Annotation:Robie donua gorach
X:1 T:Daft Robin M:C L:1/8 R:Air Q:"Slow" S:Gow - First Collection of Niel Gow's Reels (2nd Edition, 1801) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:A A>B|{AB}c2 BA !trill!F2 A>F|E2 FA !trill!B3 A/B/|c(3c/d/e/ (d/c/B/A/) !trill!F2 A>F|!trill!E2 FA A2:| |:(AB/c/)|(!trill!dc)(de) !trill!f3a|(e<c)!trill!BA ~e3f|(e<c)BA F2{F}A>F|!trill!E2 FA A2:| |:(A>B)|(cB)(cA) (FG)AG/F/|(EF)(GA) !trill!(B3A/B/)|(ca) (d/c/B/A/) !trill!F2 A>F|~E2 FA A2:| |:(AB/c/)|!trill!(d>c)(de) (f>g)ag/f/|{f}e(d/c/) (3d/c/B/ (3c/B/A/ ~e3f|(.e/.a/.g/.f/ .e/.c/.B/.A/) !trill!.F2 A>F|~E2 FA A2:| |:(A>B)|(c/B/)(c/d/) (c/B/)(c/A/) (F/E/F/G/) (F/G/A/F/)|(A,/C/E/)e/ (c/A/)(e/A/) !trill!B/(A/B/c/) B/(d/c/B/)| (c/a/).g/.e/ (B/c/).B/.A/ .E/(F/E/).D/ (C/B,/)C/A,/|(d/c/)B/A/ {c}!trill!B>A A2:| |:(AB/c/)|(d/f/)a/f/ (c/e/)a/e/ !trill!f3a|(e/f/)a/f/ e/(c/B/A/) ~e3f|e/a/!trill!a2 c/a/!trill!a2 F2 A>F|~E2 F>A A2:|
ROBIE DONUA GORACH {or "Robi Donadh Gorrach," "Robaidh dona gorach"} (Daft Robin). AKA and see "Daft Robin," "Johnny Armstrong," "Todlin Hame (1)," "Wagoner's Lad (The)," "Bacach," "Drunken Hiccups (1)," "Rye Whiskey (1)," "Jack of Diamonds (3)," "Clinch Mountain," "Cuckoo (5) (The)." Scottish, Slow Air (4/4 time). A Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABBCCDDEEFF. "An Old Highland Song" (as noted in Gow's collection) set by biography:Nathaniel Gow (1763-1831), though published under his father Niel's name. Johnson (1984) says the title translates literally as "Silly Naughty Robbie."
