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Theme code Index	1531 27bL7b2
Also known as	Ranting Highland Man (The), Ranting Highlander (The), O an ye were dead guidman, White Cockade (1), Highland Laddie (3), Fiddler's Morris, Duke of Buccleugh's Tune (The)
Composer/Core Source
Region	Scotland
Genre/Style	Scottish
Meter/Rhythm	Country Dance, Reel (single/double)
Key/Tonic of	G
Accidental	1 sharp
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	4/4
History
Structure	AAB, AABB
Editor/Compiler	Biography:John Walsh
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Caledonian Country Dances
Tune and/or Page number	p. 8
Year of publication/Date of MS	1731
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Tune annotations

X:1
T:Ranting Highland Man [1]
M:C
L:1/8
R:Country Dance
B:John Walsh - Caledonian Country Dances (1731, p. 8)
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." 
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:G
d2|G/G/G dG BAGB|A/A/A _FA _fAAd|G/G/G dG BAGB|A/A/A (fe/f/) gG G2:|
|:ef|gd ec BcdB|A/A/A _FA _fA Ae/^f/|gdec BcdB|A/A/A (Tfe/f/) gG G2:|]

X:1
T:Ranting Highland Man, A
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Reel
B:David Young – Drummond Castle/Duke of Perth Manuscript (1734, No. 35)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:Amix
e|A/A/A eA Tc>BAc|(d/c/B/A/) GB gBGB|A/A/A eA TcAec|dBgB aAA:|
|:g|aefd TcAec|d/c/B/A/ GB gBBg|aefd TcAec|dBgB aAA:|]

X:2
T:Ranting Highland Man [1]
M:C
L:1/8
R:Country Dance
B:John Walsh - Caledonian Country Dances (London, c. 1745 , p. 8)
N:Published in several volumes and editions 1731-c. 1745 
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:G
d2|G/G/G dG BAGB|A/A/A =FA fAAd|G/G/G dG BAGB|A/A/A (fe/f/) gG G2:|
|:ef|gdec BcdB|A/A/A =FAfc Ae/^f/|gdec BcdB|A/A/A T(fe/f/) gG G2:|]

X:3
T:Ranting Highlandman [1], The
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Reel
S:Gow – 1st Repository  (1799)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:A
e|A/A/A ed c>dec|(d/=c/B/A/) =GB gBBa|A/A/A ed c>dec|dBgB aAA:|
g|(a/g/f/e/) fd c>dec|(d/=c/B/A/) =GB =gBBg|(a/g/f/e/) fd c>dec|dBgB aAAg|
(a/g/f/e/) f>d c>dec|(d/=c/B/A/) =GB gBBg|af=ge fdec|Bagb aAA||

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