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Flowers of Edinburgh (1)
X:1 T:Flower of Edinburgh [1] M:C| L:1/8 R:Country Dance Tune B:John Walsh – Caledonian Country Dances vol. II (c. 1737, No. 294, pp. 34-35) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G (3GFE|D3E G3A|BGBd {c}B2 AG|{G}F3E DEFG|AF dF E2 FE| DEFD G3A|(3BAG (3Bcd e3g|dBAG E2 GA|B2 GA G2:| |:d2|gfg>a g/a/b ag|fef>g (f/g/a) gf|edef gfed|B2 e2 e3 g/4f/4e/| dBAG d2 cB|edef g3 (g/4a/4b/)|cBAG E2 GA|B2G2G2:|]
X:1
T:Flowers of Edinburgh [1], The
M:C
L:1/8
R:Air
Q:"Slow"
S:McGibbon - Scots Tunes, book II, p. 59 (c. 1746)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:G
D2 | D3E G3A | (BG) (dG) {c}B2 AG | TF3E D>EFG | AFdF TE3F | D3EG3A |
T(B>AG)d e2 (e/f/g) | (cB)(AG) {B}A2 GA | B2 TA>G G2 :|
|: (d/e/f) | g>fga (g/a/b) T(ag) | T(f>efg) (f/g/a) T(gf) | (ede)f (gf)(ed) | B2 e>f e2 {ef}g2 |
{c}B2 AG d2 (cB) | edef g>abB | (cB)(AG) A2 GA | B2 TA>G G2 :|
X:2
T:Flower of Edinburgh [1]
S:Twelve Country Dances for the Harpsichord, 1749.
Z:Bruce Olson
L:1/4
M:C|
K:G
(3 G/F/E/|D3/2E/G3/2A/|B/G/ B/d/{c/}BA/G/|{G/}F3/2E/ D/E/ F/G/|A/F/ d/F/EF/E/|
D/E/ F/D/G3/2A/|(3B/A/G/ (3 B/c/d/ e3/2g/|d/B/ A/G/EG/A/|BG/A/G||
d|g/f/ g3/4a/4 f/4a/4b/ a/g/|f/e/ f3/4g/4 f/4g/4a/ g/f/|e/d/ e/f/ g/f/ e/d/|Bee3/2 g/8f/8e/4|
d/B/ A/G/dc/B/|e/d/ e/f/ g3/2g/8a/8b/4|c/B/ A/G/ EG/A/|BGG|]
X:1
T:Flower of Edinburgh
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Reel
B:John Thomas music manuscript collection (Wales, 1752, p. 10)
F: https://viewer.library.wales/5130424#?xywh=-268%2C40%2C3877%2C3255&cv=22onal Library of Wale
N:Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of Wales
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
(3GFE|D3E G3A|BGBd {c}B2 AG|{G}F3E DEFG|AFdF E2 FE|
DEFD G3A|(3BAG (3Bcd e3g|dBAG E2 GA|B2 GA G2||
d|gfg>a g/a/b ag|fef>g (f/g/a) gf|edef (gf).e.d|B2e2e3 (g/3f/3e/)|
dBAG d2 cB|edef g3 (g/4a/4b/)|cBAG E2 GA|B2G2G2||
X:3
T:Flower of Edinburgh [1]
M:C|
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:G
(3GFE|D3E G3A|BGBd (cB)(AG)|F3 E DEFG|AfdF E2 FE|
DEFD G3 A|(3BAG (3Bcd e3g|dBAG E2 GA|B2 GA G2:|
|:d2|gfga g/a/b ag|fefg f/g/a gf|edef gfed|B2e2 e3 (g/4f/4e/)|
dBAG d2 cB|edef g2 (g/a/b)|cBAG E2 GA|B2G2G2:||
X:4
T:Flower of Edinburgh, The
M:C
L:1/8
B:Oswald – Caledonian Pocket Companion Book 3 (1760, p. 19)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
GE|D3E G3A|BGBd TB2 (AG)|TF3E (DE)(FG)|AF dF TE2D2|
D2 DE G3A|BABd e3g|dB AG E2 (GA)|TB2 (AG) G2:|
|:(d/e/f)|gfga {ga}b2 ag|fefg a2 (gf)|edef gfed|B2e4 fg|
TB2 AB Td2 Bd|edef g2 (g/a/b)|dBAG E2 (GA)|TB2 (AG)G2:|
|:GE|DE G2- GABd|edBg dBAG|FE D2- DEFG|AFdF TE2 D2|
DE G2- GBAG|AGAB Te3g|dB AG EG eg|TB2 (AG) G2:|
|:d/e/f)|(3gfg G2-Gbag|(a/g/)f F2-Fagf|egfe bgfe|dBAB e2 (e/f/g)|
T(BA) B2 T(dB)d2|Ted e2 g3(a/b/)|dBAG E2 GA|TB2 (AG) G2:|]
X:5
T:Flowers of Edinburgh [1]
M:C
L:1/8
R:Reel
S:Henry Livingston's manuscript copybook, late 18th century
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:G
(B/c/d) | D3E G3A | BGdG B2AG | F3E DEFG | AFdF E3F |
D3EG3A | B2d2e2(3efg | {c}B2 AG A2 GA | B2G2TG2 :|
|: d2 | gfga (3gab ag | fefg (3fga gf | edef gfed | {c}B2e2e2(3efg |
B2AG d2Bd | edef (3gab ag | {c}AG A2 GA | B2(G2TG2) :||
X:6
T:Flowers of Edinburgh [1]
S:Scots Musical Museum, #13 (1787)
Z:Bruce Olson
L:1/4
M:C
K:F
C/|C3/2 D/F3/2G/|(A/F/) (c/F/) {B/}AG/F/|~E3/2D/ C3/4D/4 E3/4F/4|G/E/ c/E/ ~D3/2E/|
C3/2D/F3/2G/|~(A3/4G/4A/) c/d (d/4e/4f/)|(B/A/) (G/F/) {A}/G (F/G/)|A~G3/4F/4F||(c/4d/4e/)|
(f3/4e/4f/) g/ (f/4g/4a/) ~(g/f/)|~(e3/4d/4e/) f/ (e/4f/4g/) ~(f/e/)|
(d3/4c/4d/) e/ (f/e/) (d/c/)|Ad3/4e/4 d(d/4e/4) f/|
{c/}A G/F/c(B/A/)|d/c/d/e/ .g3/2 {g/a/} A/|(B/A/) G/ F/ GF/G/|A~G3/4F/4F|]
X:1
T:Flowers of Edinburgh [1]
M:2/4
L:1/8
R:Reel
S:Seth Johnson – Woburn Fife Manuscript (c. 1807-40?, p. 9)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
DE/F/ G>A|B/G/B/d/ c/B/A/G/|FED E/F/|GB/G/ E2|
DE/F/ G>A|B/G/B/d/ g/f/g/e/|d/c/B/A/ G/F/G/c/|BGG:|
|:d|g/f/g/a/ ba/g/|f/e/f/g/ ag/f/|e/d/e/f/ g/f/e/d/|Be e/f/g/e/|
d/B/G/B/ dd|e/d/e/f/ g/f/g/e/|d/c/B/A/ G/F/G/c/|BG G2:|]
X:23
T:Flowers of Edinburgh [1]. BHp.23
M:C|
L:1/8
R:.Hornpipe
Z:vmp. Peter Dunk 2013/15
B:Blackman - A Selection of the most favorite Hornpipes for the Violin ca1810-22
Q:1/2=80
K:G
D|D3F G3A|BABd cBAG|GFED DEFG|AFdF E2- EF|
D3F G3A|BABd efge|dcBA GFGA|B2G2G2z:|
|:d2|gfga gbag|fefg fagf|edef gfed|B2e2e3g|
dcBc d2cB|cdef g2fe|dcBA GFGA|B2G2G2:|
X:1
T:Flowers of Edinburgh [1]
M:C
L:1/8
R:Reel
B:”Melodist: A Collection of music in two volumes" (1826-1859, Supplement No. 6, p. 5)
N:The melodist is a musician's ms., probably by a fiddler, that contains both
N:tunes and songs from a variety of sources, American and European. The
N:inscription on the inside cover reads, "This is from the Bridge family of
N:Augusta, Maine (Horatio Bridge, friend of Hawthorne's)". However, entries in
N:the ms. were in different hands indicating several contributors.
N:The ms. is neat and the notation studied and precise.
F:https://archive.org/details/Melodist/page/n125/mode/2up?view=theater
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
GE|D3E G3A|BGdG BA/G/|F3 E (DE)(FG)|AFdF E3F|
D3E G3A|BABd e3g|(dB)(AG) T[E2A2] GA|B2{A}G2 G2:|
|:(d/e/f)|(gf)(ga) {ga}b2 ag|(fe)(fg) a2 gf|(ed)(ef) (gf)(ed)|B2 e>f e2 {ef}g2|
{c}B2 (AG) d2 (cB)|(ed)(ef) g2 (g/a/b)|(dB) (AG) [E2A2]GA|B2 {A}G2 G2:|]
X:168
T: Flowers of Edinburgh [1]
O: No 168 William Clarke of Feltwell
M:C
L:1/8
K:G
Z:Transcribed M Humphreys May 2010
N: No repeat of B in MS
F>E| D2 E>F G3 A| BGdG cBAG| AGFE DEFG |AFdF E3 F|/!
D3 E G3 A| BGBd efge| dcBA GFGA | B2 G2 G2:||:/!
d(e/f/) | gfga (ga/b/) ag| fefg (fg/a/) gf| edef gfed|/!
B2 e2e2 (ef/g/)| dBAG d2 cB| edef g2 fe|dcBA GFGA | B2 G2 G2:||
X:18
T:Flowers Of Edinburgh [1]. Roose.0979
M:C|
L:1/8
Q:2/4=75
B:J.Roose MS, Manchester 1850
Z:Village Music Project. Steve Mansfield 2019
K:G
G2 | (DE)FD (GF)GA | BGBd (cB)(BA) | (AG)FE (DE)FG | AFdF E2(GE) |
(DE)FD (GF)GA | BGBd (ef)(ge) | edcB BAGA | B2G2 G2 :|
|: (3def | gfga gbag | fefg fagf | edef gfed | B2e2 e2ge |
dBGB d2Bd | egfa g2fe | dcBA GFGA | B2G2 G2 :|
X:1
T:Flowers of Edinburgh [1]
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Country Dance
B:Milne – Middleton’s Selection of Strathspeys, Reels &c. for the Violin (1870, p. 36)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
GE|D3E G3A|(BG)dG {c}B2 AG|FGEF DEFG|AfdF E3F|
D3E G3A|BGBd efge|dcBA GFGA|B2G2G2:|
|:d2|gfga gbag|fefg fagf|edef gfed|B2 d2 efge|
(dB)AG d2 cB|(eg)fa g2 fe|dcBA GFGA|B2G2G2:|]
X: 11
T: the FLOWERS OF EDINBURGH [1]
%R: reel, hornpipe
B: Jean White "100 Popular Hornpipes, Reels, Jigs and Country Dances", Boston 1880 p.5
F: http://www.loc.gov/resource/sm1880.09124.0#seq-1
Z: 2014 John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu>
M: C|
L: 1/8
K: G
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(3(GFE) |\
D2DE G2GA | BGBd cBAG | FGEF DEFG | AFdF E2 (3(GFE) |
D2 (3(DEF) G2GA | BGBd efge | dcBA BAGA | B2G2 G2 :|
|: (3(def) |\
gfga gbag | fefg fagf | edef gfed | B2ef e2 (3(gfe) |
dBGB d2cB | cdef g2fe | dcBA BAGA | B2G2 G2 H:|
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X:7
T:Flowers of Edinburgh [1]
L:1/8
M:C|
R:Country Dance
B:Stewart-Robertson - The Athole Collection (1884)
K:G
GE|D3E G3A|BGdG cBAG|FGFE DEFG|AFdF E3F|
D3E G3A|BGBd efge|dcBA GFGA|B2G G2:|
|:d|gfga gbag|fdfg fagf|edef gfed|B2 e>f efge|
dBGB B/c/d cB|egfa g2fe|dcBA GFGA|B2G2G2:||
X:1
T:Flowers of Edinburgh [1], The
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Hornpipe
S:Daniel Kelleher
S:P.D. Reidy music manuscript collection, London, 1890’s (No. 35)
N:”Professor” Patrick Reidy of Castleisland was a dancing
N:master engaged by the Gaelic League in London to teach
N:dance classes. He introduced “Siege of Ennis” and “Walls
N:of Limerick” ceili dances and wrote a treatise on dancing.
N:Reidy's source, Daniel Kelleher, was variously said to have been
N:from Castleisland, Sliabh Luachra region, County Kerry, or from
N:the native-Irish speaking region of Achadh Bolg, Múscraigh, in
N:County Cork. Reg Hall (2017) also found a reference to Kelleher
N:as one of the soloists who accompanied step dancing exhibitions
N:at Gaelic League events in London between 1897 and 1901. According
N:to Hall, Kelleher was a young fiddle player active within the
N:Gaelic League. His name is attached to thirteen tunes in Reidy’s N:collection.
F: http://rarebooks.library.nd.edu/digital/bookreader/MSE_1434-1/#page/1/mode/1up
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
B>A|GEDE GFGA|BGBd cBAG|FAEF DEFG|AFdB A2 AB|
GEDE GFGA|BGBd efge|dcBA GFGA|B2 G2 G2:|
|:d2|gdgd gbag|fefd fagf|edef gfed|Bdef gfge|
dBGB d2 Bd|edef gfge|dcBA GFGA|B2 G2G2:|]
X:1
T: Flowers of Edinburg [sic]
S:George R. Pariseau (1868-1949, Huron County, Michigan),
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Reel
Q:"Fast"
D:Gennett 7033 (78 RPM), Pariseau's Orchestra (1929)
D:https://www.slippery-hill.com/content/flowers-edinburg-sandy-bottom
Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz
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(E/F/E)|DEFD GFGA|"*"BGBd gBAG|FGEF DEFG|AcAF GFEF|
DEFD G2 GA|BGBd efge|dcBA GFGA|{c}B2G2G2:|
|:g2|{a}gfga b2ag|fdfg aagf|edef gfed|Bdef e2ge|
dBGB d2d2 |edef g2ge|dcBA GFGA |(B/c/B) G2G2:|
P:Substitution
"*"BGBd cBAG|(3FGF (3EFE DEFG||
X:1
T:Flowers of Edinburgh, The
M:C|
L:1/8
N:From an August 1, 1966, field recording of the playing of Fidel
N:Martin (1891-1976) of Berlin N.H., originally from Rogersville, NB, recorded
N:by folklorist Art Rosenbaum. Martin, a WWI veteran, had a repertory that
N:consisted of “Down East”, Acadian, Irish, American and French-Canadian tunes.
D: https://bmac.libs.uga.edu/index.php/Detail/objects/331630
F:UGA Brown Media Archives: identifier artrosen_00180 (Track 8 -23:15 of the tape)
Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz
K:G
(3E/F/E/|DDFD GDGA|BGBd cBAG|FDFE DE ((3FED)| ADFD EEFE|
DDDF GGGA|Bdef gfge|dcB>A GGAc|.B2 GG G2EE|
DDFD G2 GA|BGBd ((3cBc) AG|FD ((3EFE) DDFD|ADFA EG ((3EFE)|
DDB,D G2 GA|Bdef gf{a}ge|dc-BA GF-GA|B2G2 G2||
ef|:(g/f/g) gd gbag|f2 fd fa (f/a/f)|edef g(f/4g/4f/e)d|BGBd e2ef|
gfge dBGB|d2 dg edef|gfge dcBA|[M:6/4]G2 Ac B2G2G2ef[M:C|]:|
X:8
T:Flowers of Edinburgh [1]
S:from the playing of Dave Swarbrick,
S:from "The Ceilidh Album" (?)
Z:Nigel Gatherer
N:An English morris version?
M:2/4
K:G
L:1/8
D|GG BG/B/|dB g>e|dB B/A/G/A/|BG ED|
GG BG/B/|dB g>e|dB B/A/G/A/|BG G:|]
|:d|g2 f>e|Be e>f|g2 f/g/f/e/|Be eg/e/|
d/B/G/B/ dd|e/d/e/f/ gg/e/|dB B/A/G/A/|BG G:|]
X:1
T:Flowers of Edinburgh [1]
N:From the playing of fiddler Art Galbraith (1909-1993, Springfield, Mo., though
N:originally from Greene County, Mo., Ozarks region).
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Reel
Q:"Quick"
D:https://www.slippery-hill.com/recording/flowers-edinburgh
D:Rounder 0133, Art Galbraith - "Dixie Blossoms" (1981)
Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz
K:G
ef|"*"gfga b2 ag|fefg a2ad-|e2ef gfed|B2 eBe2 ef-|
g2e2 dBGA|Bd2e d2 ef|[M:3/2]gfef gage dBGB |[M:C|]A2 Ad B2F2|1G6:|2G8||
G3D EDB,D|G2G2 BABd|BAGD F2E2|[M:3/2]DEFD A4A,4|
[M:C|]EDEF G4| BABc d2ef|gage dBGB|A2 Ad B2F2|1G8:|2G6||
P:Substitutions:
|"*"gggg b2g2|
X:9
T:Flowers of Edinburgggg [1]
M:2/4
L:1/8
S:Bruce Molskey
R:Old-time
Z:M. Reid 27-Jan-199
K:G
D2|G3 D|ED B,D|G2 G2|BA Bd|cB AG|FG FE|
DE FG|A4|A,4|ED EF|G3 A| BA Bc|d2ef|
ga ge|dB GB|A2 Ac|B2 F2 |1 G4-|G2:|2 G4-|G4 ||
|:g3 a|b2 ag|fe fg|a2A2|e3 f|gf ed|
B2 e2|e2 ef|g2 e2|dB GB| Bd- dB|d2 ef|
gf ef|ga ge|dB GB|A2Ac|B2 F2|1 G4-|G4:|2 G4-|G2|]