Annotation:Braes of Ballenden (1) (The)
X:1 T:Braes of Blandine, The T:Braes of Ballenden (1) (The) M:3/4 L:1/8 R:Air Q:"Slow" B:Oswald – Caledonian Pocket Companion, Book V (1760, p. 4) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:D d>e|{e}f2 a2 a>b|a4 (b/c'/)d'|(ba)(gf)(ed)|{d}e4 d>e|{e}f2 a2 (a/b/c')| d'3c'b2|a>b a<f Te>d|d4::(FG)|A3B (dA)|{A}B2 d2 (e/f/g)| {g}f3e (f/e/d)|B4 (a/b/c')|d'2 d2 (d/e/f)|e2f2a2|b2 a>gf>g|{f}e4 d>e| {e}f2 a2 (a/b/c')|d'3c'b2|a>b (a<f) Te>d|B4 d>e|{e}f2a2A2|B2d2 b>d'| a>b (a<f) Te>d|d4::d>e|(fd)(af)(d'b)|{b}a4 (f/a/)d'|(ba) (3fd'b {b}af| {f}e4 d>e|f>g (3afg (3abc'|(d'c'ba) (fb)|a>b (a/g/f) (e/d/e/f/)| B4 (a/b/c')|d'2 (3def (3afd|(e2f2)a2|(ba/b/) d'b{b}af| {f}e4 d>e|{e}f2a2 (a/b/c')|(d'c'ba) (fb)|(a/b/d'/b/) (a/b/a/f/) (a/f/e/d/)| B4 d>e|{e}f2 a2 (3AB=c|B2d2 (b/a/b/d'/)|a>b (a>f) T(e>d/2e/4)|d4:|]
BRAES OF BALLENDEN [1], THE. AKA - "Braes of Balandine." Scottish, Air (3/4 time). B Flat Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The melody also appears in the McLean Collection (1772) attributed to Scottish fiddler-composer and Edinburgh bandleader Robert "Red Rob" Mackintosh.
