Annotation:Green Shades of Gask (The)
X:1 T:Green Shades of Gask, The M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Jig B:John Bowie - "A Collection of Strathspey Reels and Country Dances &c." (c. 1789; p. 6) F:https://tunearch.org/w/index.php?title=Green_Shades_of_Gask_(The)&action=formedit Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion V:1 B|GAG BGB|g>ag Tf2e|dgd BgB|aAA A2B| GAG BGB |ga>g Tf2e|dcB Adc|BGG G2:| |:d|gag gfe|aba afd|gfg aga|bee e2f| |1 gag gfe|aba agf|gfe dgd|BGG G2:| |2 gbg ege|ded g2e|dcB Adc|BGG G2|| V:2 clef = bass z|G,,3 G,3|B,3 D2C|B,3G,2G,,|D,D,D, D,2z| G,,3 G,3|B,3 D2C|B,A,G, F,2D,|G,G,G, G2:| |:z|B,,3C,3|C,3D,3|E,3F,3|G,CC C2z| |1B,2B, C3|C2CD2D|EDC B,2A,|G,G,G, G,2:| |2 G,2G, E,2E,|D,2D, G,2C|B,A,G, F,2D,|G,G,G, G,2||
GREEN SHADES OF GASK, THE. Scottish, Jig (6/8 time). G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB. The celebrated lyricist ("The Laird o' Cockpen") Lady Nairne, Carolina Oliphant (1766-1845) was born and died at the family home in Gask, Scotland in central Perth and Kinross. Gask was a community that built up around the manor, Gask House, located on a ridge. There was a Roman road along the crest of the ridge that linked signal stations, and the remains of a large Roman camp are situated near Gask House.
Cape Breton fiddlers have played the tune under the title "Green Shades of Gasque," a nod to the intermingled French culture of the island.
