Brechin Lasses

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 Theme code Index    5L134 3427L
 Also known as    
 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    Scotland
 Genre/Style    Scottish
 Meter/Rhythm    Reel (single/double)
 Key/Tonic of    G
 Accidental    1 sharp
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    4/4
 History    
 Structure    AAB
 Editor/Compiler    Biography:John Glen
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Glen Collection of Scottish Dance Music vol. 2 (The)
 Tune and/or Page number    p. 17
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1895
 Artist    
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BRECHIN LASSES. Scottish, Reel. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AAB. The tune appears in Charles Stewart's 1799 and James Walker's 1800 collections. Brechin is a town in Angus (see note for Brechin Castle).

Printed source: Glen (The Glen Collection of Scottish Music), vol. 2, 1895; p. 17.


X:1 T:Breechan Lasses C:”By Stewart” M:C L:1/8 R:Reel B:James Walker - A Second Collection of Reels, Strathspeys, Jigs, &c. (c. 1798, p. 12) N:Dedicated to Lady St Clair Erskine of Sinclair (Fife) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G B|DGGA BGcA|BGcB AGFA|DGGA BGcA|(B/c/d) DF G2 G:| (e/f/)|gdBd cedc|BGcB AGFA|gdeBd cedc|Bdef Tg2 (de/f/)| geBd cedc|BdGB cBAF|GBAc Bdce|FADF G2G|| X:1 T:Brechin Lasses M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel S:Glen Collection, vol 2 (1895) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:G B|DGGA BGcA|BGcB AGFA|DGGA BGcA|B/c/d DF G2G:| e/f/|gdBd cedc|BGcB AGFA|gdBd cedc|Bdef g2 de/f/| gdBd cedc|BdGB cBAF|GBAc Bdce|FADF G2G||