Tail Toddle

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 Theme code Index    1341 1327L
 Also known as    Tail Todle, Brandy Bottle (2), Fiddle Faddle, Lasses Make Your Tails Toddle, Little Wot Ye Wha's Coming, Ffidl Ffadl, Malcolm MacPhee (2)
 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    Scotland
 Genre/Style    Scottish
 Meter/Rhythm    Country Dance, Reel (single/double)
 Key/Tonic of    G
 Accidental    1 sharp
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    4/4, 2/2
 History    
 Structure    AABB, AABBCCDD
 Editor/Compiler    David Young
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Drummond Castle Manuscript Part 2
 Tune and/or Page number    No. 14
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1734
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Tail Toddle

Played by: Gordeanna McCulloch
Source: Soundcloud
Image: Illustrations of the lyric poetry and music of Scotland.
 Score   (1)   
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X:1 T:Fiddle Faddle M:C| L:1/8 R:Country Dance B:John Walsh - Caledonian Country Dances (1731, p. 6-7) N:"London. Printed for and sold by J. Walsh, Music Printer and Instrument maker N:to his Majesty, at ye Harp & Hoboy in Catherine Street the Strand." Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:G V:1 clef=treble name="1." [V:1] G/G/G BG c2 GE|G/G/G BG A3 FD|G/G/G BG cA BG|A/B/c B/c/d A2 FD:| |:c2 GE Ec GE|c2 GE DAFD|c2 GE Ec GE|A/B/c/A/ B/c/d/B/ A2 FD:| |:G/G/G BG cA BG|G/G/G BG ADFD|G/G/G BG cA BG|A/B/c/A/ B/c/d/B/ A2 FD:| |:c2 Ec Ec GE|c2 E/c/B/c/ DA FE/D/|c2 Ec Ec GE|A/B/c/A/ B/c/d/B/ A2 FD:|


X:2 T:Tail Toddle M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel B:David Young - The Drummond Castle Manuscript, Part 2 (1734, No. 14) B:https://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~rja14/musicfiles/manuscripts/drummond2.pdf Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:D V:1 clef=treble name="2." [V:1] d/d/d fd g2 dB|d/d/d fd e2 (TcA)|d/d/d fd gefd|(e/f/g) (f/g/a) e2 (TcA):| |:g2 dB BgdB|g2 dB AeTcA|g2 Bg a/g/f/e/ fd|(e/f/g) (f/g/a) e2 (TcA):| |:d/d/ fd gefd|d/d/ fd eATcA|d/d/ fd gefd|(e/f/g) (f/g/a) e2 cA:| |:g2 Bg BgdB|g2 Bg AecA|g2 Bg a/g/f/e fd|(e/f/g) (f/g/a) e2 (TcA):| |:df/g/ af gefd|df/g/ af eacA|df/g/ af gefd|egfa eacA:| |:egdB BgdB|egdB AecA|egBg a/g/f/e/ fd|egfa eacA:| |:a/g/f/e/ df g2 dB|a/g/f/e/ df Te2 (TcA)|a/g/f/e/ df gefd|egfa Td2 (TcA):| |:B/B/B/B/ fB gBfB|B/B/B/ fB eATcA|B/B/B/B/ fB gBfB|e/f/g/e/ f/g/a/f/ Te2 (TcA):|]


X:3 T:Tail Toddle M:C L:1/8 B:Aird, Selection of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs, vol. II (1785) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:G V:1 clef=treble name="3." [V:1] G/G/G BG c2 GE | G/G/G BG A2 FD | G/G/G BG cABG | A/B/c B/c/d A2 FD :| |: c2 GE EcGE | c2 GE DAFD | c2 GE d/c/B/A/ BG | A/B/c B/c/d A2 FD :| |: G/G/G BG cABE | G/G/G BG ADFD | G/G/G BG cABG | A/B/c B/c/d c2 AF :| |: c2 cE EcGE | c2 Ec DAFD | c2 Ec (d/c/B/A/) BG | A/B/c B/c/d A2 FD :|]


X:4 T:Tail Toddle M:C L:1/8 S:Thomas Sands' MS, no. 185, 1810, Lincolnshire R:reel O:England; Lincolnshire Z:vmp.Ruairidh Greig, 2011 K:G V:1 clef=treble name="4." [V:1] G/G/G BGc2GE|G/G/G BG A2FD|G/G/G BG cABG|A/B/c B/c/d A2FD|| c2GE EcGE|c2GE DAFD|c2GE d/c/B/A/ BG|A/B/c B/c/dA2FD|| G/G/G BG cABE|G/G/G BG ADFD|G/G/G BG cABG|A/B/c B/c/d c2AF|| c2Ec EcGE|c2Ec DAFD|c2 Ec d/c/B/A/ BG|A/B/c B/c/dA2 FD:|]


X:5 T:Tail Toddle M:C L:1/8 S:John Bell (1783 - 1864) music manuscript collection (Northumberland, c. 1812) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:D V:1 clef=treble name="5." [V:1] A|:d/d/d fd g2 dB|d/d/d fd e2 cA|d/d/d fd gefd|(e/f/).g (f/g/).a e2 cA:| |:g2 dB BgdB|g2 dB AecA|g2 dB Bgfd|(e/f/).g (f/g/).a e2 cA:|]


X:6 T:Tell Toddle M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel B:J. Anderson - Anderson's Budget of Strathspeys, Reels & Country Dances B: for the German Flute or Violin (Edinburgh, c. 1820, p. 3) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:D V:1 clef=treble name="6." [V:1] d/d/d fd g2 fe|ddfd eacA|Ddfd gefd|egfa e2 cA:|| (e/f/g) dB dgdB|gfgB AecA|g2 dB gefd|egfra e2 cA| (e/f/g) dB BgdB|g2 dB AacA|g2 dB gefd|egfa eacA||


X:7 T:Tail Todle M:C L:1/8 R:Reel B:Davie's Caledonian Repository (Aberdeen, 1829-30, p. 13) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:D V:1 clef=treble name="7." [V:1] d/d/d fd g2 dB|d/d/d fd e2cA|d/d/d fd (ge)fd|(e/f/g) (f/g/a) e2 (cA):| [G,2D2B2g2] d(B B)gdB|[G,2D2B2g2] d(B A)ecA|[G,2D2B2g2]d(B B)gdB|(e/f/g) (f/g/a) e2 (cA)| [G,2D2B2g2] d(B B)gdB|[G,2D2B2g2] d(B A)ecA|[G,2D2B2g2] Bg a/g/f/e/ fd|(e/f/g) (f/g/a) e2 (cA)||