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Theme code Index	5L5L5L1 427L2
Also known as	Highland Lasses
Composer/Core Source
Region	Scotland
Genre/Style	Scottish
Meter/Rhythm	Reel (single/double)
Key/Tonic of	A
Accidental	3 sharps
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	2/2
History
Structure	AAB
Editor/Compiler	Biography:Samuel Ann and Peter Thompson
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Compleat Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances vol. 5
Tune and/or Page number	No. 158, p. 70
Year of publication/Date of MS	1788
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Tune annotations

X:1
T:Highland Fair, The
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Country Dance
B:Samuel, Ann & Peter Thompson - Compleat Collection of 200 Favourite Country
B:Dances, vol. 5 (London, 1788, No. 158, p. 70)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:A
A|E2 E>F E>GA>B|(dcBA) (GABd)|cAeA {d}c2 BA|G>AB>c cAA:|
|:f|ecAc eA {d}cB/A/|(ec)(cA) (GB)(Bd)|eAcA eA {d}cB/A/|G>ABd cAA :|]

X:2
T:Highland Fair, The
M:C
L:1/8
R:Reel
B:John Watlen - The Celebrated Circus Tunes (Edinburgh, 1791, p. 23)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:A
A|E2 E>F EGA>B|dcBA GABd|cAeA {d}c2 BA|G>AB>d cAA:|
|:f|eA {d}cB/A/ eA {d}cB/A/|eccA GBBf|ecAc eA {d}cB/A/|G>ABd cAA:||

X:1
T:Highland Fair
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Country Dance Tune
B:Campbell – 9th Book of New and Favorite Country Dances & Strathspey 
B:Reels (1795, p. 13)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion 
K:A
A|E2 E>F E>GAB|d>cB>A G(BB)d|c>{B}Ae>{B}A {d}c2 BA|
G>AB>d cAA:|f|eA {d}(TcB/A/) e>{B}Ac>{B}A|eA {d}cB/A/ G(BB)f|
e>Ac>A e>A {d}(TcB/A/)|GBEd c(AA)f|e>A {d}(TcB/A/) e>A{B}Tc>A|
e>A {d}(TcB/A/) G(BB)f|ecdB cAEC|A,cdB cAA||

X:1
T:Highland Fair
M:C
L:1/8
R:Country Dance
B:Aird – Selection of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs, vol. 4
B:(1796, No. 97, p. 39)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D
d|A2 AB Acde|gfed cdeg|fdad f2 ed|cdeg fdd:|
|:b|adfe/d/ adfe/d/|affd ceeb|adfd adfe/d/|c>deg fdd:|]

X:3
T:Highland Fair (Lasses), The
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Reel
B:Gow - Sixth Collection of Strathspey Reels (1822)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:A
F|E2 TE>F EFAc|dcB>A GB B>d|cAec dcBA|GABd cAA:||
f|eA (c/B/A) eAcf|eA (c/B/A) GA Bf|eA (c/B/A) eA (c/B/A)|GA Bd cAAf|
eA (c/B/A) eAcf|eA (c/B/A) GA Bf|eA (c/B/A) eAfA|~GA Bd cAA||

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