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'''WEAPON SHAW, THE.''' Scottish, Reel. D Minor. Standard tuning (fiddle). AAB. A ''weapon-shaw'' is Scots for a ‘weapon show’, or a martial display of weaponry. The Scots song “[[Up and Waur | '''WEAPON SHAW, THE.''' Scottish, Reel. D Minor. Standard tuning (fiddle). AAB. A ''weapon-shaw'' is Scots for a ‘weapon show’, or a martial display of weaponry. The Scots song “[[Up and Waur Them A' Willie (1)]]” begins with this line: | ||
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''When we went to the field of war and tae the weapon shaw,''<br> | ''When we went to the field of war and tae the weapon shaw,''<br> | ||
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WEAPON SHAW, THE. Scottish, Reel. D Minor. Standard tuning (fiddle). AAB. A weapon-shaw is Scots for a ‘weapon show’, or a martial display of weaponry. The Scots song “Up and Waur Them A' Willie (1)” begins with this line:
When we went to the field of war and tae the weapon shaw,
Wi' true design to tae serve our king and chase our faes awa'
Source for notated version:
Printed sources: Carlin (The Gow Collection), 1986; No. 511. Gow (Complete Repository, Part 2), 1802; p. 32.
Recorded sources: