Bowl of Bigg

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Theme code Index	13 24 13 13
Also known as	Bob of Dunblane, Boll of Bear, Cailleach an Dordon, Kiss Me Fast, Kiss Me Fast My Minnie's Coming
Composer/Core Source
Region	England
Genre/Style	Northumbrian/Borders
Meter/Rhythm	Jig/Quadrille
Key/Tonic of	D
Accidental	2 sharps
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	6/8
History	England/North East"England/North East" is not in the list (IRELAND(Munster), IRELAND(Connaught), IRELAND(Leinster), IRELAND(Ulster), SCOTLAND(Argyll and Bute), SCOTLAND(Perth and Kinross), SCOTLAND(Dumfries and Galloway), SCOTLAND(South Ayrshire), SCOTLAND(North East), SCOTLAND(Highland), ...) of allowed values for the "Has historical geographical allegiances" property.
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Editor/Compiler	Biography:William Vickers
Book/Manuscript title	Book:William Vickers' music manuscript collection
Tune and/or Page number	No. 310
Year of publication/Date of MS	1770
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BOWL OF BIGG. English, Jig. England, Northumberland. D Major (perhaps Mixolydian). Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. See alternate title "Boll of Bear." 'Bear and 'bigg' are both names for barley.

Printed source: Seattle (William Vickers), 1987, Part 2; No. 310.

X:1
T:Bowl of Bigg
M:6/8
L:1/8
S:William Vickers' music manuscript (1770)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:D
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