Annotation:Gray Buck (1) (The)
Tune properties and standard notation
GRAY BUCK [1], THE (Boc Liath Nan Gobhar). AKA - "The Grey Buck." AKA and see "Boc Liath nan Gobhar," "Drive the Cows Home," "Wedding Night (The)" (Cape Breton). Scottish, Jig. A Dorian. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. O'Neill prints the jig as "Drive the Cows Home." Cape Breton fiddlers have recorded it under that title, as well as "The Wedding Night" and "The Grey Buck."
Source for notated version:
Printed sources: Carlin (Master Collection), 1984; No. 162, p. 96. Kerr (Merry Melodies), vol. 4; No. 263, p. 28 (appears as "The Grey Buck").
Recorded sources:
See also listing at:
Alan Snyder's Cape Breton Fiddle Recordings Index [1]