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1H663 5555
Also known as
Siùdaibh ‘Illean Gabhaibh ‘m Port , Calder Fair , Cock o' Bendy , Cockabendie , Go on Boys and Give a Tune , Go on Lads and Give a Tune , Hawthorne Tree of Cawdor (The) , Sing a Song of Sixpence
Composer/Core Source
Region
Scotland
Genre/Style
Scottish
Meter/Rhythm
Reel (6/4 time), Strathspey
Key/Tonic of
D
Accidental
2 sharps
Mode
Ionian (Major)
Time signature
4/4
History
Structure
AB
Editor/Compiler
Nathaniel Gow
Book/Manuscript title
Book:Complete Repository Part 4
Tune and/or Page number
p. 9
Year of publication/Date of MS
1817
Artist
Biography:Donald Davidson
Title of recording
Cawdor Fair (2nd tune in medley , preceded by "Wha Wouldna Fecht For Charlie")
Record label/Catalogue nr.
Beltona 1715 , BL 1715 (78 RPM)
Year recorded
1931
Media
Score
X:1
T:Cawdor Fair
L:1/8
M:C|
R:Strathspey
B:Stewart-Robertson - The Athole Collection (1884)
K:C
G|c>BA>G A>c E2|G>AG>E G2 GA/B/|c>BA>G A>c E2|DDE>G A2A:|
|:E|G<c c>d c>dc>B|A<d d<c d2 c>d|e>dc>B c>BA>G|(3ABc (3Bcd c2c:||
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X:2
T:Cawdor Fair
M:C
L:1/8
R:Reel
S:Surenne - Dance Music of Scotland, pg. 81 (1852)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:D
c | dcBA (Bd)F2 | ABAF A2 Ac | dcBA (Bd) F2 | E2 FA B2 Bc |
dcBA (Bd) F2 | ABAF A2 Ac | dcBA (Bd) F2 | E2 FA B2B ||
A | (Ad)dc d2 dc | (Be)ed e2 de | fedc dcBA Bdce d2d2 |
(Ad)dc d2 dc | (Be)ed e2 de | fedc dcBA | Bdce d2d ||
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