Fy Gar Rub Her O'er Wi' Straw

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 Theme code Index    3b3b15 43b21
 Also known as    Fye Gar Rub Her O'er wi' Strae, Rub Her down with Straw
 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    Scotland
 Genre/Style    Scottish
 Meter/Rhythm    Air/Lament/Listening Piece, Reel (single/double)
 Key/Tonic of    A
 Accidental    NONE
 Mode    Aeolian (minor)
 Time signature    4/4
 History    
 Structure    AABB, AABBCCDD, AABBCCDDEEFFGG
 Editor/Compiler    Alexander Stuart
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Musick for Allan Ramsey's Collection of Scots Songs
 Tune and/or Page number    pp. 148-149
 Year of publication/Date of MS    c. 1724
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 Media    
 Score   (1)   




X:1 T:Fy gar rub her M:C| L:1/8 B:Alexander Stuart – “Musick for Allan Ramsay’s Collection part 6” B:(Edinburgh, c. 1724, pp. 148-149) F: https://digital.tcl.sc.edu/digital/collection/rbc/id/3088 Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:Amin V:1 c3B A2e2|(de)(cd) B2 (AG)|c3d e2 (e/f/g)|(ed)(cB) A4:| |:g2e2e2 (dc)|Bcde B2 (AG)|gagf e2g2|ageg a4| g3f e2 (dc)|Bcde B2 (AG)|c3d e2g2|(ed)(cB) A4:| V:2 clef = bass A,,4 C,2A,,2|B,,2A,,2G,,2B,,2|A,,2A,,B,, C,2A,,2|E,2E,,2A,,4:| |:C2C,2C,2z2|z2G,2G,,2G,2|E,2D,2C,2E,2|A,2E,2A,,2z2| C,2D,2C,2 C2|G,2G,,2 G,2z2|A,,2B,,2C,2D,2|E,2E,,2 A,,4:|


X:1 T:Fy gar rub her o’er with Strae M:C| L:1/8 B:Daniel Wright – Aria di Camera (London, 1727, No. 18) N:”being A Choice Collection of Scotch, Irish & Welsh Airs N:for the Violin and German Flute by the following masters N:Mr. Alex. Urquahart of Edinburgh, Mr. Dermot O'Connar of Limrick N:Mr. Hugh Edwards of Carmarthen” F: https://ia600808.us.archive.org/20/items/AriaDiCamera1727/Wright-AriaDiCamera-1727.pdf Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:Amin B|c3B A3e|(de)(cd) B2G2|c3B A3e|(dc)(Bc) A3B| c3B A3e|(de)(cd) B2G2|c3d e2a2|(ed)(cB) A3|| ^f|g2e2e2 (dc)|(Bc)(dc) B2 (AG)|g2e2 e2 (^fg)|(ag)(eg) a3b| g2e2 e2 (dc)|(Bc)(dc) B2 (AG)|c3d e2a2|(ed)(cB) A3||


X:1 T:Fy Gar rub her o'er with Straw M:C| L:1/8 R:Air B:Theophilus Cibber - Patie and Peggy (1730, Air III) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:Gdor A|B3A G3d|(cd) (Bc) A2F2|B3A G3d|(cB) (AB) G2 zA| B3A G3d|(cd) (Bc) A2 (GF)|B3 c d2g2|(dc) (BA) G3|| e|f2d2d2(cB)|(AB) (cB) A2 (GF)|f2d2 d2 (ef)|(gf) (df) g3a| f2d2d2 (cB)|(AB) (cB) A2 (GF)|B3c d2g2|(dc) (BA) G3||


X:1 T:Rub her down with Straw M:C| L:1/8 N:”Longways for as many as will.” B:John Walsh – Complete Country Dancing-Master, Volume the Fourth B: (London, 1740, No. 120) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:Gmin BA|G2A2B2c2|B2G4A2|B2c2 dcde|f2d4|| ^e2|f2g2a2 ga|^f2d4A2|B2 (AG) A2 (G^F)|G6|| de|f2c2e2d2|f2B4e2|f2d2 gfga|f2b4a2| f2d2 ed c2B2|A2f4A2|B2 AG A2 G^F|D2 G4||


X:2 T:Fy gar rub her o'er wi Straw M:C L:1/8 R:Air Q:"Brisk" S:McGibbon - Scots Tunes, book II, p. 58 (c. 1746) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:Amin c3BA2e2 | decd B2AG | ~c3d e^f g2 | e>dcB A4 :| |:g2e2Te2dc | Bcde TB2AG | g>agf e2g2 | ageg Ta3c' | g2e2 Te2dc | Bcde TB2AG | ~c3d e^fg2 | e>dcB A4 :| |:c>dT (cB) Aece | dgcg BABG | cegf egdg | e>dcB A4 :| |:g>aTgf edec | dgcg BABG | g>aT (gf) edge | ageg agac' | ga/g/ fg/f/ edec | de/d/ cd/c/ BABG | cBcA dcdB | e>dcB A4 :| |:(c/B/c/d/) c/d/c/B/ A/e/c/e/ | d/c/d/e/ d/e/d/c/ BABG | (c/d/e/f/ g)c (de/^f/) g | (e/f/e/d/) (e/d/c/B/) A4 :: (g/f/g/a/) g/a/g/f/ e/d/e/f/ e/d/e/c/ | d/c/d/e/ d/e/d/c/ T(B/A/B/c/) BG | (g/f/g/a/) g/a/g/f/ e/d/e/f/ eg | a/g/e/g/ a/g/e/g/ aAab |T(g/f/g/)a/ gf T(e/d/e/)f/ ec | Td/c/d/)e/ dc T(B/A/B/)c/ BG |T(c/B/c/)d/ cA T(d/c/d/)e/ dB | (e/f/e/d/) (e/d/c/B/) A4 :| |:~ceAe ceAe | dGBd dGBd | ceAe dgBd | e>dcB A4 :| |:egcg egcg | dgBg dgBd | gecg eceg | aAce agac' | gecg eceg | (d/c/B/A/) Gd BGBd | cAce dBdg | e>dcB A4 :| |:(A/B/c/d/ e)A cAeA | (G/A/B/c/ d)g (G/A/B/c/ d)B | (A/B/c/d/ e)a (G/A/B/c/ d)B | (A/B/c/d/) (e/d/c/B/) A4 :||: (c/d/e/f/ g)c ecgc | (G/A/B/c/) dG BGdG | (c/d/e/f/ g)c ecgc | a(g/f/) (e/d/c/B/) (A/B/c/d/ e)a | c/d/e/f/ gc G/c/G/c/ E/(c/TB/A/) | (G/A/B/c/ d)B (G/A/B/c/ d)g | (A/B/c/d/ e)a (G/A/B/c/ d)B |a(g/f/) (e/d/c/B/) A4 :||


X:1 T:Fy gar rub her o’er with straw M:C L:1/8 R:Air Q:"Slow" B:James Oswald – Caledonian Pocket Companion, vol. 1 (1760, p. 32) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:Bmin d3c B2f2|e>fd>e Tc2 (BA)|d3 e (f^g) a2|Tf(e/f/) dc B4:| |:a2f2 (gf)(ed)|(cde)f Tc2 BA|a3g T(f>e)fa|(ba)(fa) b3d'| {b}a3(gTf2) (ed)|(cd)(ed) Tc2 (BA)|d3e (fg) a2|(fe)(dc) B4:| |:(d>e)dc Bfdf|e a2 d TcBcA|d(f/g/) ad ceac|(fe)(dc) B4:| |:(a>b)ag f d'2f|eada TcBcA|a a2g Tf>efa|bGdf (bab)d'| a(b/a/) g(a/g/) Tfefd|e a2d T(cB)(cA)|(dcd)B T(ede)c|(fe)(dc) B4:| |:df (B/d/f) df (B/d/f/)|eA (c/e/a) eA (c/e/a)|df (B/d/f) ea (c/e/a)| (f/e/f/)g/ (f/e/d/c/) B4|f/(a/^g/a/) d/(a/^g/a/)|f/(a/^g/a) (d/f/)e/d/| e/(a/^g/a/) c/(a/^g/a/) c/B/c/A/|adfa fdfa|bBdf babd'| ad f/a/d' ad (f/a/d')|eA (c/e/)a eA (c/e/)a|.d(B/A/B/) df .e/(c/B/c/) ea| (f/g/e/f/ d/e/c/d/) B4::(B/c/d/e/) fB dBfB|(A/B/c/d/) ea (A/B/c/d/) ec| (B/c/d/e/) fb (A/B/c/d/) ec|(fe)(dc) B4::(d/e/f/g/) ad fdad| (A/B/c/d/) eA cAeA|(d/e/f/g/ a)d fdad|b(.a/.g/ .f/.e/.d/.c/) (B/c/d/e/ f)b| (d/e/f/g/) ad (D/E/F/G/ A)F|(A/B/c/d/ e)c (A/B/c/d/ e)a| (B/c/d/e/ f)b (A/B/c/d/ e)c|.b/(.a/.g/ .f/.e/.d/.c/) B4:|]


X:1 T:Fy gar Rub her o'er wi' Straw (sic) M:C L:1/8 S:Aird - Selection of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs, vol. II (1785) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:Amin B | c3B A2e2 | decd B2AG | c3d e^f g2 | e>dcB A3 :| |: a | g2e2 e2 dc | Bcde dBAG | gagf e2g2 | ageg a3c' | g2e2e2 dc | Bcde B2 AG | c3d e2 ^fg | e>dcB A3 :| |: B | c>dcB Aece | dgcg BABG | cegf egdg | e>dcB A2 :| |: a | g>agf edec | dgcg BABG | g>agf e>d(eg) | ageg agac' | gc'ec' (gedc) | d(e/d/) c(d/c/) BABG | (c/B/c/).d/ .c.A (d/c/d/e/) dB | e>dcB A3 :|


X:1 T:Fy Gar Rub Her o'er wi' Straw M:C L:1/8 B:Edward Riley – “Riley Flute Melodies vol. 2” (New York, 1817, No. 190, p. 54) F: https://archive.org/details/flutemelodies0000rile/page/54/mode/2up Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:Amin c3B A2e2|(de) (cd) (cB) (AG)|c3d ef gf|e>d cB A4:| |:g2e2 e2 (dc)|Bc de B2 AG| g>agf e2g2|a>g eg a2a2| g2e2 e2 (dc)|(Bc)(de) (cB) (AG)|c3d efgf|e>dcB A4:||


X:1 T:Fye, gar rub her o'er wi' strae M:C L:1/8 Q:"Slow" B:Manson – Hamilton’s Universal Tune Book vol. 1 (1854, p. 112) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:Amin c3B A2e2|(de)(cd) B2 (AG)|c3d (e^f) ga|(e>d)(cB) A4:| |:g2e2 e2 (dc)|(Bc)(de) B2 (AG)|(g>a)(gf) e2g2|(ag)(eg) a3c'| g2e2 e2 (dc)|(Bc)(de) B2 (AG)|c3d (e^f) (ga)|(e>d)(cB) A4:|]