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Theme code Index	356 531H
Also known as	Up Wi' the Souters, Suttors of Selkirk, Sulters of Selkerke, Butterfly (4) (The), North Cuntry Tune (A)
Composer/Core Source
Region	England, Scotland
Genre/Style	Northumbrian/Borders, Scottish
Meter/Rhythm	Air/Lament/Listening Piece, Slip/Hop Jig
Key/Tonic of	G
Accidental	1 sharp
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	9/8
History	ENGLAND(North East)
Structure	AABB
Editor/Compiler	Daniel Wright
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Aria di Camera
Tune and/or Page number	No. 5
Year of publication/Date of MS	1727
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Souters o' Selkirk (The): annotations

X: 20
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T:A North Cuntry tune
T:aka The Souters of Selkirk
M:6/4
L:1/4
S:Wright 1713
N:
N:barred as printed;bar 3 note 6 as printe
F:trillian.mit.edu/~jc/music/abc/mirror/http://www.goodbagpipes.com/wright.abc
Z:p
K:G
G | B<d g B/c/d/B/ g | dBG B/c/d/B/ g | B/c/d/B/ gg2A | B/c/d/B/ d B/c/d/B/ g | 
dBG e>ce | eBdf2A :||Bee/f/g>fe | dBGBde/f/ | g>fef2A | Bde/f/g>fe | 
dB/c/d/B/ e c/d/e/c/ | d B/c/d/B/f2A :||B/c/d/B/ dB/c/d/B/ g | dBG B/c/d/B/ d | B/c/d/B/ gf2A | 
B/c/d/B/ dB/c/d/B/ g | d>Bde>ce | d>Bdf2A :||GgBg>Bg | cgBGgB | g>BgAfA | 
GgBg>Bg | BfBAfA | f>Agf2A :||d2_e/d/e/d/ c/B/ g | dBG d2_e/d/ | 
e/d/c/B/ g f2A | d2_e/d/ e/d/c/B/g | dBd ece | dBdf2A :||Bdgg e/f/g/e/ | gGgB>dg | 
g e/f/g/e/f2A | Bdgg e/f/g/e/ | d B/c/d/B/ec/d/e/c/ | dB/c/d/B/f2A :||


X:1
%
T:Sulters of Sellkerke, The
M:3/4
L:1/8
B:Daniel Wright – Aria di Camera (London, 1727, No. 5)
N:”being A Choice Collection of Scotch, Irish & Welsh Airs
N:for the Violin and German Flute by the following masters
N:Mr. Alex. Urquahart of Edinburgh, Mr. Dermot O'Connar of Limrick
N:Mr. Hugh Edwards of Carmarthen”
F:https://ia600808.us.archive.org/20/items/AriaDiCamera1727/Wright-AriaDiCamera-1727.pdf
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
Bc d2 e2|d2B2g2|(ed)(cB)(AG)|Bc d2e2|d2B2g2|
f4A2|Bc d2e2|d2B2g2|(ed)(cB)(AG)|c3d (c/d/e)|
d2B2g2|f4 A2||g2G2B2|g2f2e2|d2B2G2|g2G2B2|
g2f2e2|f4 (d/e/f)|g2G2B2|g2f2e2|d2g2B2|
c3d (c/d/e)|d2B2g2| f4A2||d2 d4|d2 B2 (ef)|
(ed)(cB)(AG)|d6|d2B2 (bc') |a4 A2|d6|
d2B2 (bc')|a2 (gfed)|c3d (c/d/e)|d2B2g2|f4 A2||
G2B2 d2|g2f2e2|d2B2G2|G2B2d2|g2d2g2|
f4A2|G2B2d2|g2f2e2|d2g2A2|c3d (c/d/e)|
d2B2g2|f4 A2||d2 (dB) (dB)|g2 (gd) (gd)|(ed)(cB)(AG)|
d2 (dB) (dB)|g2 (gd) (gd)|f4 A2|d2 (dB) (dB)|g2 (gd) (gd)|
e2 (ec) (ec)|f2 (fd) (fd)|fg a2 (gf)|g4 G2||dcBcdB|
gfefge|dcBABG|dcBcdB|gfefge|f2 A2|
dcBcdB|gfefge|c'bagfe|gfedcB|c2e2a2|
f4 A2||g2 (ag)(fe)|d2g2d2|(ed)(cB)(AG)|g2 (ag)(fe)|
d2g2 (bc')|f4 A2|g2 (ag)(fe)|d2g2 (bc')|
a2 (gf)(ed)|cBcde=f|d2 g2f2|g4 G2||
<pre>
X:2
%
T:Sulters of Sellkerke
M:3/4
L:1/8
R:Country Dance
B:Wright's Compleat Collection of Celebrated Country Dances (1740, p. 44)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:G
Bc d2e2|d2B2G2|(ed)(cB)(AG)|Bc d2e2|
d2B2g2|e4A2|Ac d2e2|d2B2g2|(ed)(cB)(AG)|c3cd2|
d2B2g2|e4 A2||g2G2B2|g2f2e2|d2B2G2|
g2G2B2|g2f2e2|f4A2|g2G2B2|g2f2e2|
d2g2B2|c3d (c/d/e)|d2B2g2|e4 A2||

X:3
%
T:Sulters of Selkerke
M:3/4
L:1/8
R:Country Dance
B:John Walsh - Caledonian Country Dances (c. 1745, p. 96)
N:Published in several volumes and different editions, 1731-c. 1745)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:G
Bc d2e2|d2B2g2|(ed)(cB)(AG)|Bc d2 e2|
d2B2g2|Tf4A2|Bcd2e2|d2B2g2|
(ed)(cB)(AG)|c3de2|d2B2g2|Tf4 A2:|
|:g2G2B2|g2f2e2|d2B2G2|g2G2B2|{ef}g2Tf2e2|Tf4A2|
g2G2B2|g2f2e2|d2g2B2|c3d (c/d/)e|d2G2g2|Tf4 A2:|]

X:1
%
T:Souters of Selkirk, The
M:3/4
L:1/8
R:Air
Q:"Slow"
B:James Oswald – Caledonian Pocket Companion, vol. 1 (1760, p. 34)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
(Bc) d2e2|d2B2g2|(ed)(cB)(AG)|(Bc)d2e2|{e}d2B2 (g>a)|{g}Tf4 A2|
(B2c2)d2|g2 (ag)(fe)|d2 (cB)(AG)|c3d (c/d/e)|{e}d2B2 (g>a)|{g}Tf4A2:|
|:g2G2B2|Tg3f e2|{e}d2 (cB)(AG)|g2G2B2|g2 (ag)(fe)|Tf4 A2|
g2G2B2|g2 (ag)(fe)|d2g2B2|(cBcd)ec|d2B2 (g>a)|Tf4 A2:|
|:G2 (Bcd)B|g2 (efge)|d2 (BcdB)|G2 (BcdB)|g2 (efge)|Tf4A2|
G2B2d2|g2 (ag)(fe)|(dc)(BA)(BG)|c2e2a2|d2 (fgaf)|g4 G2:|
|:g2 (ag)(fe)|d2g2d2|(ed)(cB)(AG)|g2 (ag)(fe)|d2g2 (b>c’)|
{b}a4A2|g2 (ag)(ge)|d2 (ef) g2|(ec)(dB)(AG)|(cBc).d.e.f|
d3 g f2|{f}g4 G2::d2 (d<B)(d<B)|g2 (g<d)(g<d)|(ed)(cB)(AG)|
d2 (d<B)(d<B)|g2 (g<e)(g<e)|Tf4A2|d2 (d<B)(d<B)|g2 (g<d)(g<d)|
e2 (e<c)(e<c)|f2 (f<d)(f<d)|(fga)fdf|{f}g4 G2:||:g2d2e2|
{c}TB4e2|d>edBAB|(G2A2)B2|(gfg)abc’|Ta4 (gf)|
(gf)(gf)(ed)|(ed)(ed)(cB)|(ed)(cB)(AG)|c2e2c2|d2 (fg)(af)|g4 G2:|
|:(d<B) B4|(d<B) A4|(d<B)G4|(d<B)(d<B) d2|(g<d)(g<d) g2|
(fg)a2A2|(d<B)B4|(d<B)A4|(d<B)G4|(e<c)(e<c)e2 d2g2f2|
{f}g4 G2::(G2a2)b2|G3A (G/A/B)|(E2F2)G2|g2G2B2|
G2 b2 (ag)|(fg)a2A2|g4f2|e3 gde|(B2c2)d2|
(e2f2)g2|a2 dgfa|G4G2:||(3B/c/d/ (.d.d.d.d)|Gg e2|
(dB)(cA) G2|(3Bcd (.d.d.d.d)|g3a (g/a/b)|{b}a4 A2|(3Bcd (.d.d.d.d)|
Gg e2 (dc)|BcBA G2|(3cde (3.e.e.e.e)|d2 (fg)(af)|{f}g4 G2:|
|:(bgdB) G2|B2e4|(ded)BAB|(GBd)g b2|G2 b2 (ag)|(fg)a2 A2|
(bgdB) G2|g2 (efg)e|(c’bag)(fe)|(agfe)(dc)|(Bdg)BAf|{f}g4 G2:|
M:9/8
L:1/8
|:"Brisk"(B/c/d)d (e/f/)ge (dB)G|(B/c/)d (e/f/)ge Tf2A|(B/c/)dd (e/f/)ge (dB)G|
c>de dBg Tf2A::gGB g(a/g/f/e/) dBG|gdB gdB|a(f/g/a/f/)|
g(e/f/g/e/) d(B/c/d/B/) G(B/c/d/B/)|cec dBg Tf2 A:|]

X:4
%
T:Suttors of Selkirk
M:3/4
L:1/8
R:Air
Q:"Brisk"
S:McGibbon – Scots Tunes, book III, p. 79  (1762)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
G2 | (Bcd2)e2 | d2B2g2 | (ed)cBAG | (Bcd2)e2 | d2B2g2 |
{g}Tf4A2 | (Bcd2)e2 | d2B2g2 | edcBAG | c3de2 | 
d2B2g2 |{g}Tf4A2 :||: g2G2B2 | g2f2e2 | d2 cBAG | 
g2G2B2 | g2 agfe |{e}f4 A2 | g2G2B2 | 
g2 agfe | d2g2B2 | c3de2 | d2B2g2 |{g}Tf4A2 :|]

X:5
%
T:Souters of Selkirk
L:1/8
M:3/4
Q:"Slow"
S:Peacock’s Tunes (c. 1805)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
B>c d2e2|d2B2g2|edcBAG|B>C d2e2|d2B2g2|f4 A2|
G2B2d2|g2 ecge|d2 cBAA|cBcdec|D2B2g2|f4 A2:|
|:g2 GB/c/ dB|g2 efge|edcBAG|g2 GB/c/ dB|g2 efge|
f4 A2|g2 GB/c/ dB|g2 efge|edcBAG|cBcdec|d2B2g2|f4 A2:|
|:(3dcB e>e e2|(3dcB g>g g2|(3dcB (3cBA (3BAG|(3dcB e>e e2|
(3dcB geGg|f4 A2|(3dcB e>e e2|(3dcB (3edc (3gfe|
(3dcB (3cBA (3BAG|cBcdec|d2B2g2|f4 A2:|
|:g2 dBdB|g2 ecge|dBcABG|g2 dBdB|g2 ecge|f4A2|g2 dBdB|
g2 (3efg (3cde|dgdBAG|cBcdec|d2B2g2|f4 A2:|
L:1/8
M:6/8
B/c/dd e/f/ge|dBG B/c/dd|e/f/ge f2A|B/c/dd e/f/ge|dBG c/B/c/d/e/c/|
dBg f2A:||:GB/c/d/B/ dBg|dBg GB/c/d/B/|dBg f2A|GB/c/d/B/ dBg|
d/c/B/A/G c/B/c/d/e/c/|dBg f2A:||:g/f/e/d/B g/f/e/d/B|g/f/e/d/G g/f/e/d/B|
g/f/e/d/B g/f/e/d/A|g/f/e/d/B g/f/e/d/B|e/d/c/B/A/G/ c/B/c/d/e/c/|dBg f2A:|
|:GgB gBg|BgB GgB|gBg AgA|ggB gBg|
BgB cec|dBg f2A::d/B/d/B/e d/B/d/B/g|d/B/d/B/G d/B/d/B/e|
d/B/d/B/g f2A|d/B/d/B/e d/B/d/B/g|dBG c/B/c/d/e/c/|dBg f2A:|
|:gGB d/B/d/B/d/B/|d/B/d/B/d/B gAc|d/B/d/B/d/B/ c/A/c/A/c/A/|gGB g/f/e/f/g/e/|
d/c/B/c/d/B/ c/B/c/d/e/c/|dBg f2A::d2B d2B|d/c/B/A/G d2B|
d2B e/d/c/B/A|d2B d2B|d/c/B/A/G c/d/e/f/g/e/|dBg f2A:|
|:G/a/B/c/d/B/ g/f/e/d/c/B/|dBg G/A/B/c/d/B/|g/f/e/d/c/B/ eAe|G/A/B/c/d/B/ g/f/e/f/g/e/|
dgB c/B/c/d/e/c/|dBg f2A::B2G B2G|dBg B2G|
B/c/dg f2A|B2G B2G|gdB cB/c/d/e/|dBg f2A:|
|:d3e3|dBG d2G|ABd e2A|d3 e3|dBG c2e|dBg f2A:|

Souters o' Selkirk (The): annotations