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Theme code Index	13b57b 3b7b47bL
Also known as	Moorland Willie, Northern Lass (1) (The)
Composer/Core Source
Region	Scotland
Genre/Style	Scottish
Meter/Rhythm	Air/Lament/Listening Piece, Country Dance, Jig/Quadrille
Key/Tonic of	G
Accidental	2 flats
Mode	Aeolian (minor)
Time signature	6/8
History
Structure	AABB
Editor/Compiler	Biography:William Thomson
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Orpheus Caledonius
Tune and/or Page number
Year of publication/Date of MS	1725
Artist
Title of recording
Record label/Catalogue nr.
Year recorded
Media
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Tune annotations

X:1
T:Muirland Willie
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Country Dance
B:Thomson - Orpheus Caledonius (1725)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:Gmin
G2A B2c|d>cd f3|c2d f2d|c>AG F3|
G2A B2c|ded b2a|gfe d=e^f|g3-g2||
g|g2a b2g|f2d f2d|BcB f2d|cAc F2 G/F/|
G2A B2c|ded b2a|gfe d=e^f|g3-g2||

X:1
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T:Muirland Willie
M:6/8
L:1/8
B:Daniel Wright – Aria di Camera (London, 1727, No. 19)
N:”being A Choice Collection of Scotch, Irish & Welsh Airs
N:for the Violin and German Flute by the following masters
N:Mr. Alex. Urquahart of Edinburgh, Mr. Dermot O'Connar of Limrick
N:Mr. Hugh Edwards of Carmarthen”
F: https://ia600808.us.archive.org/20/items/AriaDiCamera1727/Wright-AriaDiCamera-1727.pdf
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:Gmin
G|G2A B2c|d2e f2d|B2B f2d|(cG)c F2F|
G2A B2c|ded b2a|gfe d=e^f|(g3 g2)||g|
g2a b2g|f2d f2d2|BcB g2d|cGc F2 G/F/|
G>AG B2c|d>ed b2a|gfe d=e^f|(g3 g2)||

X:1
T:Muirland Willie
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Country Dance
B:John Walsh - Caledonian Country Dances (c. 1745, p. 58)
N:Published in London in several volumes and editions 1731-c. 1745
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:Gmin
G|G2A B2c|d2e f2d|B2B f2d|(cAc) F2F|
G2A B2c|ded b2a|gfe d=e^f|g3-g2:|
|:g|g2a b2g|fd f2d|BcB g2d|cAc F3 G/F/|
G>AG B2c|d>ed b2a|gfe d=e^f|g3-g2:|]

X:1
T:Moorland Willie
M:6/4
L:1/8
R:Air
S:McGibbon - Scots Tunes, book II, p. 54  (c. 1746)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:Gmin
D2 | G4A2 B4c2 | d2e2d2 f4d2 | B4B2 f4(ed) | Tc4B2 TA4 (G^F) | 
G3A G2B4c2 | (d2c2)d2b4a2 |T(g3^fg2) d2g2^f2 | (g6 g4) :|
|: d2 | g4a2b4g2 | f4d2f4d2 | B3cB2f4(ed) |Tc4B2TA4(G^F) | 
G4G2B4c2 | d3ed2b4a2 | T(g2^f2)g2d2g2^f2 | (g6g4) :|]

X:2
T:Muirland Willie
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Jig
N:"Brisk"
B:Oswald - Caledonian Pocket Companion, Book 7 (1760, p. 11)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:Gmin
"Brisk"D|G2A {A}B2c|d>ed {d}f2d|cAc {c}f2d|cAG ^F2D|
G2A {A}B2c|ded {d}b2a|g^fg dg^f|g3-g2:|
|:d|g2a {a}b2g|{g}f2d {d}f2f|BcB {B}f2d|cAG T^F2D|
G2A {A}B2c|ded {d}b2a|g^fe dg^f|g3-g2:|
|:D|G2B (A/B/c)A|B>cd g2f|d>cB (d/e/f)d|cAd T^F2D|
G2B (A/B/c)A|B2d (c/d/e)c|dba bg^f|g3 G2:|
|:d|g2a bag|fdb fdB|edc fed|g2G ^F=ED|
GAB cBc|dba g2f|edc dg^f|g3 G2:|]

X:2
T:Muirland Willie
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Jig
S:William Vickers' music manuscript collection (Northumberland, 1770)
K:G
G|G2A B2c|d2e f2d|B2B f2d|cAc F2F|
G2A B2c|ded b2a|gfe d=e=f|(g3 g2):|
|:g|g2a b2g|f2d f2d|BcB g2d|cAc F2G/F/|
G>AG B2c|d>ed b2a|gfe d=e=f=|g3 g2:|]

X:1
T:Muirland Willie
M:6/8
L:1/8
B:Mulhollan - Selection of Irish and Scots Tunes (Edinburgh, 1804; p. 44)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:Emin
"Allegretto"E|E2F G2A|B2c d2B|G2G d2B|AFA D2E|
E2F G2A|BcB g2f|edc B^c^d|(e3 e2)||
e|e2f g2e|d2B (d2B)|G>AG d2B|AFA D2 (E/^D/)|
E>FE G2A|B>cB g2f|edc B^c^d|(e3 e2)||

X:1
T:Muirland Willie
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Jig
N:”Slowish”
B:John Pringle – A Second Collection of Strathspeys, Reels & Jiggs &c. (c. 1805) 
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:Gmin
"Slowish"D|G2A B2c|ded f2d|BcB f2 (e/d/)|~c2B {B}AG^F|
G>AG B2c|dcd b2a|g^fg (dg)f|(g3 g2):|
|:d|g2a b2g|f2d f2d|B>cB f2 e/d/|~c>dB AG^F|
GAG B2c|d>ed b2a|(g^fg) (dg).f|g3-g2:|]

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