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'''WE’LL ALL GO TO TO KELSO.''' Scottish, Jig. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. Kelso is a town in the Scottish Borders region, famous for its racecourse. | '''WE’LL ALL GO TO TO KELSO.''' Scottish, Jig or Two-Step. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. Kelso is a town in the Scottish Borders region, near where the rivers Tweed and Teviot meet. Kelso is famous for its racecourse (see note for "[[annotation:Kelso Races]]"). David Herd prints a Scots song called "We'll a' to Kelso go" in his '''Ancient and Modern Scottish Songs, vol. 2'''), The first few stanza's go: | ||
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''An I'll awa' to bonny Tweed-side,''<br> | |||
''And fee my deary come throw,''<br> | |||
''And he fall be mine, gif fae he incline,''<br> | |||
''For I hate to lead apes below.''<br> | |||
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''While young and fair, I'll make it my care,''<br> | |||
''To secure mysell in a jo;''<br> | |||
''I'm no sick a fool to let my blood cool,''<br> | |||
''And syne gae lead apes below.''<br> | |||
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''Printed sources'': Aird ('''Selection of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs, vol. II'''), 1785; No. 94, p. 34. | ''Printed sources'': Aird ('''Selection of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs, vol. II'''), 1785; No. 94, p. 34. Neill ('''The Scots Fiddle: Tunes, Tales & Traditions of the Lothians, Borders'''), pp. 104-105. Oswald ('''Caledonian Pocket Companion'''), 1760. | ||
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WE’LL ALL GO TO TO KELSO. Scottish, Jig or Two-Step. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. Kelso is a town in the Scottish Borders region, near where the rivers Tweed and Teviot meet. Kelso is famous for its racecourse (see note for "annotation:Kelso Races"). David Herd prints a Scots song called "We'll a' to Kelso go" in his Ancient and Modern Scottish Songs, vol. 2), The first few stanza's go:
An I'll awa' to bonny Tweed-side,
And fee my deary come throw,
And he fall be mine, gif fae he incline,
For I hate to lead apes below.
While young and fair, I'll make it my care,
To secure mysell in a jo;
I'm no sick a fool to let my blood cool,
And syne gae lead apes below.
Source for notated version:
Printed sources: Aird (Selection of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs, vol. II), 1785; No. 94, p. 34. Neill (The Scots Fiddle: Tunes, Tales & Traditions of the Lothians, Borders), pp. 104-105. Oswald (Caledonian Pocket Companion), 1760.
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