Bonny Gray-Eyed Morn

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 Theme code Index    1132 3555
 Also known as    Bonny Grey-Eyed Morn Begins to Peep, Bonny Grey-Ey'd Morn, Jockey Rous'd with Love, Old Gray-Ey'd Morning (The), Tis woman that seduces all mankind
 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    England
 Genre/Style    English
 Meter/Rhythm    Air/Lament/Listening Piece
 Key/Tonic of    B
 Accidental    2 flats
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    4/4, 2/2
 History    
 Structure    AB, AABB
 Editor/Compiler    Alexander Stuart
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Musick for Allan Ramsey's Collection of Scots Songs
 Tune and/or Page number    pp. 54-55
 Year of publication/Date of MS    c. 1724
 Artist    Biography:Belshazzar's Feast
 Title of recording    Mr. Kynaston's Famous Dance
 Record label/Catalogue nr.    Wildgoose Records
 Year recorded    2000
 Media    
 Score   (1)   




X:1 T:Bonny Grey ey’d Morning, The M:C L:1/8 B:Alexander Stuart – “Musick for Allan Ramsay’s Collection of Scots B:Songs, part 3” (Edinburgh, c. 1724, pp. 54-55) F: https://digital.tcl.sc.edu/digital/collection/rbc/id/2994 Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:Bb V:1 F|BABc d2 cB|(de)(fg) f3g|(fg)(fd) (ed)(cB)|(AB)(cd) c3d| edcB A2 GA|BAGF =E3C|(FA)(GB) Acdc|A2 GF F2:| |:c2|(cA)(cA) F3f|(fd)(fd) B3d|eG (c/B/A/G/) ^F3d|cB A2 G3D| GABG e3d|eGcB A3F|(Bc/d/) (cd/e/) (df)gf|ed c2 B3:| V:2 clef = bass z|B,,4 B,2F,2|B,,2E,2 G,,C,D,E,|D,2B,2A,2G,2|F,2F,,2 F,G,A,B,| CB,A,G, F,2C,2|G,F,=E,D, C,2C,,2|A,,2B,,2F,2B,2|C2C,2 F,2:| |:z2|z2 z C CA,CA,|F,3B, DB,DB,|G,2E,2D,2G,,2|D,2D,,2G,2z2| B,2G,2 CC,CB,|G,2=E,2 F,F,,F,_E,|D,2 A,,2B,,2E,2|F,2F,,2B,,3:|


X:1 T:Bonny Grey-Ey'd Morn M:C L:1/8 S:Beggar's Opera (1729) K:Bb F|BABc d2cB|defg f3g|fgfd edcB|ABcd c3d| edcB A2A|BAGF =E3C|FAGB Acdc|BAGF F3:| |:c|cAcA F3f|fdfd B3d|eGcA ^F3d|cBAG G3D| FABG e3d|dGcB A3F|Bdce dfgf|edcB B3:||


X:1 T:Bonny Grey-Eyed Morn, The M:C| L:1/8 N:"Longways for as many as will." B:John Walsh – Complete Country Dancing-Master, Volume the Fourth B: (London, 1740, No. 167) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:Bb F|(BA) (Bc) d2(cB)|(de) f2 f3g|(fg) (fd) (ed) (cB)|(AB) (cd) c3d| (ed) (cB) A3A|(BA) (GF) ^E3C|(FA) (GB) (Ac) (dc)|(BA) (GF) F3|| c|(cA) (cA) F3f|(fd) (fd) B3d|(eG) (cA) ^F3d|(cB) (AG) G3d| (GA) (BG) e3d|(dG) (cB) A3F|(Bd) (ce) (df) (gf)|(ed) (cB) B3||


X:1 T:Bonny gray eye’d morn, The M:C L:1/8 R:Country Dance B:James Aird – Selection of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs, vol. 5 B:(Glasgow, 1797, No. 27, p. 11) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:D A|dcde {de}f2 ed|fgab a3b|a>baf gfed|cdef e3f| gfed c3c|dcBA G3E|AcBd cefd|dcB>A A3|| e|ecec A3a|afaf d3f|gBec B2- ^Af|edcB B2 zF| BcdB g3f|fBed c3A|dfeg faba|gfe>d d3||


X:1 T:Bonny Grey Eyed Morn, The M:C L:1/8 R:Air Q:"Slow" B:Davie's Caledonian Repository (Aberdeen, 1829-30, p. 22) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:Bb F|(B>A)(Bc) {Bc}d2 (cB)|(d>e)(f>g) f3g|(f>g)(f>d) (ed)(cB)|(A<B)(c>d) c3d| (e>d)(cB) {B}A2 G>A|(BA)(GF) {F}=E2zC|(FA)(GB) (Ac)(Bd)|(BA)(G>F) F3:| |:A|(c<A)(c<A) F3d|(f<d)(d<d) B3d|(eB)(cA) (G^F)(d>c)|{c}B2 {B}(A>G) G2 D>D| (G>A)(BG) e3e|(dG)(c>B) {B}A2zF|(Bd)(ce) (df) (a/g/f/e/)|(ed) T(c2{Bc}B2):|


X:1 T:Bonny Grey eye’d morn M:C L:1/8 R:Air S:John Rook music manuscript collection (Waverton, Cumbria, 1840, p. 214) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:D A|dcde f2 ed|fgab a3b|abaf gfed|cdef e3f| gfed c3c|dcBA G3E|(AcBd) (cefe)|dcBc (A2 A):| |:e|ecec A3a|afaf d3f|gBec B2 ^Af|edcd B2zF| BcdB g3f|eBed c3A|dfeg faba|gfef d3d||


X: 5 T: Bonny Grey-Ey'd Morn R: reel M: C| L: 1/8 Z: 2011 John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu> B: Andrew Shaw "Mr Kynaston's Famous Dance" p.5 N: Longways for as many as will P: Play AABB K: Bb % "A"[|] F |\ "Bb"(BA)(Bc) d2(cB) | (de)f2 f3g | (fg)(fd) "Cm"(ed)(cB) | "F"(AB)(cd) c3d | "Cm"(ed)(cB) "F"A3A | "Gm"(BA)(GF) "C"=E3C | "F"(FA)"C"(GB) "F"(Ac)"Bb"(dc) "C"(BA)(GF) "F"F3 :| "B"|: c |\ "F"(cA)(cA) F3f | "Bb"(fd)(fd) "Gm"B3d | "Cm"(eG)(cA) "D"^F3d | "D"(cB)(AG) "Gm"G3D | "F"(FA)"Gm"(BG) "Cm"e3d | "Gm"(dG)(cB) "F"A3F | "Bb"(Bd)"F"(ce) "Gb"(df)"Eb"(gf) | "F"(ed)(cB) "Bb"B3 :|