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 Theme code Index    16L33 5326L
 Also known as    Maggie Pickens, Nancy Wants Her Own Share, Sean Trews (2), Whistle o'er the Lave o't, Whistle Over
 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    Scotland
 Genre/Style    Scottish
 Meter/Rhythm    Strathspey
 Key/Tonic of    G
 Accidental    1 sharp
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    4/4
 History    
 Structure    One part, AB, AAB, AABB, ABCCDD, AABCCD, AABBCCDD
 Editor/Compiler    Robert Bremner
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Scots Reels
 Tune and/or Page number    p. 56
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1757
 Artist    J. Scott Skinner
 Title of recording    Sean trews/Whistle o’er the lave o’t/Wha widna fecht for Charlie?
 Record label/Catalogue nr.    Regal G6625 (78 RPM)
 Year recorded    1910
 Media    
 Score   (1)   




X:1 T:Whistle o'er the leave o't M:C| L:1/16 Q:"Lively" B:Oswald – Caledonian Pocket Companion, Book 12 (c. 1760) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G G3DE3G TB3A B4|d3eB3g TA3G E4|G3DE3G TB3A B2g2|GG3 B3G TA4G4:| |:d2(ef) g3d Te3d B4|d3eB3g TA3G E4|g3be3g d3eB2g2|GG3 B3G TA4G4:| |:G3BA3c B3GA3c|B3GA3E G3B, A,4|G,3B,A3C B3DG2B2|eB3 d3G TA4G4:| |:(GaBc) d3g Te3d TB4|c3AB3G A3G TE4|TB3(A/B/2) Tc3(B/c/2) d2(ef) g2(fe)|dG3 B3GTA4 G4:| |:GB3 d3B d3B b3g|GB3 d3B c3A a3c|GB3 d3B g3b a3g|eg3 B3g TA4G4:| |:d3ge3g d3g TB4|d3g (edB2) A3B E4|(ga)b2 (ef)g2 d3e B3g|GG3 B3G TA4 G4O:|


X:1 T:Whistle o'er the lave o't M:C L:1/8 R:Strathspey B:Cumming - Collection of Strathspey or Old Highland Reels (1780, No. 33, pp. 10-11) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:G G>DE>G TB>A B2|d>e B>g TA>G E2|G>DEG B>ABg|G>G B>G TA2G2:| |:(de/f/) g>d Te>d B2|d>e B>g A>G E2|g>b e>g d>e Bg|A<GB>G TA2G2| G>BA>c B>GA>c|B>GA>E G>B, TA,2|G,>B,A,>C B,>DGB|G>G B>G TA2G2:| |:(G/A/B/c/ dg) ed TB2|c>AB>G c>G TE2|TB>A/2B/4 Tc>B/2c/4 de/f/ gf/e/|d>GB>G TA2G2:|


X:2 T:Whistle o'er the Leave o't M:4/4 L:1/8 S:The Caledonian Muse (1785) Z:Paul Kinder K:G G>DE>G B>A B2|d>eB>g TA>G E2|G>DE>G B>ABg|G<G B>G A2 G2:| |:de/2f/2 g>d e>d TB2|d>eB>g A>G E2|g>be>g d>eB>g|G<GB>G A2 G2:| |:G>BA>c B>GA>c|B>GA>E G>B A2|G>BA>c B>dG>B|G<GB>G TA2 G2:| G/2A/2B/2c/2 dgTed B2|c>AB>G c>G TE2| BA/2B/2 cB/2c/2 de/2f/2 gf/2e/2|dGBG A2 G2:||


X:1 T:Whistle o’er the leave o’t M:C L:1/16 R:Strathspey B:Robert Petrie – Third Collection of Strathspey Reels (1802, p. 26) N:Dedicated to Francis Garden Esq. Junior of Troup by N:Robert Petrie at Kirkmichael. Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G G3DE3G B3A B4|de3Bg3 A3G E4|GD3EG3 B3ABg3|AG3B3G A4G4:| |:d3egd3 ed3 B4|de3Bg3 A3G E4|gb3eg3 d3eBg3|AG3B3G A4G4:| |:G3BA3c B3dA3c|BG3AE3 G2B,2 A,4|G,3B,A,3C B,3DGB3|AG3BG3 A4G4:| |:(BABc d2)g2 eg3BG3|cA3BG3 c2G2 E4|c2Bc d2cd e2ef g3e|dG3BG3 A4G4:|


X:1 T:Whistle o’er the Lave o’t M:C L:1/8 R:Strathspey B:Davie’s Caledonian Repository (Aberdeen, 1829-30, p. 38) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G B|G>DE<G B>A B2|d>eB<g {B}A>GE<A|G>DE<G B>AB<g|G<G B>G A2G:| e|d>eg>d e>d B2|d<eB<g {B}A>GE>e|d>eg>d e>de<g|G<GB>G {B}A2 G>e| de/f/ g>f e>d B2|d<eB<g c/B/A/G/ Ea|g<be<g d<gB<g|G<G B>G {B}A2G|| D|G>BA>c B>GA>c|B>GA>E G>B, A,2|G,>B,A,>C B,>DC>E|D>GB>G A2G:| B|G/A/B/c/ d<g e>d B2|c>eB<d A>G E2|G/A/B/c/ d<g e>de<g|G<G B>G {B}A2 GB| G/A/B/c/ d<g e>d B2|(3cac (3BgB c/B/A/G/ E>a|(3gbg (3ege (3dgd (3BdB|(3GBd (3dcB {B}A2 G||


X:1 T:Whistle o’er the Lave o’t M:C L:1/8 R:Air Q:"Slow" B:Davie’s Caledonian Repository (Aberdeen, 1829-30, p. 38) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G G>DEG B>AB2|d>eB<g {B}A>GE>F|G>D (E/F/)(G/A/) B>AB<g|G>G {d}(c>B) {B}A2 Gz:| (d>e)g>d {f}e>d B2|d>eBg (c/B/)(A/G/) Ee|de/f/ (g>f) e>dBg|G>G {d}(c>B) {B}A2G2| de/f/ (g>f) {f}e>d B2|d>e Bg (c/B/)(A/G/) Ea|(g.b)(e.g) (de) (Bg)|G>D {d}(c>B) {B}A2 Gz||


X:1 T:Whistle o’er the lave o’t M:C L:1/8 R:”Scottish Air” Q:"Briskly" N:”This air was composed about the year 1720 by John Bruce, musician, in Dumfries.” B:Manson – Hamilton’s Universal Tune Book, vol. 2 (1846, p. 56) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G G>DE<G B>A B2|d>eB>g A>G E2|G>DE<G B>AB>g|G<GB>G A2 G2:| |:(de/f/) g>d e>d B2|d>eB>g A>G E2|g>be>g d>eB>g|G<GB>G A2G2:|]


X:1 T:Whistle over the lave o’t M:C L:1/8 B:James Goodman music manuscript collection, vol. 4 (mid-19th century, p. 22) B: http://goodman.itma.ie/volume-four#?c=0&m=0&s=0&cv=25&z=-849.4084%2C378.9909%2C7843.7042%2C3153.9947 Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G d/>A/|{F}G>D EG BA B>c|d>B g>B c/B/A/G/ EB/A/|G>D EG B>A Bg|D>GB>G A2G:| B/c/|de/f/ g>f e>d B>c|d>B g>B c/B/A/G/ EB/c/|de/f/ g>f e>d B<g|D>GB>G A2 GB/c/| de/f/ g>f e>d B>c|d>B g>B c/B/A/G/ Ed/c/|G>D EG B>A B<g|D>G B>G A2G||


X:1 T:Whistle o’er the Lave o’t M:C L:1/8 R:Slow Strathspey B:Stewart-Robertson – The Athole Collection (1884) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G G>E E<G B>A B2|d<e B>g A>G E2|G>D E<G G>AB>g|G<G B>G A2G2:| de/f/ g>f e>d B2| d>eB>g A>G E2|de/f/ g>f e>d B<g|G<G B>G A2 G2| de/f/ g>f e>d B2|c>aB>g A>G E2|g>be>g d>g B<b|G<G B>G A2 G2|| |:G>BA>c B>GA>c|B>GA>F G>B, A,2|G,>B,A,>C B,>D G<B|A>Bc>B A2 G2:| G/A/B/c/ d<g e>cB>G|c>AB>G A>G E2|BA/B/ cB/c/ de/f/ g2|G<G B>G A2G2| G/A/B/c/ d<g e>cB>G|ce/c/ Bd/B/ A>G E2|g>be>g d>g B<b|G<G B>G A2 G2||


X:1 T:"Favorite March of the old Irish Volunteers" S:"From an old M.S. Music Book." M:2/4 L:1/8 Q:"March Time" B:Charles Villiers Stanford - "Complete Collection of Petrie's B:Irish Music" (1905, No. 988, p. 252) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:G GD EG|BA B2|de BG|AG E2|GD EG|BA Bg|GA BG |A2G2:| |:de/f/ gf|ed B2|de BG|AG E2|de/f/ gf|ed Bg|GA BG|A2G2:|