Annotation:Dovecote Park
Tune properties and standard notation
DOVECOAT PARK. AKA - "Dovecote Park." Scottish, Jig or March (6/8 time). D Major. Standard. ABCD (Sweet): AABBCCDD' (Martin). A very popular march composed by J. Braidwood. The tune appears in many collections for Highland bagpipes. The "Dovecote" spelling appears more often, and derives from the words "dove cot," meaning an aviary or birdhouse (large or small) for keeping doves or pigeons.
Source for notated version:
Printed sources: Martin (Ceol na Fidhle), vol. 2, 1988; p. 7. Pipe Major W. Ross's Collection of Highland Bagpipe Music. Sweet (Fifer's Delight), 1964; p. 34.
Recorded sources: Tradition 2118, Jim MacLeod & His Band - "Scottish Dances: Jigs, Waltzes and Reels" (1979).