I'll Gang Nae Mair to Yon Town
Tune annotations
X:1 % T:I'll gae nae mair to your Town M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel B:Robert Bremener - A Collection of Scots Reels or Country Dances (London, 1757, p. 6) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:F A|Ff-fc TA2 Fc|(A/B/c) Fc AGGg|(a/g/f/e/ f)c TA2 Fc|(A/B/c) Gc AF F:| |:(c|AF)cF dFcF|AFcF (d/c/B/A/) Gc|AFcF dFcF|(A/B/c) Gc AF F:|]
X:1 % T:I’ll gae nae mair to your town M:C L:1/8 R:Reel Q:"Brisk" B:Oswald – Caledonian Pocket Companion Book 10 (1760, p. 15) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G B|Gggd TB2 Gd|(B/c/d) Gd BAAa|(b/a/g/f/) gd B2 Gd|(B/c/d) Ad BGG:| |:d|BGdG eGdG|BGdG (e/d/c/B/) Ad|BGdG eGdG|(B/c/d) Ad BGG:| |:B|GgdB GgdB|GgdB cAAB|GgdB GgdB|ceAd BGG:| |:f|gbag fedc|BgdB aAAf|gbfa egdB|cAaf gGG:| |:g|BGAc TB2 Ag|BGdB eAAg|BGdB gdba|gedg BGG:| |:g|bage gedB|dega baab|c’bag egdB|ceAd BGG:|]
X:1 % T:We’ll gang nae mair to yon Town M:2/4 L:1/8 R:Country Dance Tune B:Aird – Selection of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs, vol. 1 (1782, No. 35, p. 13) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G B|Gggd|B2 Gd|BdGd|BAAB| Gggd|B2 Gd|BdAc|BGG:| |:d|BGdG eGdG|BGdG|cAAd| BGdG|eGdG|BdAc|BGG:| |:d|g>agd|B2 Gd|BGdG|cA A2| (b/a/g/f/) gd|B2 Gd|BdAc|BGG:|]
X:2 % T:I'll go no more to yon Town T:Mr. Small's favorite Reel S:Petrie's Second Collection of Strathspey Reels and Country Dances &c. Z:Steve Wyrick <sjwyrick'at'astound'dot'net>, 6/11/04 N:Petrie's Second Collection, page 15 L:1/8 M:C R:Reel K:F A|F(ffc) {B}A2 Fc|AcFc AGGg|(a/g/f/e/ f)c {B}A2 Fc|(A/B/c) GB AFF:| |:B|AFcF dFcF |AFcF AGGB| AFcF dFcF |(A/B/c) GB AFF:|
X: 1 % T: We'll Gang Nae Mair to Yon Town N: O'Farrell's Pocket Companion v.3 (Sky ed. p.129) N: "Scotch" M: 2/4 L: 1/8 R: march Q: 240 K: G B| Gggd| B2 Gd| BdGd| BAAB| Gggd| B2 Gd| BdAc| BGG :| d| BGdG| eGdG| BGdG| cAAd| BGdG| eGdG| BdAc| BGG :| d| gagd| B2 Gd| BGdG| cAA>g| b/a/g/f/ gd| B2 Gd | BdAc| BGG :|
X:3 % T:I'll gang nae mair to yon Town M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel B:J. Anderson - Anderson's Budget of Strathspeys, Reels & Country Dances B: for the German Flute or Violin (Edinburgh, 1820, p. 22) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:G (B/A/)|Gggd B2 (Gc)|(Bd).G.d (BA).A.B|Gdgd B2 (Gd)|BdAc BGG:|| d|(BG).d.G (eG).d.G|BGdG BAAd|(BG).d.G (eG).d.G|(Bd)(Ac) BGGd| .B.G.d.G .e.G.d.G|BGdG BAAd|(gf)(gd) B2 (Gc)|BdAc BGG||
X:1 % T:I’ll gang nae mair to yon town M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel S:John Rook music manuscript collection (Waverton, Cumbria, 1840, p. 153) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G A|Gggd B2 Gc|(B/c/d) GB cA Af|gfgd B2 Gc|(B/c/d) Ac BGG:| c|BG dG eG dG|BGdB {e}cAAc|BG dG eG dG|B/c/d Ac BGGc| BG dG eGBG|BG dB cAAc|BcdB cdef|gd ec BGG||
X:4 % T:I'll Gang Nae Mair to Yon Town M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel B:Stewart-Robertson - The Athole Collection (1884) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:F Major A|Fffc A2Fc|AccA BGGf|a/g/f/e/ fc A2FB|A/B/c GB A=FF:| |:B|AFcF dFcf|AF d/c/B/A/ BGGB|AFcF dFcF|A/B/c GB A=FF:| Last time: |AFEF GABc|defg af~f||
X:5 % T:I'll Go No More to Yon Town M:4/4 L:1/8 S:Sergt. James O'Neill manuscripts Z:Paul Kinder R:Reel K:A (3efg||a2 ae c2 A2|ceAc d2 BB|ceae c2 A2|dfed cA (3efg| a2 ae c2 A2|ceAc d2 BB|ceae c2 A2|dfed cA A2|| (3cBA eA fAed|(3cBA ec dBBd|(3cBA eA fded|ceBd c2 AA| (3cBA eA fAed|(3cBA ec dBBd|cABc defg|afed cA A2||