Muirland Willie

X:1 T:Muirland Willie M:6/8 L:1/8 B:Alexander Stuart – “Musick for Allan Ramsay’s Collection” (Edinburgh, c. 1724, pp. 14-15) F: https://digital.tcl.sc.edu/digital/collection/rbc/id/2955 Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:Emin V:1 E2F G2A|BcB d2B|AFA d2B|AFA D2D| E2F G2A|BcB g2f|e^de B2^d|e3-e2:| |:e|e2f g2d|Bcd G2B|AFA d2B|(AF)A D2D| E2F G2A|BcB g2f|(e^d)e B(e^d)|e3- e2:| V:2 clef = bass E,,2 z E,2F,|G,3 G,,2G,|D,2F, G,2G,,|D,3 D,,2F,| E,,3 E,2F,|G,2G,, B,2A,|G,2A, B,2B,,|E,B,,G,, E,,2:| |:z|E,2B,, E,2F,|G,2D, B,,2G,,|D,2F, G,2G,,|D,3 D,,2F,| G,2F, E,2F,|G,2G,, B,2A,|G,2A, B,2B,,|E,G,,B,, E,,2:||

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X:1 T:Muirland Willie M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Country Dance B:Thomson - Orpheus Caledonius (1725) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:Gmin G2A B2c|d>cd f3|c2d f2d|c>AG F3| G2A B2c|ded b2a|gfe d=e^f|g3-g2|| g|g2a b2g|f2d f2d|BcB f2d|cAc F2 G/F/| G2A B2c|ded b2a|gfe d=e^f|g3-g2||

X:1 T:Muirland Willie M:6/8 L:1/8 B:Daniel Wright – Aria di Camera (London, 1727, No. 19) N:”being A Choice Collection of Scotch, Irish & Welsh Airs N:for the Violin and German Flute by the following masters N:Mr. Alex. Urquahart of Edinburgh, Mr. Dermot O'Connar of Limrick N:Mr. Hugh Edwards of Carmarthen” F: https://ia600808.us.archive.org/20/items/AriaDiCamera1727/Wright-AriaDiCamera-1727.pdf Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:Gmin G|G2A B2c|d2e f2d|B2B f2d|(cG)c F2F| G2A B2c|ded b2a|gfe d=e^f|(g3 g2)||g| g2a b2g|f2d f2d2|BcB g2d|cGc F2 G/F/| G>AG B2c|d>ed b2a|gfe d=e^f|(g3 g2)||

X:1 T:Muirland Willie M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Country Dance B:John Walsh - Caledonian Country Dances (c. 1745, p. 58) N:Published in London in several volumes and editions 1731-c. 1745 Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:Gmin G|G2A B2c|d2e f2d|B2B f2d|(cAc) F2F| G2A B2c|ded b2a|gfe d=e^f|g3-g2:| |:g|g2a b2g|fd f2d|BcB g2d|cAc F3 G/F/| G>AG B2c|d>ed b2a|gfe d=e^f|g3-g2:|]

X:1 T:Moorland Willie M:6/4 L:1/8 R:Air S:McGibbon - Scots Tunes, book II, p. 54 (c. 1746) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:Gmin D2 | G4A2 B4c2 | d2e2d2 f4d2 | B4B2 f4(ed) | Tc4B2 TA4 (G^F) | G3A G2B4c2 | (d2c2)d2b4a2 |T(g3^fg2) d2g2^f2 | (g6 g4) :| |: d2 | g4a2b4g2 | f4d2f4d2 | B3cB2f4(ed) |Tc4B2TA4(G^F) | G4G2B4c2 | d3ed2b4a2 | T(g2^f2)g2d2g2^f2 | (g6g4) :|]

X:2 T:Muirland Willie M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Jig Q:"Brisk" B:Oswald - Caledonian Pocket Companion, Book 7 (1760, p. 11) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:Gmin D|G2A {A}B2c|d>ed {d}f2d|cAc {c}f2d|cAG ^F2D| G2A {A}B2c|ded {d}b2a|g^fg dg^f|g3-g2:| |:d|g2a {a}b2g|{g}f2d {d}f2f|BcB {B}f2d|cAG T^F2D| G2A {A}B2c|ded {d}b2a|g^fe dg^f|g3-g2:| |:D|G2B (A/B/c)A|B>cd g2f|d>cB (d/e/f)d|cAd T^F2D| G2B (A/B/c)A|B2d (c/d/e)c|dba bg^f|g3 G2:| |:d|g2a bag|fdb fdB|edc fed|g2G ^F=ED| GAB cBc|dba g2f|edc dg^f|g3 G2:|]

X:2 T:Muirland Willie M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Jig S:William Vickers' music manuscript collection (Northumberland, 1770) K:G G|G2A B2c|d2e f2d|B2B f2d|cAc F2F| G2A B2c|ded b2a|gfe d=e=f|(g3 g2):| |:g|g2a b2g|f2d f2d|BcB g2d|cAc F2G/F/| G>AG B2c|d>ed b2a|gfe d=e=f=|g3 g2:|]

X:1 T:Muirland Willie M:6/8 L:1/8 Q:"Allegretto" B:Mulhollan - Selection of Irish and Scots Tunes (Edinburgh, 1804; p. 44) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:Emin E|E2F G2A|B2c d2B|G2G d2B|AFA D2E| E2F G2A|BcB g2f|edc B^c^d|(e3 e2)|| e|e2f g2e|d2B (d2B)|G>AG d2B|AFA D2 (E/^D/)| E>FE G2A|B>cB g2f|edc B^c^d|(e3 e2)||

X:1 T:Muirland Willie M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Jig Q:"Slowish" B:John Pringle – A Second Collection of Strathspeys, Reels & Jiggs &c. (c. 1805) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:Gmin D|G2A B2c|ded f2d|BcB f2 (e/d/)|~c2B {B}AG^F| G>AG B2c|dcd b2a|g^fg (dg)f|(g3 g2):| |:d|g2a b2g|f2d f2d|B>cB f2 e/d/|~c>dB AG^F| GAG B2c|d>ed b2a|(g^fg) (dg).f|g3-g2:|]