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Theme code Index
1325L 1323
Also known as
Don-side , Mr. Charles Forbes' Favorite
Composer/Core Source
Region
Scotland, Canada
Genre/Style
Cape Breton/PEI, Scottish
Meter/Rhythm
Strathspey
Key/Tonic of
G
Accidental
1 sharp
Mode
Ionian (Major)
Time signature
4/4
History
CANADA(Maritimes/English)
Structure
AABBCCDD
Editor/Compiler
Robert Bremner
Book/Manuscript title
Book:Scots Reels
Tune and/or Page number
p. 63
Year of publication/Date of MS
1757
Artist
Biography:Angus Allan Gillis
Title of recording
Don Side/Johnnie Cope
Record label/Catalogue nr.
Celtic 008
Year recorded
Media
Score
X:1
T:Don-side, or Mr. Chas. Forbes' Favorite
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Strathspey
B:Petrie - Fourth Collection of Strathspeys, Reels, Jiggs and Country Dances (c. 1805)
K:G
B|G<GB>G A>GE>A|G<GB>G A>GB>G|c>AB>G A>GE>e|
d>cB>A B<GG:||:f|g>Bg>B A>GE>e|f>Bg>B d>eg>a|
a/g/f/e/ g>B A>GE>e|d>cB>A B<GG:||:D|G>DB,D E>B,B,>E|
G>DB,>D G,>DB,>D|C>EB,>D E>A,A,>F|G>DB,>A, G,<G,G,:|
|:d|g<gb>g a>ee>a|g<gb>g a>gb>g|a>gb>g a>ee>g|d>cB>A B<GG:|]
X:1
T:Don Side
M:C
L:1/8
R:Strathspey
B:Stewart-Robertson - The Athole Collection (1884)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:G
A|G/G/G B>G A>G E<A|G/G/G B>G A>GB>G|c>AB>G A>GE>e| d>cB>A B<GG:|
|:f|g>dg>B A>GE>e|g>dg>B ~g>dg>a|b/a/g/f/ g>B A>G E<e| d>cB>A B<GG:||
