Annotation:Breeks are Loose and the Button's Awa' (The)
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BREEKS ARE LOOSE AND THE BUTTON'S AWA'. AKA and see "All Alive (1)," "Northumberland Lady." Scottish, Jig (12/8 time). G Minor ('A' part) & G Dorian ('B' part). Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. Despite similarities to the Northumbrian jig "Breeches Loose (2)," they appear dissimilar enough to be separate tunes.
Source for notated version:
Printed sources: Stewart-Robertson (The Athole Collection), 1884; p. 141.
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