Hooly and Fairly

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 Theme code Index    1324 151H5
 Also known as    Ballyhooley, Drucken Wife o' Gallowa' (The), Drunken Wife o' Galloway
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 Region    England, Scotland
 Genre/Style    Northumbrian/Borders, Scottish
 Meter/Rhythm    Air/Lament/Listening Piece
 Key/Tonic of    G
 Accidental    1 sharp
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
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 History    ENGLAND(North East)
 Structure    AB; AABB
 Editor/Compiler    Robert Bremner
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Instructions for the guitar…
 Tune and/or Page number    p. 17
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1758
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X:1 T:Hooly and Fairly M:6/4 L:1/4 R:Air B:Bremner, Instructions for the guitar…, Edinburgh, [1758], p. 17 Z:François-Emmanuel de Wasseige K:C [cC]>dc efg|[dG]>ed fga|c>dc geg|c'>ba gfe| faf ege|d>ed f2a|c'>ba geg|c>dc [c2e2]g|| c>dc e2g|d>ed f2a|c'>ba geg|a<c'g Te2g|]


X:2 T:Hooly and Fairly M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Air S:John Sutherland manuscript collection, S:“Music for the Bagpipe” (late 18th century) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G GAG Bcd|A>BA c>de|GAG dBd|g>fe dcB| c/d/ec B/c/dB|A>BA c2e|g>fe dBd|GAG B2e:| |:g>fe dBd|GAG B2d|G>AG B2d| A>BA c2e|g>fe dBd|e/f/gd B2d:|]


X:1 T:Hooly and Fairly M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Air B:Edward Riley – “Riley Flute Melodies vol. 2” (New York, 1817, No. 191, p. 54) F: https://archive.org/details/flutemelodies0000rile/page/54/mode/2up Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:A A>BA (cd).e|B>cB d>ef|A>BA (ec).e|a>gf edc| (d/e/f).d (c/d/e).c|B>cB d2f|a>gf ece|A>BA c2e| A>BA c2e|B>cB d2f|agf ece|(f/g/a).e c2e||


X:1 T:Hooly and Barely M:6/8 L:1/8 S:John Rook music manuscript collection (Waverly, Cumbria, 1840, p. 57) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:G G>AG Bcd|A>BA c>de|G>AG dBd|g>fe dcB| (c/d/e)c (B/c/d)B|A>BA c2e|!fermata!g>fe dBd|G>AG B2d| "chorus"G>AG B2d|ABA c2e|!fermata!g>fe dBd|e/f/gd B2d||