Annotation:High Way to Edinburgh (2) (The)
Tune properties and standard notation
HIGH WAY TO EDINBURGH [2], THE. AKA and see "Black Eagle (The)," "Bonnie Black Eagle (The)," "Bonny Kate of Edinburgh," "Women's work will never be done." Scottish, Slow Air (4/4 time) and Jig. G Minor (Oswald): E Minor. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. A slow air in James Oswald's (1710-1769) Caledonian Pocket Companion (1757) to which is appended a jig ("gigga"). Oswald based his piece on an older air known as "Women's work will never be done" or "Bonny Kate of Edinburgh." The jig has become detached from the air (even in the 18th century) and is also played alone with the same title (see "High Way to Edinburgh (1)" for more on the development of the 6/8 melody).
Source for notated version:
Printed sources: Oswald (Caledonian Pocket Companion), vol. 1, 1757, p. 100. Wood (Songs of Scotland), 1848-49.
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