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Annotation:Rough Tyke of Tarland (The)

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Sheet Music for "The Rough Tyke of Tarland"The Rough Tyke of TarlandBallandalloch (?)StrathspeyBook: Davies Caledonian Repository (Aberdeen, 1829-30, p. 14)Transcription: AK/Fiddler’s Companion



Scottish, Strathspey (whole time). A Minor. Standard tuning (fiddle). AAB. A 'rough tyke' is someone who is ill-mannered, boorish, loutish, etc., not always said pejoratively and sometimes with affection.

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Printed sources : - James Davies (Davies Caledonian Repository), Aberdeen, 1829-30; p. 14.

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