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Theme code Index	5L5L11 3542
Also known as	Blata Duin-Eudain, Flooers o' Edinburgh, Cois Lasadh, Cois Leasa, Beside a Rath, Earl of Hopetown's Reel, Flowers of Donnybrook, My love's bonny when she smiles on me, My Love was Once a Bonnie Lad, Old Virginia Reel (3), Rossaviel, To the Battle Men of Erin, Old Virginia, Cush Lasso
Composer/Core Source
Region	Canada, England, Ireland, Scotland, United States
Genre/Style	Cape Breton/PEI, Contra, Down-East/Maritime, English, Irish, Metis, Morris, Northumbrian/Borders, Pipe, Scottish, Shetland/Orkney
Meter/Rhythm	Air/Lament/Listening Piece, Country Dance, Hornpipe/Clog, Reel (single/double)
Key/Tonic of	G
Accidental	1 sharp
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	2/2, 2/4, 4/4
History
Structure	AABB
Editor/Compiler	Biography:John Walsh
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Caledonian Country Dances vol. 2
Tune and/or Page number	No. 294, pp. 34-35
Year of publication/Date of MS	c. 1737
Artist	Biography:Charles D'Almaine
Title of recording	Medley of Old Time Reels (2nd tune)
Record label/Catalogue nr.	Victor 16393
Year recorded	1905
Media
Score ()

Tune annotations

X:1
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T:Flower of Edinburgh
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Country Dance Tune
B:John Walsh – Caledonian Country Dances vol. II  (c. 1737, No. 294, pp. 34-35)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
(3GFE|D3E G3A|BGBd {c}B2 AG|{G}F3E DEFG|AF dF E2 FE|
DEFD G3A|(3BAG (3Bcd e3g|dBAG E2 GA|B2 GA G2:|
|:d2|gfg>a g/a/b ag|fef>g (f/g/a) gf|edef gfed|B2 e2 e3 g/4f/4e/|
dBAG d2 cB|edef g3 (g/4a/4b/)|cBAG E2 GA|B2G2G2:|]

X:1
%
T:Flowers of Edinburgh [1], The
M:C
L:1/8
R:Air
Q:"Slow"
S:McGibbon - Scots Tunes, book II, p. 59  (c. 1746)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:G
D2 | D3E G3A | (BG) (dG) {c}B2 AG | TF3E D>EFG | AFdF TE3F | D3EG3A | 
T(B>AG)d e2 (e/f/g) | (cB)(AG) {B}A2 GA | B2 TA>G G2 :|
|: (d/e/f) | g>fga (g/a/b) T(ag) | T(f>efg) (f/g/a) T(gf) | (ede)f (gf)(ed) | B2 e>f e2 {ef}g2 | 
{c}B2 AG d2 (cB) | edef g>abB | (cB)(AG) A2 GA | B2 TA>G G2 :|

X:2
%
T:Flower of Edinburgh [1]
S:Twelve Country Dances for the Harpsichord, 1749.
Z:Bruce Olson
L:1/4
M:C|
K:G
(3 G/F/E/|D3/2E/G3/2A/|B/G/ B/d/{c/}BA/G/|{G/}F3/2E/ D/E/ F/G/|A/F/ d/F/EF/E/|
D/E/ F/D/G3/2A/|(3B/A/G/ (3 B/c/d/ e3/2g/|d/B/ A/G/EG/A/|BG/A/G||
d|g/f/ g3/4a/4 f/4a/4b/ a/g/|f/e/ f3/4g/4 f/4g/4a/ g/f/|e/d/ e/f/ g/f/ e/d/|Bee3/2 g/8f/8e/4|
d/B/ A/G/dc/B/|e/d/ e/f/ g3/2g/8a/8b/4|c/B/ A/G/ EG/A/|BGG|]

X:3
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T:Flower of Edinburgh [1]
M:C|
L:1/8
B:Thompson's Compleat Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances, vol. 1 (London, 1757)
Z:Transcribed and edited by Fynn Titford-Mock, 2007
Z:abc's:AK/Fiddler's Companion 
K:G
(3GFE|D3E G3A|BGBd (cB)(AG)|F3 E DEFG|AfdF E2 FE|
DEFD G3 A|(3BAG (3Bcd e3g|dBAG E2 GA|B2 GA G2:|
|:d2|gfga g/a/b ag|fefg f/g/a gf|edef gfed|B2e2 e3 (g/4f/4e/)|
dBAG d2 cB|edef g2 (g/a/b)|cBAG E2 GA|B2G2G2:||

X:4
%
T:Flower of Edinburgh, The
M:C
L:1/8
B:Oswald – Caledonian Pocket Companion Book 3 (1760, p. 19)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
GE|D3E G3A|BGBd TB2 (AG)|TF3E (DE)(FG)|AF dF TE2D2|
D2 DE G3A|BABd e3g|dB AG E2 (GA)|TB2 (AG) G2:|
|:(d/e/f)|gfga {ga}b2 ag|fefg a2 (gf)|edef gfed|B2e4 fg|
TB2 AB Td2 Bd|edef g2 (g/a/b)|dBAG E2 (GA)|TB2 (AG)G2:|
|:GE|DE G2- GABd|edBg dBAG|FE D2- DEFG|AFdF TE2 D2|
DE G2- GBAG|AGAB Te3g|dB AG EG eg|TB2 (AG) G2:|
|:d/e/f)|(3gfg G2-Gbag|(a/g/)f F2-Fagf|egfe bgfe|dBAB e2 (e/f/g)|
T(BA) B2 T(dB)d2|Ted e2 g3(a/b/)|dBAG E2 GA|TB2 (AG) G2:|]

X:5
%
T:Flowers of Edinburgh [1]
M:C
L:1/8
R:Reel
S:Henry Livingston's manuscript copybook, late 18th century
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:G 
(B/c/d) | D3E G3A | BGdG B2AG | F3E DEFG | AFdF E3F | 
D3EG3A | B2d2e2(3efg | {c}B2 AG A2 GA | B2G2TG2 :|
|: d2 | gfga (3gab ag | fefg (3fga gf | edef gfed | {c}B2e2e2(3efg | 
B2AG d2Bd | edef (3gab ag | {c}AG A2 GA | B2(G2TG2) :||

X:6
%
T:Flowers of Edinburgh [1]
S:Scots Musical Museum, #13 (1787)
Z:Bruce Olson
L:1/4
M:C
K:F
C/|C3/2 D/F3/2G/|(A/F/) (c/F/) {B/}AG/F/|~E3/2D/ C3/4D/4 E3/4F/4|G/E/ c/E/ ~D3/2E/|
C3/2D/F3/2G/|~(A3/4G/4A/) c/d (d/4e/4f/)|(B/A/) (G/F/) {A}/G (F/G/)|A~G3/4F/4F||(c/4d/4e/)|
(f3/4e/4f/) g/ (f/4g/4a/) ~(g/f/)|~(e3/4d/4e/) f/ (e/4f/4g/) ~(f/e/)|
(d3/4c/4d/) e/ (f/e/) (d/c/)|Ad3/4e/4 d(d/4e/4) f/|
{c/}A G/F/c(B/A/)|d/c/d/e/ .g3/2 {g/a/} A/|(B/A/) G/ F/ GF/G/|A~G3/4F/4F|]

X:1
%
T:Flowers of Edinburgh [1]
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Country Dance
B:Milne – Middleton’s Selection of Strathspeys, Reels &c. for the Violin (1870, p. 36)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
GE|D3E G3A|(BG)dG {c}B2 AG|FGEF DEFG|AfdF E3F|
D3E G3A|BGBd efge|dcBA GFGA|B2G2G2:|
|:d2|gfga gbag|fefg fagf|edef gfed|B2 d2 efge|
(dB)AG d2 cB|(eg)fa g2 fe|dcBA GFGA|B2G2G2:|]

X:7
%
T:Flowers of Edinburgh [1]
L:1/8
M:C|
R:Country Dance
B:Stewart-Robertson - The Athole Collection  (1884)
K:G
GE|D3E G3A|BGdG cBAG|FGFE DEFG|AFdF E3F|
D3E G3A|BGBd efge|dcBA GFGA|B2G G2:|
|:d|gfga gbag|fdfg fagf|edef gfed|B2 e>f efge|
dBGB B/c/d cB|egfa g2fe|dcBA GFGA|B2G2G2:||

X:8
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T:Flowers of Edinburgh [1]
S:from the playing of Dave Swarbrick,
S:from "The Ceilidh Album" (?)
Z:Nigel Gatherer
N:An English morris version?
M:2/4
K:G
L:1/8
D|GG BG/B/|dB g>e|dB B/A/G/A/|BG ED|
GG BG/B/|dB g>e|dB B/A/G/A/|BG G:|]
|:d|g2 f>e|Be e>f|g2 f/g/f/e/|Be eg/e/|
d/B/G/B/ dd|e/d/e/f/ gg/e/|dB B/A/G/A/|BG G:|]

X:9
%
T:Flowers of Edinburgggg [1]
M:2/4
L:1/8
S:Bruce Molskey
R:Old-time
Z:M. Reid 27-Jan-199
K:G 
D2|G3 D|ED B,D|G2 G2|BA Bd|cB AG|FG FE|
DE FG|A4|A,4|ED EF|G3 A| BA Bc|d2ef|
ga ge|dB GB|A2 Ac|B2 F2 |1 G4-|G2:|2 G4-|G4 ||
|:g3 a|b2 ag|fe fg|a2A2|e3 f|gf ed|
B2 e2|e2 ef|g2 e2|dB GB| Bd- dB|d2 ef|
gf ef|ga ge|dB GB|A2Ac|B2 F2|1 G4-|G4:|2 G4-|G2|]

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