Gillan the Drover

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Theme code Index	11H1H1H 5353
Also known as	Giolla na Drover, Gillan a Drover, Gillan an Drover, Gillean an Drobhair, Cittern Jig, Drover Lads (The), Gillanadrouar, Gille na Drobhair, Grumbling Rustic (The), Grumbler (The), Bodach an dranntan, Gillun nan Dròbher
Composer/Core Source
Region	England, Scotland, Ireland, Canada
Genre/Style	Cape Breton/PEI, Irish, Northumbrian/Borders, Scottish
Meter/Rhythm	Jig/Quadrille, March/Marche
Key/Tonic of	F
Accidental	1 flat
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	6/8
History	SCOTLAND(Highland), SCOTLAND(Central Scotland), ENGLAND(North East), CANADA(Maritimes/English)
Structure	ABCD, AABB'CCDDEEFFGGHHII
Editor/Compiler	John Bowie
Book/Manuscript title	Book:A Collection of Strathspey Reels and Country Dances etc.
Tune and/or Page number	pp. 24-25
Year of publication/Date of MS	c. 1789
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Gillan the Drover: Annotations

X:1 T:Gillan na Drover M:6/8 L:1/8 R:March B:John Bowie – “Collection of strathspey reels & country dances &c.” B:(Edinburgh, c. 1789, pp. 24-25) F: https://digital.nls.uk/special-collections-of-printed-music/archive/104982681 Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:F V:1 FAc f3|(f/g/a/).g/.f/.e/ f2d|c<AA A2G|c<AA A2G|FAc f3|(f/g/a/).g/.f/.e/ f2d| cAF GAG|cAF G2A::FAc cAc|dBd c/B/A/G/F|c<AA A2G|cAA A2G| FAc cA/B/c|d>ef {d}(c/B/A/G/)F|GAG G2A|1 GAG G2A:|2GAG G2|| |:(f/g/)|a3 g3|f3 cAF|cAA A2G|cAA A2 f/g/|a3 g3|f3 {d}(c/B/A/G/)F| GAG G2A|GAG G2::B/c/|dBd cAc|BGB (c/B/A/G/)F|cAA A2G|cAA A2B/c/| dB/c/d c(A/B/c)|BGB c/B/A/G/F|GAG G2A|GAG G2::A|F(A/B/c/A/) f3|gf/g/a/g/ f2d| cAA A2G|cAA A2G|FAc f3|g(f/g/a/g/) f2d|cAF GAG|cAF G2:| |:A|FA/B/c/A/ cA/B/c/A/|d(B/c/d/B/) (c/B/A/G/)F|cAA A2F|cAA A2G|FA/B/c/A/ cA/B/c/A/|d>ef c/B/A/G/F| GAG G2A|GAG G2::f/g/|afa geg|fdf (c/B/A/G/)F|cAA A2G|cAA A2 f/g/| Af/g/a ge/f/g|fdf (c/A/G/F/)F|GAG G2A|GAG G2::B/c/|.d.df cAc|.d.df cAF| cAA A2G|cAA A2 B/c/|.d.df cAc|.d.df (c/B/A/G/)F|GAG G2A|GAG G2:| |:B/c/|d<fd cAc|d<fd cAF|cAA A2G |cAA A2 B/c/| dfd cAc|dfd cAF|GAG G2A|GAG G2:| V:2 clef = bass F,,3 F,,A,,C,|F,2A, B,DB,| F,3 F,CC,,|F,3 F,CC,,|F,3 F,A,C|F,2A, B,/C/DB,,| F,2A,,C2A,,|F,3C,2z::F,,3F,3|B,3F,2A,|F,3 F,CC,|F,3 F,CC,| F,3 A,F,A,|B,2A,F,2A,|C,3C,,3|1E,3C,3:|2E,3 C,2|| |:z|F,A,F, E,C,E,|D,DA, F,3|F,3 F,CC,|F,3 F,A,C|F,A,F, E,C,E,|D,DA, F,2A,| C3 C,3|E,3 C,2::z|B,3 F,3|E,2C, F,2A,|F,3 F,CC,|F,3 F,A,C| B,3F,3|E,2C, F,2A,,|C,2C,, C,3|E,3C,2::z|F,3 F,A,F,|A,3 B,DB,| F,3 F,C,C,,|F,3 F,C,C,,|F,3 F,A,C|F,3 B,,D,B,,|F,3 C,3|F,,3 C,,2:| |:z|A,3F,3|B,3F,3|F,3C,3|F,,3 C,,3|F,,3 F,3|B,2A, F,2A,| C3C,,3|E,3 C,2::z|F,3E,3|B,3F,2A,,|F,,3C,,3|F,,3 F,,A,,C,| F,3C,3|B,,3F,,2A,,|C,,3C,3|E,3C,2::z|B,3F,3|G,3 F,2A,| F,3C,3|F,3C,3|F,,3C,3|F,3B,3|F,3C3|F,3 C,2:| |:z|B,3F,3|B,,3F,,3|F,3C,3|F,3 F,A,C| B,,3F,3|B,3F,3|C3C,3|E,3C,2:|

X:1 T:Gillean an Drobhair (1st set) T:Drover Lads, The M:6/8 L:1/8 B:Finlay Dunn & George Farquhar Graham – “Celtic Melodies, Being a B:Collection of Original Slow Highland Airs, Pipe-Reels, and B:Cainntearachd, vol. 1” (Edinburgh, c. 1830, No. 15, pp. 10-11) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:G V:1 (GAB) gag|(fed) (e/f/g)e|d<BB B2A|d<BB B2A|GAB gag| (fed) e/f/ge|dBA A2B|dBA A2B|(GAB) (gag)|fed e/f/g>e|dBB B2A| GAB B2 g/a/|bag agf|gfe (e/f/g)>e|dBA A2B|dBA A2B|| GBd dBd|e2g dBG|dBA B2A |dBB B2A|GBd dBd| e2g dBG|dBA A2B|dBA A2B|GBd dBd|e2g dBG|dBB B2A| dBB B2 g/a/|(bag) (agf)|(gfe) (e/f/g)>e|dBA A2B|dBA A2B|| V:2 clef = bass G,3G,3|G,3G,3|G,3G,3|G,3G,3|G,3G,3| G,3G,3|D,3D,3|D,3D,3|G,3G,3|G,3G,3|G,3G,3| G,3G,3|G,3C3|B,3C3|D,3D,3|D,3D,3|| G,3G,3|C,3B,,3|G,3G,3|G,3G,3|G,3G,3| C,3B,,3|D,3D,3|D,3D,3|G,3G,3|C,3B,,3|G,3G,3| G,3G,3|G,3C3|B,3C3|D,3D,3|D,3D,3||

X:1 T:Gillean an Drobhair (2nd set) T:Drover Lads, The M:6/8 L:1/8 B:Finlay Dunn & George Farquhar Graham – “Celtic Melodies, Being a B:Collection of Original Slow Highland Airs, Pipe-Reels, and B:Cainntearachd, vol. 1” (Edinburgh, c. 1830, No. 16, p. 11) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:F V:1 FGA f2e|g2e f2d|cAA A2G|cAA A2G|FGA f2e\g2e f2d| cAG G2A|cAG G2A|FGA f2e|g2e f2d|cAA A2A|cAA A2 f/g/|agf gfe| fed d<fd|cAG G2A|cAG G2A||FAc cAc|d2f cAF|cAA A2G|cAA A2G| FAc cAc|dfd cAF|cAG G2A|cAG G2A|FAc cAc|dfd cAF| cAA A2G|cAA A2 f/g/|agf gfe|fed dfd|cAG G2A|cAG G2A|| V:2 clef = bass F,3F,3|B,3A,3|A,3F,3|A,3F,3|F,3F,3|B,3A,3| C3C3|C3C3|F,3F,3|B,3A,3|F,3F,3|F,3F,3|F3E3| D3B,3|F,3C,3|F,3C,3||F,3F,3|B,,3A,,3|A,3F,3|A,3F,3| F,3F,3|B,,3A,,3|C,3C,3|C,3C,3|F,3F,3|B,3A,3| A,3F,3|A,3F,3|F3E3|D3B,3|F,3C,3|F,3C,3||

X:1 T:Gillun nan Dròbher T:Drover Lads, The T:Bodach an dranntan T:Grumbler, The M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Jig B:William Gunn - The Caledonian Repository of Music B:Adapted for the Bagpipes (Glasgow, 1848, pp. 58-59) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G e|GAB g2e|agf g2e|dBB B<BA|dBB B<BA| GAB g2e|agf g2e|dBA A<Ae|dBA A<Ae| GAB g2e|agf g2e|dBB B<BA|dBB g3| agf g2e|fed g2e|dBA A<Ae|dBA A<A|| e|BGB B<BA|e2A dBG|dBB B<BA|dBB B<BA| BGB B<BA|e2A dBG|dBA A<Ae|dBA A<Ae| BGB B<BA|e2A dBG|dBB B<BA|dBB g3| agf g2e|fed g2e|dBA A<Ae|dBA A<A|| e|AAe AAa|AAg f2e|dBB B<BA|dBB B<BA| AAe AAa|AAg f2e|dBA A<Ae|dBA A<Ae| AAe AAa|AAg f2e|dBB B<BA|dBB g3| agf g2e|fed g2e|dBA A<Ae|dBA A<A|| e|BAe dBG|eAe dBG|dBB B<BA|dBB B<BA| BAe dBG|eAe dBG|dBA A<Ae|dBA A<Ae| BAe dBG|eAe dBG|dBB B<BA dBB g3| agf g2e|fed g2e|dBA A<Ae|dBA A<A||

X:1 T:Gillan the Drover M:6/8 L:1/8 R:March S:O'Neill - O'Neill's Irish Music (1915) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:F FAc (f3 | f/)g/a/g/f/e/ f2d | (c<A)A A2G | (c<A)A A2G | FAc (f3 | f/)(g/a/g/f/e/) f2d | cAF GAG | cAF G2 A :| |: FAc cAc | dBd (c/B/A/G/F) | (c<A)A A2G | (c<A)A A2G | FAc c(A/B/c) | d>ef (d/c/B/A/G/F/) | GAG G2A |1 GAG G2A :|2 GAG G2|| |: (f/g/) | a3g3 | f3 cAF | cAA A2G | cAA A2 (f/g/) | a2g3 | f3 (d/c/B/A/G/F/) | GAG G2A | GAG G2 :| |: (B/c/) | dBd cAc | BGB (c/B/A/G/F) | cAA A2G | cAA A2B/c/ | d(B/c/d) c(A/B/c) | BGB (c/B/A/G/F) | GAG G2A | GAG G2 :| |: A | (FA/B/c/A/) f3 | (f/g/a/g/f/e/) f2d | cAA A2G | cAA A2G | F(A/B/c/A/) f3 | (f/g/a/g/f/e/) f2d | cAF GAG | cAF G2 :| |: A | F(A/Bc/A/) F(A/B/c/A/) | (dB/c/d/B/) (c/B/A/G/F) | cAA A2G | cAA A2G | F(A/B/c/A/) F(A/B/c/A/) | d>ef (d/c/B/A/G/F/) | GAG G2A | GAG G2 :| B/c/ |.d.df (cA).c | .d.df (cA).F | cAA A2G | cAA ABc | .d.df (cA).c | .d.df (c/B/A/G/F) | GAG G2A | GAG G2 :| |: A | FAA GBB | FAA cAF | cAA A2G | cAA A2G | FAA GBB | Acc Bdd | cAF GAG | cAF G2 :| |: (B/c/) | dfd cAc | dfd cAF | cAA A2G | cAA A2 B/c/ | dfd cAc | dfd cAc | GAG G2A | GAG G2 :||

Gillan the Drover: Annotations