Borlum's Reel (1)

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Theme code Index	51H56 51H26
Also known as	Borlum's Rant
Composer/Core Source
Region	Scotland
Genre/Style	Scottish
Meter/Rhythm	Strathspey
Key/Tonic of	F
Accidental	1 flat
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	4/4
History
Structure	AABCD
Editor/Compiler	Biography:Alexander "King" McGlashan
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Collection of Reels Strathspeys etc. (A)
Tune and/or Page number	p. 23
Year of publication/Date of MS	1786
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BORLUM'S REEL. AKA - "Borlum's Rant." Scottish, Strathspey. F Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB (Surenne): AABCD (McGlashan): AA'BBCC (Gow). Glen finds the earliest printing of "Borlum's Reel" in Alexander McGlashan's 1786 collection (p. 23).

Printed source: Gow (Complete Collection), Part 1, 1799; p. 26 (appears as "Borlam's Strathspey"). MacDonald (Skye Collection), 1887; p. 146. Surenne (Dance Music of Scotland), 1852; p. 141.

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S:McGlashan - Strathspey Reels  (1786)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
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