Annotation:Stool of Repentance
X:1 T:Stool of Repentance, The M:6/8 L:1/8 B: Joseph Lowe - Lowe's Collection of Reels, Strathspeys and Jigs, B:book 4 (1844–1845, p. 5) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:A e/f/g|"A"a2e c2e|agf edc|"D"aff f2 e|"Bm"fag "E7"f2 e| "A"a2e c2e|agf edc|"D"d2f efg|"E7"{fg}a2c "A"{c}B2A:| |:A"cAA eAA|cAA edc|"Bm"dBB fBB|"E7"dBB fed| "A"cAA ecc|"D"cAA "A"edc|"Bm"d2f efg|"E7"{fg}a2c "A"{c}B2A:|]
STOOL OF REPENTANCE. Scottish, Jig (6/8 time). A Major (most versions): A Mixolydian (Gunn). Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The title refers to an elevated seat in a Scottish Presbyterian church formerly used for the public penance of persons who had committed moral offenses.
The second strain of "Stool of Repentance" is shared with a number of tunes, many with Scottish Borders connections, including "Noble Squire Dacre (come over the border)," "Scots came over the Border (The)," "Border Reel," and others. The first strains of these melodies differ in melodic detail but display a structural resemblance and may be considered derivative of one another. David Young's rather generically titled "Border Reel" is the oldest version to be found in print (1734).
