Drown Drowth

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Theme code Index	3L13L 3L4L2L
Also known as	Droun Drowth, Drouth, Drown Drought, Give Us a Drink of Water (1), Doon da Rooth, Drought (The)
Composer/Core Source
Region	England, Scotland
Genre/Style	English, Scottish
Meter/Rhythm	Triple Hornpipe
Key/Tonic of	B
Accidental	2 flats
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	3/2, 9/8
History
Structure	AABB
Editor/Compiler	Biography:John Walsh
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Caledonian Country Dances
Tune and/or Page number	p. 13
Year of publication/Date of MS	1731
Artist
Title of recording
Record label/Catalogue nr.
Year recorded
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X:1
T:Drown Drowth
M:9/8
L:1/8
R:Country Dance
B:John Walsh - Caledonian Country Dances (1731, p. 13)
N:"London. Printed for and sold by  J. Walsh, Music Printer and Instrument maker
N:to his Majesty, at ye Harp & Hoboy in Catherine Street the Strand."
N:A handwritten note above the tune says: "An earlier name for The Perth 
N:Stormes(?) Dance" 
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:Bb
E|D/E/FD BFE D2B,|D/E/FD ECC C2E|D/E/FD Bcd D2B,|D/E/FE DB,B, B,2:|
|:F|BcB dBg fdB|A2F A/B/cc c2F|B>cd/e/ fga bag|fbd TdcB B2:|]

X:2
T:Drown Drowth
M:9/8
L:1/8
R:Country Dance
B:Wright's Compleat Collection of Celebrated Country Dances (1740, p. 61)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:Bb
E|(D/E/F)D BFE D2B,|(D/E/F)D ECC C2E|(D/E/F)D Bcd D2B,|(D/E/F)E DB,B, B,2:|
|:F|BdB dBg fdB|A2F BA/B/cc c2F|B>cd/e/ fga bag|fbd dcB B2:||

X:3
T:Drown Drowth
M:9/8
L:1/8
R:Country Dance
B:John Walsh - Caledonian Country Dances (London, c. 1745 , p. 13)
N:Published in several volumes and editions 1731-c. 1745 
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:Bb
E|D/E/FD AFE D2B,|D/E/FD ECC C2E|D/E/FD Bcd D2B,|D/E/FE DB,B, B,2||
F|BcB dBg fdB|A2F A/B/cc c2F|B>cd/e/ fga bag|fbd TdcB B2||

X:4
T:Drown Drowth
M:9/8
L:1/8
R:Jig
S:Bremner - Scots Reels (1757)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:Bb
F|(D/E/F)D BFE !trill!D2 B,|(D/E/F)D ECC C2F|(D/E/F)D B>cd !trill!D2 B,|(D/E/F)C DB,B, B2 :|
|: F | BcB fdg fdB | !trill!A2F (A/B/c)c c2d |Bcd fga bag|fbd !trill!c2B B2 :|

X:4
T:Drouth, The
M:9/8
L:1/8
B:Thompson's Compleat Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances, vol. 2 (London, 1765)
Z:Transcribed and edited by Fynn Titford-Mock, 2007
Z:abc's:AK/Fiddler's Companion 
K:Bb
F|(D/E/F)D (BFE) D2B,|(D/E/F)D ECC C2F|(D/E/F)D (BFE) D2B,|(D/E/F)E DB,B, B,2:|
|:F|B>cB dBg f(e/d/c/B/)|A2F (A/B/c)c c2F|B>cd/e/ fga bag|(fb)B !trill!c2B B2:||

X:5
T:Drown Drouth
S:Petrie's Collection of Strathspey Reels and Country Dances &c., 1790
Z:Steve Wyrick <sjwyrick'at'astound'dot'net>, 3/20/04
N:Petrie's First Collection, page 21
L:1/8
M:6/8
R:3/2 Hornpipe
K:Bb	
F | (D/E/FD) BFE | D2B, (D/E/FD) | ECC C2E | DEF (B/A/B/c/)d | D2B, (D/E/F)C | 
DB,B, B,2 :: F | B>cB def  | fdB A2F | (A/B/c)c c2A | B>cB  fga | b>ag f>ed | TcBc B2"^Fine" :|
%In my opinion this tune should be notated in 3/2! -SW

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