Annotation:Gaelic Air (2) (A)
X:1 T:Gaelic Air [2], A M:2/4 L:1/8 R:Air S:Gow - 4th Repository (1817) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:D F2 ~FA/G/|FE D2|F2 ~F>A|B~c d2|F2 ~FA/G/|FE D2|F2 ~F>A|B~c d2:| d>cde|{e}(f2 A)B/c/|d>cde|{de}f3 e|e>dcB|BA A>f|edcA|Bc d2| F2 FA/G/|FE D2|F2 ~F>A|B~c d2|F FA/G/|F2 FA/G/|FE D2|F2 ~F>A|Bc d2||
GAELIC AIR [2], A. Scottish, Air (2/4 time). D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AAB. The melody was first published by the Rev. Patrick MacDonald, minister of Kilmore in Argyleshire, in his volume A Collection of Highland Vocal Airs (1784), under the title "Rheir mi foraidh thun a’ bhaile."
