Bride's a Bonnie Thing (The)

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 Theme code Index    5562 5555
 Also known as    Bride has a Bonnie Thing (The), Scotland (3), Lads of this Town (The)
 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    England, Scotland
 Genre/Style    English, Scottish, Shetland/Orkney
 Meter/Rhythm    Jig/Quadrille, March/Marche
 Key/Tonic of    A
 Accidental    3 sharps
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    6/8
 History    SCOTLAND(Shetland/Orkney)
 Structure    AABB
 Editor/Compiler    David Young
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:The MacFarlane Manuscript
 Tune and/or Page number    No. 215, p. 264
 Year of publication/Date of MS    c. 1741
 Artist    Biography:Boys of the Lough
 Title of recording    Boys of the Lough (The)
 Record label/Catalogue nr.    Shanachie 79002
 Year recorded    1973
 Media    
 Score   (1)   




X:1 T:Bride has a bonny thing, The M:6/8 L:1/8 B:David Young – “A Collection of Scotch Airs with the latest Variations” (AKA - The B:McFarlane Manuscript (c. 1741, No. 215, p. 264) F:https://rmacd.com/music/macfarlane-manuscript/collection/pdfs/the_bride_has_a_bonny_thing.pdf N:The Society of Antiquaries of Scotland K:G Te2G dc/B/A/G/|TB2 G- Gcd|Te2G dc/B/A/G/|TB2 A- Acd| Te2G dc/B/A/G/|B>AB GAB|cAc BGB|GFG Gcd:| |:e/f/ge Tf2d|gdB GBd|e/f/ge Tf2 e/d/|f/e/f/g/a Acd| e/f/ge Tf2 (e/d/)|g/f/e/f/g/e/ g/f/e/d/c/B/|cgc BgB|AaA Acd:| |:TB2G- GDG|GDG- Gcd|TB2G GDG|ABA ABc| TB2G- GDG|GDG TB>AG|c(A/B/c/A/) B(G/A/B/G/)|AFA Acd:| |:(ec)(e/c/) (dB)(d/B/)|B2 G- Gcd|(ec)(e/c/) (dB)(d/B/)|TB2A Acd| (ec)(e/c/) (dB)(d/B/)|(ec)(e/c/) (dB)(d/B/)|(cA)(c/A/) (BG)(B/G/)|AFA- Acd:| |:gfg agf|gdB GBd|gfg agf|eaA Acd| gfg agf|gde dBG|c>dc B>AG|A>BA Acd:| |:g/f/e/d/B g/f/e/d/G|g/f/e/d/B g/f/ed/G|g/f/e/d/B g/f/e/d/G|g/f/e/d/B g/f/e/d/A| g/f/e/d/c g/f/e/d/G|de/f/g/f/ g/f/e/d/c/B/|cec BdB|AfA- Acd:| |:TB2G- GBd|GBg GBd|TB2G- GBd|Acf Acd| TB2G- GBd|GBg dcB|c>dc TB>AG|A>BA Acd:|]


X:3 T:Bride has a Bonnie Thing, The M:6/8 L:1/8 B:Thompson's Compleat Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances, vol. 1 (London, 1757) Z:Transcribed and edited by Fynn Titford-Mock, 2007 Z:abc's:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:Amix eAA ecc|fBB Baf|eAA ecc|eAA ecc| fdd ecc|fBB Baf|eAA ecc|eAA Aaf:| |:e3 f/g/af|e2A ABc|e3 (f/g/a)f|g2B Bcd| e3 (f/g/a)f|(ec)e (ae)g|(fd)f (ec)e|fBB Bcd:||


X:1 T:Bride has a Bonny thing, The M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Jig B:Oswald – Caledonian Pocket Companion, Book 8 (1760, p. 21) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:D f|eAA ecc|fBB Baf|eAA ecc|eAA Aaf| eAA ecc|fBB Bcd|e2 (f/^g/) agf|Te2A Acd| e2 (f/^g/) agf|T^g2B Bcd|e2 (f/^g/) agf|ef^g aec| dfd cea|Tg2B Bcd|eAA ecc|eAA A2:| |:f|Te2A Bce|fec Baf|Tg2A Bce|fec Aaf| Te2A Bce|fec Bcd|e2a (f/^g/a)f|Te2c ABc| e2a (f/^g/a)f|T^g2b Bcd|ef^g aec|aec aec| (d/e/f)d cea|T^g2B Bcd|eAA ecc|eAA A2:|]


X:2 T:Bride's a Bonnie Thing, The M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Jig or March S:Gow - 3rd Repository (1806) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:A eAA ecc|fBB Baf|eAA ecc|eAA ecc| fdd ecc|fBB Baf|eAA ecc|eAA Aaf:|| e2d (f/g/a)f|-g2B Bcd|e2e (f/g/a)f|ece ae=g| fdf ece|f2(B Bc)d|e2e (f/g/a)f|e2A A2c/d/| e2e (f/g/a)f|(=g2B) Bcd|e2e (f/g/a)f|ece ae=g| fdf ece|f2B Bcd|e2d (f/g/a)f|e2A Aaf||