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 Theme code Index    1132 7L7L25L
 Also known as    Charming Fellow (The), Corn Riggs are Bonny, Corn Rigs, New Corn Riggs (1), Northern Song (A), Riggs o' Barley, Witches' Hornpipe
 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    England, Scotland, Ireland
 Genre/Style    English, Irish, Northumbrian/Borders, Scottish
 Meter/Rhythm    Country Dance, March/Marche, Polka, Reel (single/double)
 Key/Tonic of    D
 Accidental    2 sharps
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    4/4
 History    IRELAND(Ulster), ENGLAND(North East)
 Structure    AAB, AABB, AABBCCDD
 Editor/Compiler    Biography:Theophilus Cibber
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Patie and Peggy
 Tune and/or Page number    Air VII
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1730
 Artist    Biography:Ned Pearson
 Title of recording    Ranting and Reeling: Dance Music of the north of England
 Record label/Catalogue nr.    Topic TSCD 669
 Year recorded    1998
 Media    
Corn Riggs

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Corn Riggs





X:1 T:Corn Riggs are Bonny M:C| L:1/8 R:Air B:Cibber - Patie and Peggy (1730, Air VII) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:Bb F2|B2d2d2 (cB)|A3B c2F2|B2d2d3c|B2f4 F2| B2d2d2 (cB)|A3B c2A2|B2G2 A3G|F2B4|| F2|B2f2 de f2|A3B c2F2|B2f2 (de)(fe)|d2 f4 dc| d2f2 (de) f2|A3B c2A2|B2G2 A3G|F4 B4||


X:1 T:Corn Riggs are Bonny M:C L:1/8 R:Air B:William Thomson - Orpheus Caledonius, vol. 2 (1733, No. 18, p. 76 ) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:C G|cBc d e2 dc|BAB c d3G|cBc d ef ed|c2 e>f e2G2| cBc d fe dc|(d2e) f B3c|A2-B c dc BA|G2 c>d c2|| G2|c2g2 e>fg c|BAB c d3G|c2g2 e>fg c|e2 g>a g2G2| c2g2 agf e|(d2e) f B3 c|A2 B c dc BA|G2 c4||


X:1 T:Corn riggs are bonny M:C L:1/8 R:Air Q:”Slow” B:Francis Barsanti – “Collection of Old Scots Tunes” (Edinburgh, 1742, p. 5) F: https://vmirror.imslp.org/files/imglnks/usimg/b/b0/IMSLP94625-PMLP194938-Barsanti_A_Collection_of_Old_Scots_Tunes.pdf N:Francis Barsanti (1690-1775) was an Italian flautist, oboist and composer who spent N:most of his life in London and Edinburgh. Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G V:1 D2|G2 G>A B2 T(A>G)|TF>EF>G JA2D2|G2 G>A B>cTBA|G2 (d>e) d2D2|(GF)GA B2 TA<G| TF>EFG JA2 T(GF)|EFGE AGTF>E|D2 (G>A) G2::D2|G2 d>c (Bcd)G|TF>E(FG) JA2D2| G2 d>c B>cTB>A|G2d4 D2|G2d2 (ed)T(cB)|(cB)T(AG) FG A(G/F/)|E>FG>E A>GTF>E|D2 (G>A) G2:|] V:2 clef = bass z2|z2 D,2G,2C2|D2 zG, D,2 D>C|(B,>A,B,)C D2D,2|G,2G,,2G,2 D>C|B,A,B,F, G,2C2| D3G, D,2B,,2|C,2 C4 C,2|D,2D,,2G,,2::z2 |z2 D,2 G,A,B,C|D,3 G, D,>E,D,C| B,,2F,,2G,,2 D,>C,|B,,C,B,,A,, G,,F,,G,,A,,|B,,A,,B,,G,, C,3D,|E,D,C,B,, A,,3B,,|C,2C4C,2|D,2D,,2G,,2:|]


X:1 T:Corn Riggs are bonny M:C L:1/8 R:Country Dance B:Burke Thumoth - 12 English and 12 Irish Airs (c. 1746, No. 11, pp. 22-23) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:D A2|d3e gfed|TcBcd {d}Te3A|{e}d3f gfed|Tg2 ab {b}Ta3A| d2a2 (bg)(af)|(ge)(fd) Te2 dc|{c}TB3A BcdB|A2 d>e d2:| |:z/(A/B/c/)|d2a2 (fgad)|cBcd {d}Te3A|d2a2 fgaf|g2 (ab) Ta3A| d2a2 b/a/g af|(ge) (fd) Te2 cA|BcdB (edcB)|A2 d>e d2:| |:A2|Td3 e (g/f/e) (f/e/d)|cBcd {d}Te2 A/B/c|d3f gf (g/f/e/d/)|(g/a/b/)c'/ d'/c'/d'/b/ a3A| (d2{fg}a2) bGFa|gEfD Te2 cA|B3A B/(c/B/c/) dB|A2 d>e d2:| |:z/(A/B/c/)|d2a2 (f/d/f/g/) (a/f/e/d/)|cBcd {d}Te3A|d2a2 f/g/f/g/ af|Gbd'b a3A| d2a b/a/g (a/g/f)|(g/f/e) (f/e/d) Te2 cA|TB3A Bg (ec)|A2 d>e d2:|]


X:1 T:Corn Riggs M:C L:1/8 R:Air Q:"Slow" B:Oswald – Caledonian Pocket Companion, Book 2 (1760, pp. 22-23) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:D A2|d3e {de}f2 T(e>d)|TcBcd {cd}e2A2|d3 (f>a)(e>f)|d2 (fg) f2A2| d3e {de}f2 T(e>d)|(cBc)d {cd}e2A2|(Bcd).B edTcB|A2 (d>e) d2:| |:A2|d2 (a>g) (fga)d|T(cBc)d {cd}e2A2|d2 (a>g) (fae)f|d2 ab a3A| d2a2 (bag)f|(gfed) Tc2 (BA)|(Bcd)B edT(c>B)|A2 (d>e)d2:| |:(A>G)|TF2A2 d2 (d/e/f)|e2 Ad (cde)c|d2 (A>G) TF2 (E>D)|d2 (a>b) a2 (a/b/)c'| d'2Ta2f2 T(e>d)|(f/g/a) e>d cde(d/c/)|d>c B/A/G/F/ EFGA|F2 TE>D D2:| |:A2|(dcde f/g/f/g/) ad|TcBcd e(.a/.g/ .f/.e/.d/.c/)|dfad ceae|Tf2 (e>d) d3A| (Bcd).e (fga).b|(g/a/f/g/ e/f/d/e/ c/d/B/c/ A/B/G/A/)|FAdF Edce|d2 D>E D2:| |:(A/B/c)|dDFA (d/c/d/e/ f)d|eEed c/B/c/d/ ec|dAFA dAFA|d2 (d/e/f/g/) Tf3a| d'aTgf d'aTgf|a(e/d/) cA ceac|BdgB A(G/F/) E/d/c/e/|d2 D>E D2:| |:A|d f2 a2 f (d/f/e/d/)|c e2a2e (c/d/e/)c/|dAdf e(.a/.g/ .f/.e/.d/.c/)|d2 {de}f>g f2 (A>G)| FA2d2a (f/g/a/)g/|g f2e2d (c/d/e/)c/|(AB/)c/ dF E(.e/.d/ .c/.B/.A/.G/)|F2 TE>D D2:| |:a2|d'ad'a (b/c'/b/a/ g/f/e/d/)|aAce (.a/.g/.f/.e/ .f/.e/.d/.c/)|dAdA d/f/e/g/ fa/e/g/| f2 T(e>d/e/4) d3A|dfdf d/f/d/f/ (d/f/e/d/)|Aece A/e/d/e/ c/d/e/c/| GdFd E/(.e/.d/.c/) .A/.G/.F/.E/|F2 TE>D D2::A|(d<e)(f<g) (a<f)(e<d)| A2 ed cABc|d2 (ag) (fef)A|d2 f>g f2A2|(d<e)(f<g) (a<f)(e<d)| (A<B)(c<d) (e<c)(B<A)|(Bc)dB (ed)cB|A2 (de) d2::A2|d2 (a>g) (fga)d| TcBcd {cd}e2A2|d2 (ag) (fe)fA|d2 (ab)a2 (bc')| d'a2f2d2a-|a e2c2A2d|(Bc)dB (ed)(cB)|A2 (de) d2:|]


X:3 T:Corn Riggs are Bonny M:C| L:1/8 Q:"Lively" S:McGibbon - Scots Tunes, Book 1 (c. 1762) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:A E2 | A3B {A/B/}c2 (BA) |T(G>FG)A B2E2 | A3B c>dcB | A2 (e>f) e2E2 | (AG)(AB) c2 T(BA) |T(G>FG)A B2 (AG) | (F>GA)F (BA)(GF) | E2 (A>B) A2 :| |:E2 |A2 e2 (cd) e2 |TG3A B2E2 | A2 (ed) c>dcB | A2 (e>f) e2E2 | A2e2 (fe)(dc) | (dc)T(BA) (G>AB)G | (F>GA)F (BA)T(GF) | E2 (A>B) A2 :| |: E2 | AGAB ce (d/c/)(B/A/) |T(G>FG)A GABE | (AG)(AB) c(e/d/ c/d/c/B/) |A2 e>f e2E2 | (AG)AB ce (d/c/)(B/A/) |T(GFG)A B2 T(AG) | FGAF (BA)(GF) | E2 (A>B)A2 :| |: E2 | A2 e2 (c/B/c/d/) eA |(GFG)A GABE | A2 (ed) (c/B/c/d/) (c/d/c/B/) | A2(e>f)e2E2 | (A/B/c/d/) eA (fe)(dc)|(dc)T(BA) G/(F/G/A/ B)G | F/(E/F/G/ A)F (BA)T(GF) | E2 (A>B) A2 :||


X:3 T:Corn Riggs M:C L:1/8 Q:"Allegro" Q:Wilson - Companion to the Ball Room (1816, p. 37) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:G D2|G3A B2 AG|FEFG A2D2|G3A B2 AG|B2d2d2D2| GFGA B2 AG|FEFG A2D2|EFGE AGFE|D2G2G2|| D2|G2d2B2d2|edcB A2D2|G2d2B2 dB|G2d2d2D2| G2d2 edcB|cBAG GFED|EFGE AGFE|D2G2G2||


X:945 T:Corney Rigs are Bonny - or.... Roose.0945 T:Witches' Hornpipe. Roose.0945 N:Also Roose.0222 in 'C' [AK] B:J.Roose, Manchester 1850 M:C| L:1/8 Q:1/4=120 Z:Village Music Project.Peter Kanssen.2019 K:D A2 | dcde f2ed | cBcd e2A2 | dcde f2ed | e2a2 a2A2 | dcde f2ed | cBcd e2A2 | BcdB edcB | A2d2 d2 :| |: A2 | d2a2 fgaf | bagf e2A2 | d2a2 fgaf | d2a2 a2A2 | d2a2 fgaf | bagf e2A2 | BcdB edcB | A2d2 d2 :|


X:1 T:Corn Rigs M:2/4 L:1/8 R:Country Dance B:Milne – Middleton’s Selection of Strathspeys, Reels &c. for the Violin (1870, p. 37) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G D|GG/A/ (c/B/)A/G/|{G}F/E/F/G/ AD|GG/A/ (B/c/)A/B/|G(d/e/) dD| GG/A/ (c/B/)A/G/|{G}F/E/F/G/ AD|E/F/G/E/ A/G/F/E/|DGG:| D|Gd B/c/d/G/|{G}F/E/F/G/ AD|Gd/c/ B/c/A/B/|Gd/e/ dD| Gd e/d/c/B/|c/B/A/G/ FD|E/F/G/E/ A/G/F/E/ |DGGD| Gd B/c/d/G/|{G}F/E/F/G/ AD|Gd/c/ (B/c/)A/B/|G(d/e/) d(e/f/)| g/f/e/d/ e/d/c/G/|c/B/A/G/ G/F/E/D/|E/F/G/E/ A/G/F/E/|DGG||


X: 96 T: CORN RIGS %R: reel B: Jean White "100 Popular Hornpipes, Reels, Jigs and Country Dances", Boston 1880 p.39 F: http://www.loc.gov/resource/sm1880.09124.0#seq-1 Z: 2014 John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu> M: 2/4 L: 1/16 K: D % - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - A2 |\ dcde f2ed | cBcd e2A2 | dcde f2ed | e2a2a2 A2 | dcde f2ed | cBcd e2A2 | BcdB edcB | A2d2d2 :| |: A2 |\ d2a2f2a2 | bagf e2A2 | d2a2 f2a2 | d2a2a2 A2 | d2a2f2a2 | bagf e2A2 | BcdB edcB | A2d2d2 H:| % - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -


X:4 T:Corn Rigs M:C| L:1/8 R:Country Dance B:Stewart-Robertson - The Athole Collection (1884) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:G D|G3A cBAG|FEFG A2D2|G3A BcAB|G2de d2D2| G3A cBAG|FEFG A2D2|EFGE AGFE|D2G2G3:| D|G2d2 BcdG|FEFG A2D2|G2dc BcAB|G2de d2D| G2d2 edcB|cBAG F2D2|EFGE AGFE|D2G2G3D| G2d2 BcdG|FEFG A2D2|G2 dc BcAB|G2de d2ef| gfed edcB|cBAG GFED|EFGE AGFE| D2G2G3||


X:5 T:Corn Riggs are Bonny L:1/8 M:C| K:D |:dc de f2 ed|cB cd e2 A2|dc de fg ef|d2a2a2 (3ABc| dc de f2 ed|cB cd e2A2|Bc dB ed cB|A2d2d2 (3ABc:| |:d2a2 fga2|cB cd ec A2|d2a2 fg ef|d2 ab a2 (3ABc| d2a2 ba gf|gf ed cd eA|Bc dB ed cB|A2d2d2A2:|]