Braes of Mar (1) (The)

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 Theme code Index    351H3H 1H666
 Also known as    Braes of Arranmore, Braes o' Mar, Braes of Marr, Braes of Mor, Down the Meadows (2), Johnny Will You Marry Me, Lasses of Donnybrook, Lord MacDonald (1), Love Won't You Marry Me?, Some Say the Devil's Dead, Reel Acadien (1), Reel des noces, Sir Alexander McDonald's Reel
 Composer/Core Source    Biography:John Coutts
 Region    Scotland, Canada
 Genre/Style    Cape Breton/PEI, Scottish
 Meter/Rhythm    March/Marche, Strathspey
 Key/Tonic of    D
 Accidental    2 sharps
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    4/4
 History    CANADA(Maritimes/English)
 Structure    AABC
 Editor/Compiler    James Walker
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:A Second Collection of Reels Strathspeys Jigs &c.
 Tune and/or Page number    p. 9
 Year of publication/Date of MS    c. 1798
 Artist    Biography:Edinburgh Highland Reel and Strathspey Society
 Title of recording    
 Record label/Catalogue nr.    Beltona BL2135 (78 RPM)
 Year recorded    1936
 Media    
 Score   (1)   




X:1 T:Braes of Marr, with Variations M:C L:1/8 R:Reel B:James Walker - A Second Collection of Reels, Strathspeys, Jigs, &c. (c. 1798, p. 9) N:Dedicated to Lady St Clair Erskine of Sinclair (Fife) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G D|G2 GB GABG|A,<A, E>D E>A,A,>F|TG2 GA G/F/G/A/ B>c|dDDB, A,2 G,:| |:C|B,D DE/F/ GEDB,|C>EB,>D EA,A,C|B,DDE DEGA|BGcB A2G:| P:Var. 1st D|G2 GA G/A/B/c/ dB|cABG c/B/A/G/ Ed|eg/e/ de/d/ Bg/B/ AG|EedB A2G:| P:Var. 2nd |:d|ga {ga}bg (a/g/f/e/) Td2|e/f/g/e/ e/e/c/B/ c/B/A/G/ E2|g/b/a/g/ f/a/g/f/ e/f/e/d/ Bg|G<G B>G {B}A2G2:| P:Var. 3rd |:d|g2 gb g<g b2|c'abg a/g/f/e/ d2|g/a/b/g/ a/b/c'/a/ b/c'/d'/b/ a/b/c'/a/|dd>bg a2g:| P:Var. 4th |:d|B>ee>d e/d/e/f/ gB|e/d/c/B/ A>B GE E2|DG>B,G G,>GB,>G|E<ed>B A2G:|]


X:1 T:Braes of Mar Old Set, The M:D L:1/8 R:Reel B:J. Anderson - Anderson's Budget of Strathspeys, Reels & Country Dances B: for the German Flute or Violin (Edinburgh, 1820, p. 11) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:D (A/G/)|FA A(f/g/) afed|gfed BdBA|FAAf afed|egfa e2d:|| A|(FA)AB (AB)AF|G/G/G G2 GABG|(FA)(AB) (AB)(AF)|GAFd E2 (Da)| (fa).a.b (ab).a.f|g/g/g g2 gabg|(fa).a.b (ab).a.f|gafg e2d|]


X:1 T:Braes of Mar [1] M:C| L:1/16 B:John Burks music manuscript collection dated 1821 N:Nothing is known of Burks, although the provenance of his N:ms. is English. His music ms. surfaced in the United States, and had N: possibly been in the possession of his descendants until the N:mid-20th cent. K:D FA3AB3 d3ef2e2|d3BB2A2 d3BB2A2|FA3AB3 d3ef2d2|e3df3d e4d4:| fa3 a4 f2d2a2d2|gb3 g2e2b2e2|fa3 a4 f2d2a2d2|gb3gb3 e6d2| fa3 a4 f2d2ad3|gb3 b4 be3be3|fa3ef3 d3ef3e|d3BA3G E4D4:|]


X:1 T:Braes of Marr, The M:C L:1/8 R:Strathspey N:”Original Set” B:Davie's Caledonian Repository (Aberdeen, 1829-30, pp. 10-11) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:D A|F<AA>B d>ef>e|d<BB<A B>dB>A|F<AA>B d>ef>d|e>dg>f {f}e2d:| |:A|F<AA>D F>DA>F|G<BB>E G>EB>G|F<AA>D F>DA>F|G<BF<A {F}E2D:| |:A|F<AA>B d>ef>e|D<BB>A B<dB>A|F<AA>B d>ef>d|e<gf<a e2d:| |:g|f<a ~a2 f>da>f|g/g/g g/g/g g>ab>g|f<a ~a2 f>da>f|g<bf<a {f}e2 dg| f<aa>d f>da>f|g<bb>e g>eb>g|f<aa>g f>da>d|(3gbg (3faf e2d|]


X:1 T:Braes of Mar [3] M:2/4 L:1/8 R:Pipe March B:William Ross -- Ross's Collection of Pipe Music (1869, No. 20, p. 69) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:D d/B/|A>B AB/c/|d>e f>e|d>B BA/B/|d>B Bd/B/|A>B AB/c/|d>e f>d|ed a>f|f<e d:| |:e/d/|c>A e>A|c>A f/e/d/c/|d>B f>B|d>B g/f/e/d/|1 c>A e>A|c>A f/e/d/c/|df/d/ ca/c/|B2 A:| |2 c>A e>A|cd e>g|f>d a>f|f<e d||B|A/d/c/B/ AB/c/|d>e f>e|d>B BA/B/|d>B B/d/c/B/| d/c/B/c/ AB/c/|d>e f>d|e>d a>f|f<e d:||:a/g/|f>d a>d|f>d a>f|g>e B/g/f/e/|g>e ag/a/| |1 f>d a>d|f>d a>f|ga/g/ fa/f/|f<e d:||2 f>a e>f|d>f Bd|Ad f/a/g/f/|f<e d||


X:1 T:Braes o’ Mar [1] M:C L:1/8 R:Strathspey B:Milne – Middleton’s Selection of Strathspeys, Reels &c. for the Violin (1870, p. 12) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:D G|F<(AA>)B (d>e)(f>e)|d<(BB>A) B<dB>A|F>(AA>B) (d>e)(f>d)|(e<g)(f<a) {ef}(e2d):| G|F<A(A>D) (F>D)A>F|G<B(B>E) (G>E)B>G|F<A(A>D) (F>D)A>F|G<BF>A (E2 D)g| f(a>a>d) (f>d)(a>f)|g<(bb>e) (g>e)(b>g)|f<a(a>g) f>da>f|(3gbg (3faf {ef}(e2d)|]


X: 59 T: BRAES OF MARR T:Braes of Mar [1] %R: strathspey B: Jean White "100 Popular Hornpipes, Reels, Jigs and Country Dances", Boston 1880 p.26 F: http://www.loc.gov/resource/sm1880.09124.0#seq-1 Z: 2014 John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu> M: C| L: 1/8 K: D % - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - A |\ F<AA>B d>ef>e | d<BB>A d<BB>A |\ F<AA>B d>ef>e | e<fa>f e2d :| g |\ f<aa>d f>da>d | g<bb>e g>eb>e |\ f<aa>d f>da>d | g>bf>a Te2d>g | f<aa>d f>da>d | g<bb>e g>eb>e |\ f<ae>f d>eB>d | A>d F>d E2 D H|] % - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -


X:2 T:Braes of Mar [1] M:C L:1/8 R:March S:Morison - Highland Airs and Quicksteps, vol. II, No. 34 (c. 1882) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:D dB | A>B AB/c/ d>e f>e | dB BA/(B/ d)B Bd/B/ | A>B AB/c/ d>e fd | ed a>f e2d2 :| {g}fd ad {g}fd ad | ge B/g/f/e/ ge ag/a/ | fd ad fd ad | ga/g/ fa/f/ {f}e2d2 || {g}fd ad fd ad | ge B/g/f/e/ ge ag/a/ | fa ef df Bd | Ad f/a/g/f/ {f}e2d2 |]


X:3 T:Braes of Mar [1] M:C L:1/8 R:Strathspey B:Stewart-Robertson - The Athole Collection (1884) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:D A/G/|F<A A>B d>ef>e|dA B>d BA/G/|F<A A>B d>ef>d|e>dg>f e2d:| |:A/G/|F<A A>D FD AG/F/|GE G<E BA/G/|1 F<A A>D FD AG/F/| (3GBG (3FAF E2D:|2 F<A A>G F>A d>e/f/g|f>dg>f e2d|]


X:4 T:Braes of Mar [1] (Old Set) M:C L:1/8 R:Strathspey B:Stewart-Robertson - The Athole Collection (1884) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:D A|F<A AB/c/ d>ef>e|dA d<B BA/G/|F<A A>B d>ef>d|e<gf<a e2d:| |:g|f<a a2 f<d a>f|g<b b2 g<e b>g|f<a a2 f<d a>f|g<bf<a e2d:|]


X: 1 T: the Braes of Mar O: Cape Breton version R: strathspey Z: 2014 John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu> B: BSFC Session Tune Book 2016 p.41 B: San Francisco Fiddle Club B: Concord Slow Scottish Session collection N: "One Long Strathspey" at top of page N: "Lessons Materials Arranged by Barbara McOwen, November 2000" M: C L: 1/16 K: D "A"[|] A |\ "D"FA3 A3B "D7"d3e f3e | "G"dB3 B3A "A7"Bd3 B3A |"D"FA3 A3B "Bm"d3e f3d | "G"eg3 "D"fa3 "A7"e4 "D"d2 :| "B"|: z2 |"D"fa3 a3g "D7"fd3 a3f | "G"gb3 b3a "A7"ge3 b3g |"D"fa3 a3g "Bm"f3d a3f | "G"gb3 "D"fa3 "A7"e4 "D"d2 :| "C"|: z2 |"Em"ee3 e3f g3f e3d | "G"BB3 B3A Bd3 "A7"B3A |"D"FA3 A3B "Bm"d3e f3d | "G"eg3 "D"fa3 "A7"e4 "D"d2 :| "D"[|] z2 |"D"FA3 A3F D3F A3F | "G"GB3 B3G D3G B3G |"D"FA3 A3F "Bm"D3F A3F | "G"GB3 "D"FA3 "A7"E4 "D"D4 || x2 |"D"FA3 A3F D3F A3F | "Em"EE3 E3F "A7"G3F E3D |"D"FA3 A3B "Bm"d3e f3g | "G"a3b "D"af3 "A7"e4 "D"d2 |]