Cawdor Fair

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Theme code Index	1H663 5555
Also known as	Freumh a's Craobh Taigh Challadair, Siùdaibh ‘Illean Gabhaibh ‘m Port, Calder Fair, Cock o' Bendy, Cockabendie, Do Boys Do, Go on Boys and Give a Tune, Go on Lads and Give a Tune, Hawthorne Tree of Cawdor, Sing a Song of Sixpence, Camden Fair
Composer/Core Source
Region	Scotland
Genre/Style	Scottish
Meter/Rhythm	Fling, Reel (single/double), Strathspey
Key/Tonic of	D
Accidental	2 sharps
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	4/4
History
Structure	AB, AAB, AABB
Editor/Compiler	Nathaniel Gow
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Complete Repository Part 4
Tune and/or Page number	p. 9
Year of publication/Date of MS	1817
Artist	Biography:Donald Davidson
Title of recording	Cawdor Fair (2nd tune in medley, preceded by "Wha Wouldna Fecht For Charlie")
Record label/Catalogue nr.	Beltona 1715, BL 1715 (78 RPM)
Year recorded	1931
Media
Score (1)

Cawdor Fair: Annotations

X:2 T:Cawdor Fair M:C L:1/8 R:Reel S:Surenne - Dance Music of Scotland, p. 81 (1852) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:D c | dcBA (Bd)F2 | ABAF A2 Ac | dcBA (Bd) F2 | E2 FA B2 Bc | dcBA (Bd) F2 | ABAF A2 Ac | dcBA (Bd) F2 | E2 FA B2B || A | (Ad)dc d2 dc | (Be)ed e2 de | fedc dcBA Bdce d2d2 | (Ad)dc d2 dc | (Be)ed e2 de | fedc dcBA | Bdce d2d |]

X:1 T:Cawdor Fair N:”Very Old” M:C L:1/8 R:Reel B: Joseph Lowe - Lowe's Collection of Reels, Strathspeys and Jigs, B:book 1 (1844–1845, p. 9) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:D c|dcBA (Bd) F2|(AB)AF A2 Ac|dcBA (Bd) F2|E2 FA B2B:| A|(Ad)dc d2 dc|(Be)ed e2 de|fedc dcBA|Bdce d2d2| (Ad)dc d2 dc|(Be)ed e2 de|fedc dcBA|Bdce d2d||

X:1 T:Cawdor Fair L:1/8 M:C| R:Strathspey B:Stewart-Robertson - The Athole Collection (1884) K:C G|c>BA>G A>c E2|G>AG>E G2 GA/B/|c>BA>G A>c E2|DDE>G A2A:| |:E|G<c c>d c>dc>B|A<d d<c d2 c>d|e>dc>B c>BA>G|(3ABc (3Bcd c2c:||

X:1 T:Untitled N:c.f. Calder Fair, Cawdor Fair, Do boys do, Song of Sixpence M:C L:1/8 B:Stephen Grier music manuscript collection (Book 3, c. 1883, No. 151, p. 50) B: http://grier.itma.ie/book-three#?c=0&m=0&s=0&cv=49&z=238.0032%2C328.936%2C2588.7929%2C1078.0366 N:Stephen Grier (c. 1824-1894) was a piper and fiddler from N:Newpark, Bohey, Gortletteragh, south Co. Leitrim. Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G de/f/|gfed g2B2|dedB d2 ef|gfed g2B2|A2 Bd e2 ef| gfed g2B2|dedB d2 ef|gfed g2B2|A2 Bd e2|| |:dggg g2g2|faaa a2a2|bagf gfed|egfa g2:|

Cawdor Fair: Annotations