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Theme code Index	5L5L11 3332
Also known as	Flowers of Edinburgh (1)
Composer/Core Source	Biography:James Oswald (?)
Region	Scotland
Genre/Style	Scottish
Meter/Rhythm	Air/Lament/Listening Piece
Key/Tonic of	G
Accidental	1 sharp
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	4/4
History
Structure	AABB
Editor/Compiler	Biography:James Oswald
Book/Manuscript title	Book:A Second Collection of Curious Scots Tunes
Tune and/or Page number
Year of publication/Date of MS	1744
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Title of recording
Record label/Catalogue nr.
Year recorded
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X:1
T:My love's bonny when she smiles on me
M:C
L:1/8
N:"Slow"
R:Air
C:James Oswald (?)
B:Oswald - A Second Collection of Curious Scots Tunes (1744)
K:G
D3E G3A|B2 (B/c/d) B2 (AG)|{G}F3 E DEFG|
(ABd)B TA2G2|D2 (DE) G3A|T(BAB)d {d}e3d|
B2 (A>G) A2 (G>A)|{GA}B2 TA>G G2z2:||(d/e/f)|
(gfg)a {ga}b2 T(a>g)|T(fef)g {fg}a2 T(g>f)|(edB)d {d}e3f|
(gfTe>)d e2 Tf>g|TB2 (A>B) d2 (B>d)|Te2 (d>e) g3G|
T(EDE)G TA2 (G>A)|{GA}B2 T(A>G) G2:|]

X: 1
T: the Flowers of Edinburgh
T: My Love's Bonny When She Smiles on Me
C: James Oswald
R: reel
Z: John Chambers <jc@trillian.mit.edu> 
N: Probably the best-known Scottish reel; in all the old collections.
N: RSCDS 1-1.
N: Hardie p.32
N: Skye p.170
N: Bain p.33
N: Williamson p.53
N: BSFC I-10 and  V-9 and  XI-6
D: Scottish  Traditional Fiddle Music tape
D: Jimmy MacLellan on "This is Sidney" tape
M: C|
L: 1/8
Q: 1/2=120
K: G
|: GE \
| "G"D2DE G2GA | BGBd cBAG | "D7"FGFE DEFG | AFdF E2GE |
| "G"D2DE G2GA | BGBd "C"efge | "G"dcBA "D7"GFGA | "G"B2G2 G2 :|
|: d2 \
| "G"g2gd gbag | "D7"f2fd fagf | "Em"~e2ef gfed | B2e2 "(C)"e2ge |
| "G"dBGB d2d2 | "C"edef g2fe | "G"dcBA "D7"GFGA | "G"B2G2 G2 :|

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