OLD BLACKGUARD [2], THE. AKA and see "Mountain Belle Schottische." Irish(?), Barn Dance (cut time). D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The tune is a version, finds Conor Ward, of Charles Kinkel's popular 1856 dance melody known as "Mountain Belle Schottische". In Norway it is known as "Reinlender etter Adolf Reitlo." A version of the first strain of "Old Blackguard [2]" can also be heard in J.A. Boucher's "Reel des commères," published in 1933.
Recorded sources : - Copley Records 9-172 (78 RPM), Irish All-Stars (Joe Derrane, Jerry O'Brien) (195?. Played as first tune in a medley, followed by "Nova Scotia").
See also listing at : Alan Ng's Irishtune.info [1]
