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'''BLUE BREIKS/BRITCHES'''. Scottish Reel. A Mixolydian. Standard tuning (fiddle). AAB. Robin Williamson speculates the title derived from some unknown social connotation, and points out licensed beggars in Scotland wore blue. The piece appears in the c. 1610 '''Skene Manuscript''', though the earliest collection Glen could find containing the tune was Bremner's 1757 publication. See also note for "[[Link Him Dodie (1)]]/[[Link Him Doddie (1)]]," a later version of the melody. | '''BLUE BREIKS/BRITCHES'''. Scottish Reel. A Mixolydian. Standard tuning (fiddle). AAB. Robin Williamson speculates the title derived from some unknown social connotation, and points out licensed beggars in Scotland wore blue. The piece appears in the c. 1610 '''Skene Manuscript''', though the earliest collection Glen could find containing the tune was Bremner's 1757 publication. See also note for "[[Link Him Dodie (1)]]/[[Link Him Doddie (1)]]," a later version of the melody. | ||
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'''© 1996-2010 Andrew Kuntz. All Rights Reserved.''' | '''© 1996-2010 Andrew Kuntz. All Rights Reserved.''' | ||
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Revision as of 09:22, 6 May 2019
BLUE BREIKS/BRITCHES. Scottish Reel. A Mixolydian. Standard tuning (fiddle). AAB. Robin Williamson speculates the title derived from some unknown social connotation, and points out licensed beggars in Scotland wore blue. The piece appears in the c. 1610 Skene Manuscript, though the earliest collection Glen could find containing the tune was Bremner's 1757 publication. See also note for "Link Him Dodie (1)/Link Him Doddie (1)," a later version of the melody.
Printed source: Bremner (Scots Reels), 1757; p. 67.
Recorded source: Flying Fish, Robin Williamson - "Legacy of the Scottish Harpers, vol. 2."
X:1 T:Blue Britches M:C L:1/8 R:Reel S:Bremner - Scots Reels (1757) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:Amix A(ee)d T(cA) Tc2 |B(gg)d BGBd | (A/B/c/d/ e)A TcA Tc2 | A(aa)e TcAce :| (a/g/f/e/) fd ce Tc2 | B(gg)d BGBd | (a/g/f/e/) ca eaca | Aaca eAce | (a/g/f/e/) ae fdec | B(gg)d BGBd | (A/B/c/d/) eA cA Tc2 | A(aa)e TcAce ||
© 1996-2010 Andrew Kuntz. All Rights Reserved.
Engraver Valerio M. Pelliccioni