Bonnie Strathmore

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Theme code Index	11 51 27bL 47bL
Also known as	Comunn an t-Strath Mhòir, Dean cadal 's fan sàmhach a Chuillean a Rùin, Gille dubh sùgach (An)
Composer/Core Source
Region	Scotland
Genre/Style	Scottish
Meter/Rhythm	Air/Lament/Listening Piece, Jig/Quadrille
Key/Tonic of	A
Accidental	NONE
Mode	Aeolian (minor)
Time signature	6/8
History
Structure	AABB
Editor/Compiler	Biography:James S. Kerr
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Merry Melodies vol. 3
Tune and/or Page number	No. 288, p. 31
Year of publication/Date of MS	c. 1880's
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BONNIE STRATHMORE. Scottish, Air or Jig. A Minor (Kerr's, Lerwick): A Dorian (Gatherer). Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The melody has a few Gaelic titles: "Comunn an t-Strath Mhòir" (The Strathmore Society), "Dean cadal 's fan sàmhach a Chuillean a Rùin (Sleep and be quiet my Darling, my Love), and "An Gille dubh sùgach" (The Merry Dark-haired Boy). A variant of "Bung Your Eye," and so also related to "The Antrim Lasses," "Tatter Jack," "The Boys of Carrigallen," and "Mount Your Baggage [1]." See note for "Lanigan's Ball." There are similarities also with Niel Gow's "Wha can help it" and the Cape Breton "Salute to Boston."

Printed sources: Gatherer (Gatherer's Musical Museum), 1987; p. 21. Kerr (Merry Melodies), vol. 3; No. 288, p. 31. Lerwick (Kilted Fiddler), 1985; p. 36.

X:1
T:Bonnie Strathmore
M:6/8	
L:1/8
R:Jig
S:Kerr - Merry Melodies, vol. 3, No. 288  (c. 1880's)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:Amin
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