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Theme code Index	3133 3132
Also known as	Braes of Balquithin (The), Braes of Balquither
Composer/Core Source
Region	Scotland
Genre/Style	Scottish
Meter/Rhythm	Air/Lament/Listening Piece, Country Dance, Reel (single/double), Strathspey
Key/Tonic of	F
Accidental	1 flat
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	4/4
History
Structure	AABCCD
Editor/Compiler	Robert Bremner
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Scots Reels
Tune and/or Page number	p. 37
Year of publication/Date of MS	c. 1757
Artist
Title of recording
Record label/Catalogue nr.
Year recorded
Media
Score ()

Tune annotations

X:1
T:Braes of Balwhedar, The
M:C
L:1/8
R:
S:The Buttery Manuscript (c. 1784-1820, No. 487)
N:John Buttery (1784-1854) joined  the 34th Regiment in Lincoln, 
N:Lincolnshire, England, in 1797 and served as a fifer until discharged in 
N:1814. His large ms. contains marches, duty calls, dance tunes and airs. 
N:EASMES identifies this as the Fife MS. and suggests a date of 1780, see
N: https://www.cdss.org/elibrary/Easmes/Index.htm
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
d|Bc/d/ Gd B2 Bd|eGdG BAAd|Bc/d/ Gd B2 Bd|e>fgd B/B/B B:|
d|e>fgd B/B/B ba|gedB dAAd|e>fgd B/B/B ba|g>fgd B/B/B Bd|
efgd B/B/B ba|gedB dAAB|GEEF G>ABd|e>fgd B/B/B B||

X:1
T:Braes of Balquither
M:C
L:1/8
R:Air
S:John Rook music manuscript collection (1840, p. 111, Wigton, Cumbria)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:G
D|G2 B>d (c<e)A>B|(c<e)d>B A<G zD|G2 B>d (c<e) A>B|(c<e)d>B A<G:|
|:{GABcdef}|g2 g/f/e/^d/ edd<B {GABcdef}|g2 g/f/e/^d/ e<B (Tg>a)|b<g a<f !fermata!g2 G>B|c<e d>B A<G:|]

X:1
T:Braes of Balquhidder
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Reel
B:Stewart-Robertson - The Athole Collection  (1884)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:F
c|A/B/c Fc A2 AB|A/B/c Fc AGGB|A/B/c Fc A2 Ac|defd cAA:|
c|defd cAag|fdcA AGGc|defd cAfg|agfd cAAc|
defd caga|~fdcA AGGA|FCA,C FGAc|defd cAA||
|:c|dFcF A2Ac|dFcF AGGc|dFcF A2Ac|defd cAA:|
c|defd cAag|fdcA AGGc|defd cAfg|agfc A2Ac|
defd caga|fdcA AGGA|FCA,C FGAc|defd cAA||

X:2
T:The Braes o' Balquhidder
B:G.F. Graham, The Popular Songs and Melodies of Scotland (1900)
C:Words written by Robert Tannahill 1774-1810.
N:it's vaguely like The Duke of Bucclugh's Tune in Playford, 1687
M:2/4
L:1/8
R:Air
Q:1/4=96
K:D
% hexatonic, G missing
F>A|B2  A>D|F2  F>A|B2  A>F|F<E F>A|B2  A>D|F2  F>A|B>c d>B     |A<F||
F>A|B>c d>B|A<F f>e|d<B A>F|F<E F>A|B>c d>B|A<F f>e|dB  AF      |F<E||
F>A|B2  A>D|F2  F>A|B2  A>F|F<E F>A|B2  A>D|F2  F>A|B>c e/d/c/B/|A<F|]

X:1
T:Braes o' Balquihither
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Reel
B:Daved Glen - The Edinburgh Collection, Book 2 (c. 1910; No. 467, p. 23)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:D
A/B/|:Od2 df e2 AB|d2 ed BGBc| d2 df e2 dB|AAAB AGAB|
d2 df e2 AB|d2 ed BGBc| dedB e2 dB|AAAB AGAB||
g2 ae g2 de|g2 ae fdef|g2 ae g2 dB|AAAB AGAB|
g2 ae g2 de|g2 ae fdef| aefd e2 dB|AAAB AGABO||

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