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Theme code Index	551H1H 1H544H
Also known as	Broom of the Cowdenknowes (1), Cowden Knows, Cowden Knowes, Cowdenknowes, Lovely Northerne Lass (The), O My King, O the broom
Composer/Core Source
Region	England, Scotland
Genre/Style	English, Northumbrian/Borders, Scottish
Meter/Rhythm	Air/Lament/Listening Piece, Country Dance
Key/Tonic of	D
Accidental	1 sharp
Mode	Mixolydian
Time signature	2/4, 4/4
History	ENGLAND(North East)
Structure	One part
Editor/Compiler	John Playford
Book/Manuscript title	Book:The English Dancing Master
Tune and/or Page number
Year of publication/Date of MS	1651
Artist	Biography:Robin Williamson
Title of recording	Legacy of the Scottish Harpers vol. 1
Record label/Catalogue nr.	Flying Fish Records FF358
Year recorded
Media
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Tune annotations

X:1
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T:Broom, the Bonny, Bonny Broom
M:2/2
L:1/8
S:Playford (1651)
K:F
c3dc3d|cBAG F4|f2fg agfe|d6e2|
f3ga2ga|f2FG A2GF|G2G2d3B|G8||

X:2
%
T:Broom of the Cowdenknows, The
M:C
L:1/8
S:Allan Ramsay - Tea Table Misclellany  (1734)
K:C
D3E G3A|GED>C C2 cG|A2 cd e2 d>c|A6 c2|
(G>A) (c>d) e2 (d>c)|c2 CD E2 DC|(F3G) (AB)(cE)|D8||

X:1
%
T:Broom of Cowdon Knows, The
M:C
L:1/8
R:Air
B:Oswald – Caledonian Pocket Companion, Book 6 (1760, p. 21)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:Ador
A3B d3e|(d<B) (c>B) B2 g<d|{d}e2 g>a {ga}b2 Ta>g|e4 z2g2|
d>eg>a {ga}b2 Ta>g|(gf)(ed) B2 A>G|c3d (ed/e/) gB|{B}A4z2:|
|:B2|(GA)(AB) dB (ge/g/)|{e}d(B/d/) {B}AG G2d2|(e/g/f/a/ g/b/a/c'/) (ba)(gf)|
e4 z2d2|g3a (g/a/b) a>g|g2 G>A {c}TB2 TA>G|c3d (e<g)(d<B)|{B}A4a2:|]

X:3
%
T:Broom of the Cowdon knows, The
M:C
L:1/8
R:Air
Q:"Slow"
S:McGibbon - Scots Airs, book III, p. 67  (1762)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Compainon
K:Dmix
A3Bd3e | (dB) T(A>G) G2 (g>d) | e2(g>a) b2 T(a>g) | {g}e6g2 | 
(d>e)(g>a) b2 T(ag) | g2 (G>A) B2 T(A>G) | ~c3d (efg)B | {B}A8 :||

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