Breem Dog (The)

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Theme code Index	1H3H 62 11 53
Also known as
Composer/Core Source	J. Scott Skinner
Region	Scotland
Genre/Style	Scottish
Meter/Rhythm	Reel (single/double)
Key/Tonic of	D
Accidental	2 sharps
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	2/4
History
Structure	AB
Editor/Compiler	J. Scott Skinner
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Harp and Claymore Collection (The)
Tune and/or Page number	p. 81
Year of publication/Date of MS	1904
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BREEM DOG, THE. Scottish, Reel. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AA'B. Composed by the great Scots fiddler-composer J. Scott Skinner (1843-1927), who explains that a 'breem dog' was "an ancient obsolete warlike implement at Kildrummy for removing...whin reets Barrie's Breem Dog." The University of Aberdeen's Skinner site says the breems dogs were "Large shears used on farms to cut down 'breem', Scotch broom or whin, considered to be weeds."

Printed source: Skinner (Harp and Claymore), 1904; p. 81.

See also listing at:
Hear Bill Lamey's recording at Juneberry 78's [1] (2nd tune in set, paired with "Dr. Shaw" and "Sandy Skinner")

X:1
T:Breem Dog, The
M:2/4
L:1/8
R:Reel
C:J. Scott Skinner (1843-1927)
S:Skinner - Harp and Claymore (1904)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:D
A/ | d/4d/4d/ (A/d/) f/e/d/c/ | B/A/G/F/ E/D/C/E/ |1 D/4D/4D/ D/F/ D/E/F/G/ | A/F/G/E/ F/D/D/A/| 
d/4d/4d/ (A/d/) f/e/d/c/ | B/A/G/F/ E/D/C/E/ |D/4D/4D/ (d/A/) B/G/d/B/ | A/F/G/E/ F/D/D/ || 
c/ | d/4d/4d/ (A/=c/) B/G/G/^d/ | e/4e/4e/ (B/=d/) c/A/A/c/ | d/D/d/=c/ B/^c/d/B/ | 
A/F/G/E/ F/D/D/A/ | d/A/F/A/ B/G/G/^d/ | e/B/^G/e/ c/A/A/=g/ | f/a/g/e/ d/B/A/G/ | F/A/G/E/ F/D/D/ ||