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'''BONNIE STRATHMORE'''. Scottish, Air or Jig. A Minor (Kerr's, Lerwick): A Dorian (Gatherer). Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The melody has a few Gaelic titles: "Comunn an t-Strath Mhòir" (The Strathmore Society), "Dean cadal 's fan sàmhach a Chuillean a Rùin (Sleep and be quiet my Darling, my Love), and "An Gille dubh sùgach" (The Merry Dark-haired Boy). A variant of the "[[Bung Your Eye]]" tune family, and as so related to "[[Antrim Lasses (The)]]," "[[Tatter Jack]]," "[[Boys of Carrigallen (The)]]," and "[[Mount Your Baggage (1)]]." See note for "[[Annotation:Lanigan's Ball]]." There are similarities also with Niel Gow's "[[Wha Can Help It]]" and the Cape Breton "[[Salute to Boston]]." | '''BONNIE STRATHMORE''' (Comunn an t-strath mhoir). Scottish, Air or Jig (6/8 time). A Minor (Kerr's, Lerwick): A Dorian (Gatherer): A Mixolydian (Gunn). Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The melody has a few Gaelic titles: "Comunn an t-Strath Mhòir" (The Strathmore Society), "Dean cadal 's fan sàmhach a Chuillean a Rùin (Sleep and be quiet my Darling, my Love), and "An Gille dubh sùgach" (The Merry Dark-haired Boy). A variant of the "[[Bung Your Eye]]" tune family, and as so related to "[[Antrim Lasses (The)]]," "[[Tatter Jack]]," "[[Boys of Carrigallen (The)]]," and "[[Mount Your Baggage (1)]]." See note for "[[Annotation:Lanigan's Ball]]." There are similarities also with Niel Gow's "[[Wha Can Help It]]" and the Cape Breton "[[Salute to Boston]]." | ||
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''Printed sources'': Gatherer ('''Gatherer's Musical Museum'''), 1987; p. 21. Kerr ('''Merry Melodies'''), | ''Printed sources'': Gatherer ('''Gatherer's Musical Museum'''), 1987; p. 21. William Gunn ('''The Caledonian Repository of Music Adapted for the Bagpipes'''), Glasgow, 1848; p. 90. Kerr ('''Merry Melodies, vol. 3'''), c. 1880's; No. 288, p. 31. Lerwick ('''Kilted Fiddler'''), 1985; p. 36. | ||
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BONNIE STRATHMORE (Comunn an t-strath mhoir). Scottish, Air or Jig (6/8 time). A Minor (Kerr's, Lerwick): A Dorian (Gatherer): A Mixolydian (Gunn). Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The melody has a few Gaelic titles: "Comunn an t-Strath Mhòir" (The Strathmore Society), "Dean cadal 's fan sàmhach a Chuillean a Rùin (Sleep and be quiet my Darling, my Love), and "An Gille dubh sùgach" (The Merry Dark-haired Boy). A variant of the "Bung Your Eye" tune family, and as so related to "Antrim Lasses (The)," "Tatter Jack," "Boys of Carrigallen (The)," and "Mount Your Baggage (1)." See note for "Annotation:Lanigan's Ball." There are similarities also with Niel Gow's "Wha Can Help It" and the Cape Breton "Salute to Boston."
Source for notated version:
Printed sources: Gatherer (Gatherer's Musical Museum), 1987; p. 21. William Gunn (The Caledonian Repository of Music Adapted for the Bagpipes), Glasgow, 1848; p. 90. Kerr (Merry Melodies, vol. 3), c. 1880's; No. 288, p. 31. Lerwick (Kilted Fiddler), 1985; p. 36.
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