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T:Boatman of Pitnacree, The
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L:1/8
R:Reel
S:Gow - 3rd Repository (1806)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:D
g|{g}f2 (AA) {A}e2 Ag|{g}f2 ef dBB>g|f>A A/A/A e3g|f>e dB A/A/A A:|
B|A>F AB ~defd|e/e/e fd {f}e>d Bd|AFAB defd|efdB A/A/A A>B|
AFAB ~defd|efdf {f}edBd|AFAB defa|efdB {B}A2A||
BOATMAN OF PITNACREE. AKA and see "Pitnacree Ferryman (The)." Scottish, Reel. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB (Surenne): AAB (Gow, Kerr): AABB (McLachlan): AABB' (Athole). Pitnacree is a small town four miles northeast of Aberfeldy, Perthshire, on the River Tay near Grandtully. "Very old," notes Gow. Pitnacree was historically the site of a ferry across the Tay, until the bridge was constructed.
Additional notes
Source for notated version: -
Printed sources : - Carlin (The Gow Collection), 1986; No. 436.
Gow (Complete Repository, Part 3), 1806; p. 33.
Kerr (Merry Melodies, vol. 1), c. 1880; Set 17, No. 4, p. 11.
MacDonald (Collection of Quicksteps, Strathspeys, Reels & Jigs), 1841, p. 30 (untitled).
MacDonald (Collection of Quicksteps, Strathspeys, Reels & Jigs), c. 1888, p. 30 (as "My Woo'er, Be Merry").
John McLachlan (Piper’s Assistant)1854; No. 66, p. 37.
Stewart-Robertson (The Athole Collection), 1884; p. 91 (as "Pitnacree Ferryman").
Surenne (Dance Music of Scotland), 1852; p. 48.
Recorded sources: -EmuBands Recordings, Alasdair MacCuish & The Black Rose Ceilidh Band - "No Half Measures" (2013). Rounder 7059, Alex Francis MacKay with Gordon MacLean – “Gaelic in the Bow” (2005).
See also listing at:
Jane Keefer's Folk Music Index: An Index to Recorded Sources [1]
Alan Snyder's Cape Breton Fiddle Recordings Index [2]
Hear/see Alasdair fraser & Natalie Hass play the tune on youtube.com [3]
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