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Theme code Index	131H1H 1H1H71H
Also known as	Birks of Abergeldy (The), Birks of Aberfeldy, Bonny Lassie Will You Go, Cast a Bell, De'els Dead (The)
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Region	Scotland
Genre/Style	Scottish
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Key/Tonic of	F
Accidental	1 flat
Mode	Ionian (Major)
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Structure	AAB
Editor/Compiler	Neil Stewart
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Collection of the Newest & Best Reels or Country Dances
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Year of publication/Date of MS	1761
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BIRKS OF ABERGELDIE. AKA and see "Bonny Lassie, Will You Go," "Cast a Bell," "The De'els Dead." AKA - "Birks of Aberfeldy." Scottish, Strathspey. D Major (Kerr, Neil): F Major (Athole, Bremner, Gow): G Major (Howe, Jones, Kennedy, O'Farrell). Standard tuning (fiddle). One part (Howe): AAB (Athole, Gow, Jones, O'Farrell): AABB (Bremner, Kennedy, Kerr, Neil). The usual meaning of the Scots word birk is of a birch tree, or a small wood of birch trees. In this case, the 'birks of Abergeldie' (or Aberfeldie) is in Perthshire, Scotland. The tune appears in a notebook of six pages of country dances called the Holmain Manuscript (1710-50) and in Walsh's Third Book of the Compleat Country Dancing-Master (1735). Somewhat later it appears in Bremner's 1757 collection (pg. 35), the Caledonian Pocket Companion of 1760, and the Gillespie Manuscript (1768). Neil (1991), however, remarks that the melody first appears in Playford's Dancing Master of 1657 under the title "A Scotch Ayre" (it also appears in later editions). It was later republished by Playford in his 1700 collection of Scottish dance tunes under the title "Berks of Abergeldie." As with many fashionable tunes it attracted other titles: London publishers Charles and Samuel Thompson included it in their Compleat Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances, vol. 2 (1765) under the title "The De'els Dead;" it was printed by Wright in his Compleat Collection of Celebrated Country Dances (1740) as "Cast a Bell"; and as "Bonny Lassie, Will You Go" in the Scots Musical Museum, vol. 2 (1788).

Poet Robert Burns set lyrics to the melody inspired while standing under the Falls of Moness on a 1787 Highlands excursion with his friend William Nicol. The classical composer Franz Joseph Haydn fashioned an arrangement of the tune, although Purser (1992) is of the opinion that his effort fails, as do those of other non-Scottish classical composers of the time who try to set Scottish music: "...it seems that they gild lillies with great skill, intrusive harmonies, and foolishly fussy harpsichord accompaniment."

Printed sources: Aird (A Selection of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs), vol. III, 1788; pg. 166. Bremner (Scots Reels), c. 1757; pg. 35. Gow (Complete Repository), Part 1, 1799; pg. 26. Howe (1000 Jigs and Reels), c. 1867; pg. 127. Jones [Ed.] (Complete Tutor Violin), c. 1815; pg. 12. Kennedy (Traditional Dance Music of Britain and Ireland: Rants & Reels), 1997; No. 5, pg. 4 (appears as "Birks of Aberfeldy"). Kerr (Merry Melodies), vol. 3; No. 7, pg. 4. Neil (The Scots Fiddle), 1991; No. 104, pg. 140. O'Farrell (Pocket Companion, vol. III), c. 1808; pg. 18. Petrie (Second Collection of Strathspey Reels and Country Dances), 1796; pg. 18. Stewart-Robertson (The Athole Collection), 1884; pg. 209. Thompson (Compleat Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances, vol. 2), 1765; No. 189 (appears as "The De'el's Dead").

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-'''BIRKS OF ABERGELDIE'''. AKA and see "Bonny Lassie, Will You Go," "Cast a Bell," "The De'els Dead." AKA - "Birks of Aberfeldy." Scottish, Strathspey. D Major (Kerr, Neil): F Major (Athole, Bremner, Gow): G Major (Howe, Jones, Kennedy, O'Farrell). Standard tuning (fiddle). One part (Howe): AAB (Athole, Gow, Jones, O'Farrell): AABB (Bremner, Kennedy, Kerr, Neil). The usual meaning of the Scots word birk is of a birch tree, or a small wood of birch trees. In this case, the 'birks of Abergeldie' (or Aberfeldie) is in Perthshire, Scotland. The tune appears in a notebook of six pages of country dances called the Holmain Manuscript (1710-50) and in Walsh's Third Book of the '''Compleat Country Dancing-Master''' (1735). Somewhat later it appears in Bremner's 1757 collection (pg. 35), the '''Caledonian Pocket Companion''' of 1760, and the '''Gillespie Manuscript''' (1768). Neil (1991), however, remarks that the melody first appears in Playford's '''Dancing Master''' of 1657 under the title "A Scotch Ayre" (it also appears in later editions). It was later republished by Playford in his 1700 collection of Scottish dance tunes under the title "Berks of Abergeldie." As with many fashionable tunes it attracted other titles: London publishers Charles and Samuel Thompson included it in their '''Compleat Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances''', vol. 2 (1765) under the title "The De'els Dead;" it was printed by Wright in his '''Compleat Collection of Celebrated Country Dances''' (1740) as "Cast a Bell"; and as "Bonny Lassie, Will You Go" in the '''Scots Musical Museum''', vol. 2 (1788).
+'''BIRKS OF ABERGELDIE'''. AKA and see "Bonny Lassie, Will You Go," "Cast a Bell," "The De'els Dead." AKA - "Birks of Aberfeldy." Scottish, Strathspey. D Major (Kerr, Neil): F Major (Athole, Bremner, Gow): G Major (Howe, Jones, Kennedy, O'Farrell). Standard tuning (fiddle). One part (Howe): AAB (Athole, Gow, Jones, O'Farrell): AABB (Bremner, Kennedy, Kerr, Neil). The usual meaning of the Scots word birk is of a birch tree, or a small wood of birch trees. In this case, the 'birks of Abergeldie' (or Aberfeldie) is in Perthshire, Scotland. The tune appears in a notebook of six pages of country dances called the '''Holmain Manuscript''' (1710-50) and in Walsh's Third Book of the '''Compleat Country Dancing-Master''' (1735). Somewhat later it appears in Bremner's 1757 collection (pg. 35), the '''Caledonian Pocket Companion''' of 1760, and the '''Gillespie Manuscript''' (1768). Neil (1991), however, remarks that the melody first appears in Playford's '''Dancing Master''' of 1657 under the title "A Scotch Ayre" (it also appears in later editions). It was later republished by Playford in his 1700 collection of Scottish dance tunes under the title "Berks of Abergeldie." As with many fashionable tunes it attracted other titles: London publishers Charles and Samuel Thompson included it in their '''Compleat Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances''', vol. 2 (1765) under the title "The De'els Dead;" it was printed by Wright in his '''Compleat Collection of Celebrated Country Dances''' (1740) as "Cast a Bell"; and as "Bonny Lassie, Will You Go" in the '''Scots Musical Museum''', vol. 2 (1788).
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