din tarrant's No.5. |
| What's A' the Steer |
G |
K1,20 |
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Aka Steer Kimmer. Steer = stir, be in a
bustle, go about in a confused, harassed way;
Kimmer = cummer, a gossip, a midwife, or a married
woman. I would translate this title as "What's
all this nonsense, woman?" |
| Whisky Welcome Back Again |
Bb |
K2,23 |
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By Niel Gow. |
| Whistle O'er the O't |
G |
K1,11 |
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Attributed to the Braemar composer John Bruce
(1720-85). Played as a polka called Maggie
Pickins in Ireland. Recordings: James F
Dickie's Delights (1976); Various, The Fiddler's
Companion (1980); Scottish Fiddlers, Welcome to
Edinburgh (1976); Strings of Scotland (1975) |
| Wife She Brewed It, The |
D |
K5,13 |
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Recordings:Fife Strathspey and Reel Soc., The Fiddle Sounds of Fife (1980) |
| Wild Roses |
G |
K4,14 |
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| Willie Cook |
A |
K2,5 |
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By Carl Volti (biog). |
| Willie Duncan |
C |
K2,12 |
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| Willie Shaw |
D |
K1,3
K6,5 |
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| Willie Was a Wanton Wag |
D |
K4,9 |
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| Willie Winkie |
Dm |
K2,22 |
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| Winter Night Schottische |
C |
K2,50 |
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| Within a Mile |
A |
K2,24 |
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"Highland Schottische". Aka Within a
Mile of Edinburgh Toon. Said to
have been composed by James Hook. |
| Yoe, The |
G |
K4,13 |
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